Kirby’s Epic Yarn, Donkey Kong Returns and more dated

Nintendo has an awesome line-up of games to keep us busy from now until the Holiday season. These next three months also sees the return of three classic Nintendo franchises.

On August 31, we return to the Metroid universe with the highly anticipated Metroid: Other M. Then on October 17, Kirby’s Epic Yarn will be released much to Jim Sterling’s delight. Then it’s back to the jungle with Donkey Kong Country Returns on November 21.

Here’s what else we can expect for the Wii:

• Samurai Warriors 3 (Wii) — Sept 27
• Wii Party (Wii) — Oct 3
• PokéPark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure (Wii) — Nov 1
• FlingSmash (Wii) — Nov 7
• New Carnival Games (Wii) – – Sept 21
• NBA JAM (Wii) — Oct 5
• Just Dance 2 (Wii) — Oct 12
• GoldenEye 007 (Wii) — Nov 2010
• Sonic Colors (Wii) — Nov 16
• Disney Epic Mickey (Wii) — Holiday season

The DS, WiiWare and DSiWare is listed below, but I’m going to point out that Nintendo may have accidentally let slip the name of Gaijin Games’s next game. It’s BIT.TRIP.FATE.

• Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (DS) — Sept 12
• Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (DS) — Oct 4
• Art Academy (DS) — Oct 25
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (DS) — Nov 14
• Super Scribblenauts — Oct 2010
• Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light (DS) — Oct 5
• Rock Band 3 — Oct 29
• And Yet It Moves (WiiWare) — Aug 23
• BIT.TRIP.FATE (WiiWare) — Fall
• Super Meat Boy (WiiWare) — Holiday
• Need For Speed Nitro-X (DSiWare) — Sept 20
• Shantae (DSiWare) — Holiday