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News: Alone in the Dark 5 for Wii and DS

Posted by Nathan Whincup - May 7th 2007 13:36

Atari appear to have several games for Nintendo consoles in the works, including a confirmed Alone in the Dark 5 for both Wii and DS.

Atari, one of the largest third-party publishers in the United States, haven't realised the full potential of the Wii yet beyond their Dragon Ball Z franchise. But now, out of the blue, retailers have begun to list nine new titles from the videogame giant. The DS is set to see six new games, whilst the Wii will receive three.

Alone in the Dark 5: Near Death is a survival horror title by Eden Games, who confirmed the title in April for the Nintendo DS and Wii. We've yet to see any screens or videos from Eden, but if the online retailers are to be believed, then we'll be seeing this title in November 2007.

Tabaluga 2 has also been popping up on retailer release lists for the Nintendo DS, supposedly coming in September 2007. Information is scarce, but after doing some research I've come to the conclusion that this is the sequel to Tabaluga, a game about a little green dragon for the original Game Boy. Based on a cartoon series that had a short lifespan on British television, this could be a rebirth of both the cartoon and videogame franchise.

Lucky Luke: Go West! is a game that retailers have penned down for November 2007. Lucky Luke is a French comic book series set in the American Old West, and starring a cowboy who can 'shoot faster than his shadow'. The videogame series has largely remained exclusive to Europe, making appearances on the Game Boy Color and PlayStation. This looks to be another sequel intended to give the cowboy franchise a rebirth.

Asterix Olympic Games (or possibly Asterix at the Olympic Games) is said to be appearing on shelves in January 2008. Most likely a tie-in to the film of the same name, which will be appearing early next year (which is a tie-in to the 1968 comic book of the same name - wow, this is confusing), this will be released for the Nintendo DS and Wii. Expect an Olympic work-out from the Wii edition.

Cooking for the Nintendo DS should be out in February 2008. According to DS-x2, this'll be an 'enterprise-simulation game'. Presumably, it'll involve cooking in some way, shape or form.

Fashion Academy is set for a February 2008 release on the Wii and Nintendo DS. Nothing is actually known about this game at this moment in time, but any new information will be uploaded to the news page a.s.a.p.

Watch this space for more on these games.

Source: DS-x2

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Llewdebkram Says:
May 7th, 2007 at 08:53 \|\| Total Comments: 239

Who are Atari now, because they are not THE Atari that developed all the great games during the 80s?

Nathan Says:
May 7th, 2007 at 08:55 \|\| Total Comments: 1138

A lot of these games have something to do with Infogrames, who are apparently now Atari.

Aeris130 Says:
May 7th, 2007 at 09:15 \|\| Total Comments: 64

Is "Alone in the Dark 5: Near Death" an exclusive Wii/DS title?

23isnumber1 Says:
May 7th, 2007 at 09:17 \|\| Total Comments: 276

Yup that's right. AitD 5 plugging the gap left by RE5? I'd doubt we'll see it this year.

Kagato Says:
May 7th, 2007 at 09:18 \|\| Total Comments: 683

No, this is not the same Atari from the 80s, the name was bought from them in the late 90s by Infogrames and has no relation to the original company.

23isnumber1 Says:
May 7th, 2007 at 09:19 \|\| Total Comments: 276

Sorry that was @Nathan - AitD5 is multiplatform

Azmol01 Says:
May 7th, 2007 at 12:05 \|\| Total Comments: 921

Here's hoping it ain't a lightgun game eh?

D_prOdigy Says:
May 7th, 2007 at 12:42 \|\| Total Comments: 1674

Atari have really been going down the pan in recent years though.

Nathan Says:
May 7th, 2007 at 13:37 \|\| Total Comments: 1138

There are several different names that Alone in the Dark 5's been going by, including Alone in the Dark 5, Alone in the Dark 5: Near Death and Alone in the Dark 5: Near Death Investigation. Does anyone know the actual name of this game so that I can update the game's page?

Next_gen_clarissa Says:
May 7th, 2007 at 16:23 \|\| Total Comments: 107

Alone In The Dark was an amazing game. This is one I'm going to look out for. Here's hoping they do it justice on the Wii.

Deathstryker Says:
May 7th, 2007 at 22:28 \|\| Total Comments: 24

Oh man.... I've been waiting for a new Alone in the Dark game for about 6 years now. Man, I can hardly wait.

Kurtle Says:
May 8th, 2007 at 07:03 \|\| Total Comments: 363

I'd rather it was with my girlfriend with the light on to be honest.

Libra Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 05:08 \|\| Total Comments: 175

I'd rather it was with your girlfiend with the light OFF! To be honest.

Ravenblade2006 Says:
May 9th, 2007 at 05:41 \|\| Total Comments: 272

Support is growing and growing.

Pod Says:
May 10th, 2007 at 02:28 \|\| Total Comments: 1177

Oh lawd, Tabaluga? Lol, I used to watch that show, and I did glance upon the original GameBoy Color game in a store in Germany.
The series is about the yound dragon Tabaluga of the Flower Country, who defends his friends from the evil snowman Arctos, who reings in a communist Russia country of ice.

The show was notable for Arctos' brutality as a ruler, oftentimes freezing his poor subjects, and grinding them up into snowcones.