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| - Nothing particularly notable occurred on this day in Nintendo's history according to our records. If you beg to differ, then please edit this page. January 11th
* 2005: A fantastic day for Nintendo, two triple A titles are released for the GameCube and Game Boy Advance. For their console, Resident Evil 4 is released, while on the GBA the fans got The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. January 12th
* 2004: Ubisoft acquires the little known developer Tiwak. January 13th
* 2006: Nintendo president Satoru Iwata sends everyone who logs onto Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection with Animal Crossing: Wild World on this day a special coins in the style of Super Mario Bros. January 14th
* 1987: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is released on the Famicom in Japan. The game is noted for dramatically changing the tried and true formula that the series' original was so popular for. Every game following this one returned to the style of the original.
* 2008: Kidz Sports Ice Hockey was released in North America for the Wii. January 15th
* 1988: Metroid is released in Europe on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
* 2001: Mario Tennis is released on the Game Boy Color in the United States.
* 2007: WarioWare: Smooth Moves is released on the Wii. The game was one of the first Nintendo published titles released on the console after the initial launch.
* 2008: CSI: Hard Evidence and Nitrobike are borth released on Wii, while on the Nintendo DS we got Nanostray 2. January 16th
* 2007: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is released on the Nintendo DS. January 17th
* 2007: Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! released on the Game Boy Advance in Europe.
* 2008: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is released on the Nintendo DS. The Wii version was released a few months prior in November. The games are noted as being the first games where the two mascots appeared together. They would do so once again with the release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. January 18th
* 2003: Peter Moore resigns from Sega and moves to Microsoft.
* 2007: Excite Truck released on the Wii in Japan.
* 2008: Ghost Squad and Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure released on the Wii in Europe. January 19th
* 2006: LostMagic released in Japan on the Nintendo DS.
* 2007: Contra III: The Alien Wars is released on the European Virtual Console. January 20th
* 2005: Activision announces that it has acquired Game Boy Advance developer Vicarious Visions. January 21st
* 1988: Ice Hockey was released for the Famicom Disk System in Japan.
* 1993: Super Mario Kart released on the SNES in Europe.
* 1998: Resident Evil 2 is released on the Nintendo 64 in the United States.
* 2000: Dragon Warrior Monsters is released on the Game Boy Color and the GBC port of Donkey Kong Country gets released in Japan.
* 2008: Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is released on the Nintendo DS, while Endless Ocean is released on the Wii. January 22nd
* 1985: Balloon Fight is released on the Famicom in Japan.
* 2004: 1080 Avalanche released on the GameCube in Japan.
* 2007: Hotel Dusk: Room 215 is released on the Nintendo DS.
* 2008: No More Heroes released on the Wii. January 23rd
* 2008: Disney announces a new program for their Walt Disney World parks that gives people who bring their Nintendo DS with them the chance to have a virtual tour of each of the four parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney Hollywood Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom). January 24th
* 1997: Kirby's Star Stacker released in Japan.
* 2000: Mario Party 2 is released for the Nintendo 64.
* 2008: Ghost Squad released on the Wii in Australia. January 25th
* 1991: Solomon's Key is released in Japan on the Famicom.
* 2006: True Swing Golf released in America for the Wii. January 26th
* 1987: Dragon Quest II is released in Japan on the Famicom
* 1990: Solar Striker released in Japan.
* 1999: Castlevania 64 is released on the Nintendo 64.
* 2006: Nintendo announces the DS Lite - a redesign of the Nintendo DS.
* 2006: Nanostray released on the Nintendo DS in Japan. January 27th
* 1994: Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble in Wackyland released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe.
* 2003: Skies of Arcadia Legends released for the GameCube in America.
* 2005: Yoshi Touch & Go released on the Nintendo DS in Japan.
* 2011: Mario Sports Mix was released in Australia for the Wii. January 28th
* 1988: Atari becomes licensed producer of Nintendo Entertainment System cartridges.
* 2000: Donkey Kong Land III is released in Japan for the Game Boy Color and got a new title called Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong.
* 2011: Mario Sports Mix was released in Europe for the Wii. January 29th
* 1981: Manhole was released in North America as part of the Game & Watch series.
* 2004: Pocket Monsters FireRed and LeafGreen was released in Japan for the GBA.
* 2007: Contra III: The Alien Wars was re-released in North America on the Virtual Console. January 30th
* 1985: Ice Climber is released on the Famicom in Japan. January 31st
* 1991: Balloon Kid was released in Europe for the Game Boy.
* 2000: Disney's Tarzan was released in North America for the N64.
* 2000: ECW Hardcore Revolution was released in North America for the N64.
* 2008: DairantÅ Smash Brothers X was released in Japan for the Wii.
* 2008: Family Ski was released in Japan for the Wii.
* 2011: Mr. Bean's Wacky World of Wii was released in North America for the Wii.
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