Nintendo Updates Coming Release Forecast; Punch-Out!! Planned for First Half of ’09

Nintendo has updated its projected release schedule for 2009, and on the list? Punch-Out!!, baby! And in the first half, at that.

Here it is, divided by region:

Japan
• Nintendo DS
DS Uranai Seikatsu 2009/1/15
Mario and Luigi RPG 3!!! 2009/2/11
Rittai Picross 2009/3/12
Tomodachi Collection(Temp.) 2009
Famicom Wars DS2(Temp.) 2009
Made in Ore 2009

• Nintendo Wii
NEW PLAY CONTROL! MARIO POWER TENNIS 2009/1/15
Another Code R: Kioku no Tobira 2009/2/5
NEW PLAY CONTROL! METROID PRIME 2009/2/19
NEW PLAY CONTROL! PIKMIN 2 2009/3
Wii Sports Resort 2009 Spring
Cosmic Walker(Temp.) 2009
Kensakusu(Temp.) 2009
Spurn Smasher(Temp.) 2009
Dynamic Zan(Temp.) 2009
Takt of Magic(Temp.) 2009
Sin and Punishment 2(Temp.) 2009
Punch-Out!! 2009
100 Go de Start! Eikaiwa(Temp.) 2009
Endless Ocean 2(Temp.) 2009
Hoshi no Kirby(Temp.) 2009
Minna ga Shuyaku no NHK Kohaku Quiz Gassen(Temp.) 2009
Line Attack Heroes(Temp.) 2009
NEW PLAY CONTROL! CHIBI-ROBO 2009
NEW PLAY CONTROL! METROID PRIME 2 ECHOES 2009

The United States
• Nintendo DS
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon 2009/2/16
Pokemon Platinum version 2009/3/22
Personal Trainer: Walking CY2009
Rhythm Heaven CY2009
Mario and Luigi RPG 3(Temp.) 2009
Nintendo DSi (hardware) Spring-Summer 2009

• Nintendo Wii
NEW PLAY CONTROL! MARIO POWER TENNIS 2009/3
NEW PLAY CONTROL! PIKMIN 2009/3
Wii Sports Resort CY2009 First half
Punch-Out!!(Temp.) CY2009 First half
Sin and Punishment 2(Temp.) 2009

Europe
• Nintendo DS
Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir 2009/2/6
Walk with me! Do you know your walking routine? bundled with two Activity Meters 2009/2/20
Rhythm Paradise CY2009
Pokemon Platinum version CY2009
Mario and Luigi RPG 3(Temp.) 2009
Kirby Super Star Ultra(Temp.) 2009
Nintendo DSi (hardware) Spring-Summer 2009

• Nintendo Wii
NEW PLAY CONTROL! PIKMIN 2009/2/6
NEW PLAY CONTROL! MARIO POWER TENNIS 2009/3/6
Punch-Out!!(Temp.) CY2009 First half
NEW PLAY CONTROL! PIKMIN 2 CY2009 First half
Wii Sports Resort 2009
Sin & Punishment 2(Temp.) 2009
Another Code R(Temp.) 2009
Endless Ocean 2(Temp.) 2009

Wow, the Wii lineup kind of favors Japan there, just a little bit. Don’t you think? Would be nice if we got Another Code R, like everyone else.

On the upside, it appears we may finally get to see a Kirby game on the Wii, if only for the Japanese so far.