Game releases: Week of September 13, 2009

September 15, 1:09 AMLA Console Game ExaminerAsh Paulsen

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Box art for Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS).

Because it can be difficult to keep track of the plethora of games that are released every day, I am publishing a weekly column where I lay out the coming week's notable (and not so notable) game releases for you, so you know exactly what's coming out and when.

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It's a new week in September, and so continues the deluge of quality game releases usually associated with this time of year. There are plenty of games to be excited about this week, but it's the DS that gets the most love this week with the release of two long-awaited titles, My Boyfriend and Princess in Love. Wait, you mean those aren't on everyone's must-buy lists? Ah, I must have meant Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and Scribblenauts! But if Nintendo's portly plumbers or wildly innovative puzzle-action games aren't your thing, your consoles have you covered this week as well. Hockey fans get NHL 10 and NHL 2K10, racing junkies get Need for Speed: Shift, action fans get Wet (sorry), and superhero fans get Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2... on every platform under the freaking sun. And tying the week up with a nice, big bow is the carefully-timed release of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, ready to team up with the movie and deliver a groin kick to one of my favorite childhood books. Maybe spending some time with Mario and Luigi in Bowser's insides will help me let that go...

Monday, September 14

Art Academy: First Semester (DSiWare)

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)

Mart Racer (WiiWare)

My Boyfriend (DS)

Oscar in Toyland (DS)

Princess in Love (DS)

Spaceball: Revolution (WiiWare)

Texas Hold 'em Poker (WiiWare)

Tuesday, September 15

Animal Planet: Vet Life (DS, Wii)

Ant Nation (DS)

Bleach: The 3rd Phantom (DS)

Chicken Blaster (DS, Wii)

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (360, DS, PS3, PSP, Wii)

Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force - Special Edition Bundle (DS, PS2)

Dreamer: Top Model (DS)

Heroes Over Europe (360, PS3)

Learn Geography (DS)

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (360, DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii)

Monster Trucks Mayhem (Wii)

Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Destiny 2 (DS)

Need for Speed: Shift (360, PS3, PSP)

NHL 10 (360, PS3)

NHL 2K10 (360, DS, PS3, Wii)

Our House (DS)

Our House Party (Wii)

Pacific Liberator (Wii)

Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (360, PS3)

Qubed (360)

Scribblenauts (DS)

Tornado Outbreak (360, PS3, Wii)

Wet (360, PS3)

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All release dates are subject to last-minute changes, and are gathered by way of GameFAQs, a site that I have long found to be a reliable source for release dates (among other things).

Also keep in mind that all listed release dates are for a game's ship date; games are not usually available on store shelves until the following day (although there are rare exceptions where the game is available on the same day).