Avanquest Software has announced the upcoming release of Witches Curse for the Nintendo DS. The game was originally released on the PC and has been adapted for the Nintendo DS. Nintendo DS owners will have to complete 40 different puzzles and 15 mini-games all set in magical backgrounds.

Princess Isabella has returned from a trip to find out an evil curse has been put on the castle. The curse has turned everyone in the castle into mirrors. The players take on the role of Isabella and fight the evil witch that has cursed the castle. The player does have a fairy that will be helping them battle the witch. Players have to search the castle for broken mirror pieces. The pieces have to be put back together to release the people from the curse.

If you are looking for a hidden object game/puzzle game for the Nintendo DS, check out Witches Curse.

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It’s fairly inevitable that Popcap’s biggest seller, Plants Vs. Zombies, would be heading to the Nintendo DS. After all, it’s already been released on Windows, Mac, Apple mobiles, and will be heading to Xbox Live Arcade on September 8.

The question is, what will the Nintendo DS version have? According to Escapist Magazine:

The DS version of Plants vs Zombies will include the Adventure, Survival, and Puzzle modes already available in other versions, along with their mini-games, but PopCap also promises “new and exclusive” game content. Depending on what this means, it could make Nintendo’s handheld the platform with the most complete edition of the game. Or it could just be a couple of exclusive zombies.

Let us know if you’ll be picking up this iteration of the popular Plants Vs. Zombies. You can check out Casual Gamer Chick’s original review here.

Avanquest Software has announced the upcoming release of Junior Brain Trainer 2 for the Nintendo DS. The brain games are designed to help young learners improve memory, spelling, reading, logic and problem solving skills. The game is aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 11 years old. They can learn while having fun, which is always the best way to learn.

The activities in Junior Brain Trainer 2 are designed to help support the skills children learn in the classroom. There are two different game play modes that players can choose from. The levels are based on the age and the academic level of the child. Progressive mode is intended for younger players to start out easy and work their way up to the harder skills. Pot Luck mode is for older children that are comfortable with all of the skills. The questions are randomly generated.

Junior Brain Trainer 2 offers games such as Greedy Frog where players must help the frog catch 10 dragonflies by jumping over lily pads before they sink into the pond, Find the Kennel where players have to guide a puppy through a maze and back to its kennel before time runs out or Catch the Sheep where players have to round the sheep up and get them back in their pen.

Junior Brain Trainer 2 is set to be released on Sept 17th.

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MumboJumbo has announced it would be releasing its most popular casual titles in retail stores such as Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Target, with prices ranging from $4.99 to $19.99.

The titles will include:

• * MumboJumbo 6 Pack ($19.99) (which is bundled with The Secret of Margrave Manor, Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of Athena, Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Scarlet Hand, Slingo Quest Hawaii, LUXOR MahJong and 7 Wonders II.)
• * Poker Superstars Texas Hold-em: All In! ($9.99)
• * 7 Wonders Trilogy ($9.99)
• * Midnight Mysteries: The Salem Witch Trials Collector’s Edition ($19.99)
• * Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of Athena (Nintendo DS, $19.99)

MumboJumbo also announced that a number of Nintendo DS titles will launch during the third quarter, including Midnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy and 7 Wonders II. Let us know if you’ll be picking any of these titles up.

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Avanquest has announced that one of the Hidden Mysteries games would be coming to the Nintendo DS and Wii, called Titanic Secrets of the Fateful Voyage, which was originally released on PC. The game is a cross between a proper adventure game and a hidden object game.

The game starts on April 10, 1912 as the HMS Titanic launches from Southampton docks and ends on the disastrous day of the ships sinking. During this time, the player deals with 20 levels of puzzles as they collect items such as photographs, cigar cases and compasses, which are then put in an inventory list and used to solve various puzzles within the puzzle.

Between puzzles, players will meet fellow passengers and explore a variety of locations on the famous ship, like the boiler room, the passenger cabins, the ship’s grand stairway, and of course the lifeboats, looking for hidden objects. Dialog choices give players options to follow different paths within the game and multiple endings are created based upon those choices.

Hidden Mysteries: Titanic Secrets of the Fateful Voyage will be released on the DS and Wii on July 30.

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