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Nintendo DSi releases fans really want to see

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2009, undoubtedly the biggest event in the video game industry, has come and gone and many announcements were made about future releases for Nintendo's new DSi.

But despite release dates pegged for games like Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Kingdom Hearts 358/2, Golden Sun DS, and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Nintendo has yet to address the wishes that fans have been praying for since the release of the new DSi.

Below is a list of 5 games that fans really want to see.

1. A new Super Mario Bros. game! Indeed, we get Mario & Luigi RPGs and even Mario Kart. We even got a direct port of Super Mario 64 for the new DSi. And 3 years ago, gamers were lucky enough to receive a new installment of Super Mario Bros. What we really want is another Super Mario Bros. game, a platformer for the ages. Let's face it, for most of us who are over the age of 25, Super Mario Bros. for the NES was the game that introduced us to gaming. Having a new incarnation of the series for the new DSi would be awesome!

2. A Super Smash Bros. game! Super Smash Bros. - an arena-type series of games that features each and every Nintendo character - has never been released for the handhelds. It's such a shame, really, because with the internet connectivity of the new DSi (which is actually better than the Wii's), Super Smash Bros. would be the perfect party game for the system.

3. Kid Icarus! Come on Nintendo! It's been more than 20 years since the last Kid Icarus game. And for that long a time, fans have been clamoring - nay, fans have been BEGGING - for a new Kid Icarus game. And the new DSi is the perfect gaming system for such a title. Just picture this, Nintendo: Kid Icarus shooting his arrows and the player controlling the same via the stylus. It's a match made in heaven!

4. A third person Zelda game. Sure, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks are fantastic. And being direct sequels to Wind Walker, the last great game for the Gamecube, makes these new DSi games even more amazing. But top down Zelda games can be quite, dare we say, boring after a time. Give us a third person, over the shoulder Zelda game, Nintendo! The aforementioned Wind Walker employed such a POV. Twilight Princess as well. And let's not forget the 2 installments for the N64, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. The new DSi has the processing power for the third person Zelda game, and can't wait for the same.

5. Inazuma Eleven English version, please! Whoever decided not to port Level 5's revolutionary sports RPG for the western audience goofed up big time. It's a JRPG, and everyone loves a classic JRPG. And it's about football, which is like the number one spectator's sports in the world. Also, it's created by Level 5 Games, a game development company that can do no wrong. Why not release an English version of the game for the new DSi?