Where’s Waldo? The Fantastic Journey
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ludia
Genre: Hidden Object Puzzle Game
Release Date: 09/22/2009

Phantom Brave: We Meet Again
Genre: Tactical RPG
Developers: Nippon Ichi Software, System Prisma
Publisher: NIS America
Release Date: 08/14/2009
Despite being a fan of tactical RPG series such as Shining Force, Fire Emblem and Ogre Battle, I surprisingly haven’t much explored the world of Nippon Ichi. Oh sure, like any curious strategy fan I’ve dabbled with Disgaea, but [...]

Rock N’ Roll Climber
Genre: Sports Simulation
Developers: Vitei, Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: 08/10/2009

Punch-Out!!
Genre: Arcade Sports
Developer: Next Level Games
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: 05/18/2009
The NES version of Punch-Out!! is, in my humble opinion, one of the very few truly perfect games ever made. I’m not saying it’s necessarily the best game ever, as there are other games I would rate more highly based on innovation or pure ambition, but [...]

Gardening Mama
Genre: Minigame Collection
Developer: Cooking Mama Limited
Publisher: Majesco
Release Date: 03/31/2009

Opoona
Genre: RPG
Developer: ArtePiazza
Publisher: Koei
Release Date: 03/25/2008

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Genre: RPG
Developer: Chunsoft (original game), ArtePiazza (remake)
Publisher: Square Enix
Release Date: 02/17/2009

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
Genre: RPG
Developer: Namco Tales Studio
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Release Date: 11/11/2008

Cesar Millan’s Dog Whisperer
Genre: Simulation
Developer: Imaginengine
Publisher: Ubisoft
Release Date: 10/14/2008

Sam and Max: Season One
Genre: Adventure
Developer: Telltale Games
Publisher: The Adventure Company
Release Date: 10/20/2008

Margot’s Word Brain
Genre: Virtual Intelligence Insulter and Waster of Precious Time
Developer: No one seems to want to admit to it (Seriously, even the game’s official homepage doesn’t list a developer. It turns out it is an obscure little company called Slam Games).
Publisher: Zoo Games
Release Date: Sept. 26, 2008

Wario Land: Shake It!
Genre: Platformer
Developer: Good-Feel
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: Sept. 22, 2008

Toki Tori
Genre: Puzzle Platformer
Developer: Two Tribes
Publisher: Two Tribes
Release Date: June 2, 2008

The Political Machine 2008
Genre: Turn-based Strategy
Developer: Stardock
Publisher: Stardock
Release Date: 06/17/2008

Magnetica Twist
Genre: Puzzle
Developer: Mitchell Corporation
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: June 30, 2008

Nintendo unleashed its WiiWare service a couple weeks back and arguably the best game of a fairly strong group of launch titles was Frontier Development’s LostWinds (read my review here).

LostWinds
Genre: Platformer/Adventure
Developer: Frontier Developments
Publisher: Frontier Developments
Release Date: 05/12/2008

Diamonds in the Rough
Genre: Adventure
Developer: Atropos Studios
Publisher: Atropos Studios
Release Date: 03/18/2008

Nanostray 2
Genre: Shoot ‘em Up
Developer: Shin’en
Publisher: Majesco
Release Date: 03/11/2008