Nintendo has released a full list of games expected to hit stores during the second financial quarter of this year (April-July). The biggest surprise is... there's not much there. Other than a few megaton games we already knew about (Super Paper Mario, Mario Party 8, and several Pokemon games), the game list is fairly dry. Summer time is traditionally a low point for video game releases (hint: get outside and enjoy the sun), and 2007 looks no different. One good thing comes out of this, however: tons of great content later in the year. From Nintendo alone we'll receive Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3, and The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass for the DS. So sit tight, work on the backlog of games, and wait for the bomb to be dropped.

The full release list is below.

Nintendo Wii

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

Nintendo DS

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

Game Boy Advance

Summer: Shrek the Third - Activision