Release This: Scribblenauts, Bowser's Inside Story Debut Stateside

Gamasutra's regular round-up of worldwide video game releases, "Release This!", takes a look at every game title we know to be shipping to stores this week, in an exclusively compiled list. This week brings Scribblenauts, Need for Speed Shift, and Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story to North America, while Japan gets Ys Seven and a remake of Square Enix's SaGa 2. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending September 19th, 2009. Games Released in the United States: Nintendo Wii: - Animal Planet: Pet Vet - Chicken Blaster - Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 - NHL 2K10 - Our House: Party! - Pacific Liberator - Tornado Outbreak - Toy Story Mania Xbox 360: - Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - Heroes Over Europe - Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 - Need for Speed: Shift - NHL 10 - NHL 2K10 - Panzer General: Allied Assault (online) - Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection - Qubed - Tornado Outbreak - WET PlayStation 3: - Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - Heroes Over Europe - Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 - Need for Speed: Shift - NHL 10 - NHL 2K10 - Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection - Tornado Outbreak - WET PlayStation 2: - Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 - NHL 2K10 Nintendo DS: - Animal Planet: Pet Vet - Ant Nation - Bleach: The 3rd Phantom - Chicken Blaster - Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - Dreamer: Top Model - Learn Geography - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 - My Boyfriend - Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Destiny 2 - Our House - Princess in Love - Scribblenauts PlayStation Portable: - Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 - Need for Speed: Shift PC: - Age of Empires III: Complete Collection - Batman: Arkham Asylum - Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - Madballs in Babo: Invasion (online) - Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim - Need for Speed: Shift - Race On - Red Faction: Guerrilla - Resident Evil 5 - Runes of Magic Chapter II: The Elven Prophecy - Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold - Time of Shadows 5th Cell's Nintendo DS puzzler Scribblenauts will debut in the United States this week, arriving alongside anticipated multiplatform offerings like Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, EA's racing franchise update Need for Speed: Shift, and a pair of NHL-licensed hockey sims from EA Sports and 2K. This week will also bring the stateside premiere of Nintendo's DS RPG Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, along with PC ports for Resident Evil 5, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and Red Faction: Guerrilla. Games Released in Europe: Nintendo Wii: - Cate West: The Vanishing Files - Clever Kids: Pet Store - Go Play: Lumberjacks - Hasbro Family Game Night Volume 2 - Kart Racer - Love is...in Bloom - NewU Fitness: First Personal Trainer - Spectrobes: Origins - Toy Story Mania - Wacky World of Sports - Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's Wheelie Breaker Xbox 360: - Heroes Over Europe - Need for Speed: Shift - NHL 2K10 - Raven Squad - WET PlayStation 3: - Heroes Over Europe - Katamari Forever - Need for Speed: Shift - NHL 2K10 - SingStar: Motown - WET PlayStation 2: - SingStar: Motown Nintendo DS: - Blood Bowl - Casper Scare School: Spooky Sports Day - Cate West: The Vanishing Files - Charm Girls Club: My Fashion Mall - Charm Girls Club: My Fashion Show - Charm Girls Club: My Perfect Prom - DJ Star - Happy Party with Hello Kitty and Friends - The Humans - Kirby Super Star Ultra - Littlest Pet Shop: Friends City - Spore: Hero Arena - Teen Queen: The Clique - Yamaha Super Cross PlayStation Portable: - Blood Bowl - MotorStorm: Arctic Edge - Need for Speed: Shift PC: - Batman: Arkham Asylum - Blood Bowl - Clever Kids: Creepy Crawlies - Clever Kids: Pet Store - Dawn of Magic 2 - Heroes Over Europe - The Humans - Majesty 2 - Need for Speed: Shift - Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold - Order of War - Pole to Pole - Raven Squad - Red Faction: Guerrilla - Resident Evil 5 Namco Bandai's Katamari Damacy series sequel Katamari Forever gets an early English-language release in Europe this week, arriving several days in advance of its planned U.S. release date. Gamers in Europe will also get an early look at Sony's PSP racer MotorStorm: Arctic Edge, while the PlayStation 3 and PS2 receive the UK-exclusive karaoke title SingStar: Motown. Games Released in Japan: Nintendo Wii: - Forever Blue 2: Umi no Yobigoe - The House of the Dead: Overkill Xbox 360: - Fuel - Terminator: Salvation - Velvet Assassin PlayStation 3: - Fuel - Makai Senki Disgaea 3 Append Disc: Raspberyl-hen Hajime Mashita - Tales of Vesperia - Tears to Tiara Gaiden: Avalon no Nazo - Terminator: Salvation - WET PlayStation 2: - Canvas 3: Tanshoku no Pastel - Hachi-One Diver - Jigoku Shoujo Mioyosuga Nintendo DS: - Bae Yong-joon to Manabu Kankokugo DS - Clash King V201 - The Idolm@ster: Dearly Stars - Kintaihi Shounen no Jiken: Kyakusen Eris-Gou no Sangeki - KORG DS-10 Plus - Motto! Hamster to Rasou: Akachan ga Umare Tayou - Ookami to Koushinryou: Omiowataru Kaze - SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu - Goddess of Destiny PlayStation Portable: - 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de - Amagoushi no Yakata Portable: Ichiyagi Wa, Saisho no Junan - Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 4 - Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 - Spirits Burst - Memories Off #5: Encore - Memories Off: Sorekara Again - Taikou Risshiden V - Tantei Jinguuji Saburo: Hai to Diamond - Ys Seven - Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4 Namco Bandai's formerly Xbox 360-exclusive RPG Tales of Vesperia comes to the PlayStation 3 in Japan this week, along with the real-time strategy sequel Tears to Tiara Gaiden: Avalon no Nazo and the Disgaea 3 expansion episode Raspberyl-hen Hajime Mashita. Nintendo's Endless Ocean follow-up Forever Blue 2: Umi no Yobigoe and a localization of Sega's The House of the Dead: Overkill are set to arrive for the Nintendo Wii. Nintendo DS releases for this week include Square Enix's Final Fantasy Legend II remake SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu - Goddess of Destiny, the music synthesizer software upgrade KORG DS-10 Plus, and Namco's Idolm@ster series spinoff title The Idolm@ster: Dearly Stars. The PSP will also receive several anticipated releases in the coming week, including a port of Sega's adventure title 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de, Konami's baseball franchise update Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 4, and Falcom's action-RPG sequel Ys Seven.