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Build-A-Bear Workshop Nintendo Bound

Activision has announced that two Build-A-Bear Workshop titles will be arriving to Nintendo’s systems in under two weeks. The titles are Build-A-Bear Workshop: Friendship Valley for Wii, and Build-A-Bear Workshop: Welcome to Hugsville for DS. We don’t know what game of the year 2010 is just yet, but cutest titles of the year will definitely be going to these two.

Nintendo Downloads Bring Fantasy Games Back

Last week we told the readers Nintendo’s digital distribution system is getting heavy attention in the month of March. This week’s theme is clearly Fantasy with the upcoming release of Final Fantasy IV, renamed Final Fantasy II back in the Super Nintendo days, to the Wii’s virtual console is a great way to kick off another week for Wii download gamers. Read more for all the WiiWare and DSiWare details.

Final Fantasy IV Heads to the Wii Virtual Console

So, Final Fantasy XIII comes out this week for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.  For Wii-only owners who care about Final Fantasy (if you do, why don’t you have one of the other consoles yet?), the only way you’re gonna play something “new” this week is by way of Final Fantasy IV on the virtual console, which will be available to download today for 800 Wii points ($8).  Hey, not a bad game, right?  Sure, it isn’t FFXIII, but hey, beggars can’t be choosers!  What version of the game are you getting for that $8?  The original U.S. version, not any updated versions that have come out since.  This is unfortunate, but hey, refer to my earlier statement about beggars and choosers.

Mega Man 10 Old School Commercial

If you’re feeling a bit nostalgic, you need to check out the new commercial for Mega Man 10. It is chock full of 80’s awesomeness, with the only thing missing is a massive stack of vintage Nintendo power magazines.

Scribblenauts 2 Confirmed

Nintendo Power has confirmed that 5th Cell has a sequel to Scribblenauts on the way, one of the hottest DS games of 2009. Scribblenauts 2 is due out Fall of this year and will expand off the successful formula of the first.

Surely Impressed By This New Strange Journey Trailer

If I have any time at the end of March or beyond, perhaps I’ll have to dust off my DS and check the latest Shin Megami Tensei title out, because Atlus is sure making it look good.  They released this new trailer recently which focuses on some of the battle game play and will likely whet your appetitle for some dungeon-crawling JRPG goodness.  Hit the jump to check out the trailer, and don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments!

THQ Releases SpongeBob’s Boating Bash

Today THQ announced the release of its first ever demolition derby style party game.  You can smash ‘em, crash ‘em and beat ‘em down in SpongeBob’s Boating Bash, which was released to the Wii, the Nintendo DS and the DSi.

The game is fun for the whole family, causing destruction in the crazy world of Bikini Bottom.   You can start out customizing your own boat, and then proceed onward to start bashing on your favorite SpongeBob SquarePants characters.    Along the way, make sure to collect boat parts to earn you boating license. 

Nintendo Goes Hard in March for Downloadables

Nintendo is going hard for march in digital distribution. Your Wii and DSi stores are about to be hit with, what Nintendo expects to be, hit after hit! Lets take a look at what they have in store for the month of March. Read more for the full scoop.

Mega Man 10 Anyone?

We here at DualShockers know you readers care about old school and you care about Mega Man. So, we just want to give a friendly reminder that Capcom’s Mega Man 10 is out now. 

A Face Full of Monster Hunter Tri

When Nintendo announces info on upcoming titles, they do it big, with a whole lot of information in such a short period of time.  The latest and greatest details on the Monster Hunter Tri release is no exception.  At their event in San Francisco today, Nintendo revealed that Monster Hunter Tri will be hitting store shelves here on April 20, 2010.  Also on that day they will launch their new Classic Controller Pro.  As if we didn’t already have enough ways to control our Wii games, Nintendo wants to make sure that we’re not lacking for anything.  Oh, but there’s more!

Crime Drama Again Gets Release Date, Trailer

If you’re aching for a crime drama that you can take with you wherever you go, you might want to look into Again, the upcoming Nintendo DS game from Tecmo Koei, developed by CiNG.  In this title you’ll take over the life of FBI agent Jonathan Weaver (they are always FBI agents…), as he looks for clues to a murder that happened nearly 20 years previous.  This murder, of course, has a personal attachment to Weaver, as it was his family that was killed and he was the only survivor.  The entire drama is set in a fictional 1990s-era New Jersey and is supposedly getting some pretty good comments already.  Hit the jump to check out some of the game’s features from the press release and the new trailer.

The Dragon Quest IX Juggernaut Comes to North America

Dragon Quest might not be as big in Western lands, but in Japan this franchise is huge!  How huge?  Huge enough to move over 4.1 million units to date.  This could quite possibly be why Nintendo had to jump in and make sure this DS RPG comes to North America by partnering with Square-Enix as publisher and developer respectively.  While I doubt we can expect to see those numbers here, it will definitely be nice to get my hands on the latest and greatest the franchise has to offer.  If you’ll recall, the last numbered game in the series, Dragon Quest VIII, was released here on the PS2 back in November 2005.  Here we are now, almost five years later, and we get the next numbered game, except it’s on the DS.  It’ll be a day-one purchase for me for sure.

The announcement that DQIX was going to make its way across the Pacific was given today at Nintendo’s event in San Francisco, which is likely filled with a whole mess of other announcements (some of which are already gracing this site).  Still, this one is by far the most anticipated upcoming game for me.  Yes, I’m a JRPG nerd, hear me roar!