And now - to round out the trilogy of "big announcements" from GDC, we have Nintendo, with their second-quarter release lineup for Wii and DS.

There's a couple of Mario variants and a version of Big Brain Academy for Wii, as well as Pokemon Battle Revolution - not only the first Pokemon game for the Wii, but also the first Wii game to utilise Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Play, and the first Wii game to be controlled with the Nintendo DS - in fact, it's the first game to link the Wii and the hand-held DS!

The plan is that when you link your Wii and DS, your DS unit can be used as a controller, or to import characters from the upcoming Pokemon Diamond or Pokemon Pearl. Pokemon Battle Revolution is a Wii exclusive, set for a June 25 release, bringing a dramatic new chapter to the Pokemon franchise.

Other highlights of the 2nd quarter lineup include Super Paper Mario (the first Mario game for Wii) and Mario Party 8 (a multiplayer party game), as well as Big Brain Academy (a brain-trainer that builds on the success of the DS titles). By Nintendo's calculations, the library of Wii games will total more than 50 by the end of June (in America, at least... no news on Australian dates for these yet).

"With strong third-party support, Wii and Nintendo DS have games on the way for both casual and veteran gamers," says Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. "Our new ways to play have attracted millions of players around the world. This lineup demonstrates our commitment to leading the industry with the future of video gaming."

Mario Party 8, Big Brain Academy, Pokemon Diamond/Pearl

Both the Wii and DS are shaping up to be the hottest things going in the video game industry, and third-party publishers have stepped up their support of both. Check out this list of games for the next three months:

Wii Titles
April 9	Super Paper Mario	Nintendo
April	Prince of Persia Rival Swords	Ubisoft
April	Bust-A-Move Bash	Majesco
April	Bioncle Heroes	Eidos
May 15	Mortal Kombat: Armageddon	Midway
May 29	Mario Party 8	Nintendo
May	Tamagotchi Party On	Namco Bandai
May	Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean at World's End	Disney Interactive
May	Escape from Bug Island	Eidos
May	Spider-Man The Movie 3	Activision
June 11	Big Brain Academy	Nintendo
June 25	Pokemon Battle Revolution	Nintendo
June	Cosmic Family	Ubisoft
Spring	Heatseeker	Codemasters
Q2	Legend of the Dragon	American Game Factory
Summer	Shrek the Third	Activision
Summer	Transformers the Game	Activision

Transformers the Game, Cosmic Family, Spider-Man 3

DS Titles
April 22	Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl	Nintendo
May	Pirates of the Caribbean 3	Buena Vista
May	Dragon Ball Z: Harukanaru Densetsu	Atari
May	Pony Friends	Eidos
May	Diner Dash	Eidos
May	Touch the Dead	Eidos
June 4	Nintendo DS browser	Nintendo
June 4	Planet Puzzle League	Nintendo
June 11	Touchmaster DS	Midway
June	Zendoku	Eidos
Spring	Naruto Ninja Council 3	Tomy
Spring	Time Ace	Konami
Spring	Death Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom	Konami
Q2	Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon	Natsume
Summer	Shrek the Third	Activision
Summer	Transformers: Autobots	Activision
Summer	Transformers: Decepticons	Activision

Diner Dash, Shrek 3, Zendoku

Game Boy Advance Titles
Summer	Shrek the Third	Activision

...start saving those pennies, kids - we'll keep you posted on Australian release dates for all of these.