Nintendo announces dates for major 2008 / 09 DS games

Nintendo has dished out a new release schedule which lets us all know when we can expect its next big games.

Kotaku has reproduced the full thing – which includes information on Japanese release dates throughout 2009.

But as you're unlikely to want to know when Chocobo to mahounoehon Majo to shoujo to goninnouusya is coming to Japanese shops (and because we're lazy), we've just reproduced the bit that tells us when Nintendo's first-party games are coming out in Europe and the US.

Here they are:

Nintendo DSi - 2009
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia - 21/11/2008
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon - 5/12/2008
Mystery Case Files - Early 2009
Pokemon Platinum - TBA

Nintendo DSi - 2009
Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia - 10/11/2008
Personal Trainer: Cooking - 24/11/2008
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon - 1st half 2009
Personal Trainer: Walking (temp) - 1st half 2009
Rhythm Heaven - 1st half 2009
Mario & Luigi 3 (temp) - 2009
Pokemon Platinum - TBA