12 Months Ago, astrotriforce from VideoGamesBlogger says (in Nintendo unveils American Q1 2009 American Wii and DS lineup. Pokemon Platinum release date is March 22) Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (DS - February 16th): North American Nintendo fans will have their first chance of playing the first Fire Emblem title with Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon which is a remake of Fire Emblem 1, a game that was released for the Japanese Famicon (the Japanese NES) but nev...

And GayGamer.net says (in Nintendo Is Releasing A New Pokémon! ... And Some Other Games) Nintendo just released a whole big long massive list of release dates for its 2009 lineup for Wii and DS, but they made a big show of touting the new Pokémon Platinum for the dual-screened handheld. It doesn't sound a whole lot different than the last DS Pokémon game, but it broke sales record...

And Wootini from GayGamer.net says (in Nintendo Is Releasing A New Pokémon! ... And Some Other Games) New Releases Also Include New Play Control! Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis for Wii, Fire Emblem for Nintendo DS

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And WiiNintendo says (in Wii/DS NA Q1 2009 Partial Release List: Pokémon Platinum, Fire Emblem, more) In a press release today, Nintendo has announced release dates for a number of games headed for the Wii and DS in the first quarter of 2009 in North America. Some of the more notable games are as follows: Wii Activision Monsters vs. Aliens - March 24 Crave Entertainment Monster Pals™ - March So...

And Brian Crecente from Kotaku says (in DS Pokemon, Wii Pikmin, Among Nintendo's 100-Plus Early 09 Release List) Among the titles is Pokemon Platinum for the DS, set for a March 22 release in North America, New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis and New Play Control! Pikmin for Wii, and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Personal Trainer: Math and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for Nintendo DS.

And Justin McElroy from Joystiq says (in Nintendo reveals early 2009 releases, Pokémon Platinum on March 22) Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii
Alright everyone, brace for surprise! Nintendo revealed its release calendar for the first quarter of 2009, and it includes: A game that teaches math; several remakes and rehashes; and, the big surprise, a Pokémon game! No, seriously.