Time to scratch another DS game off thelist of titles Nintendo’s never released outside of Japan. Nintendo Europe has confirmed that it is going to localize and release Daigasso! Band Brothers as Jam with the Band throughout Europe on May 21, 2010.

In Jam with the Band you can play included songs using the face, directional and shoulder buttons. The scrolling top screen shows bars, measures and beats, and you have to press and hold the indicated buttons to properly play the song. Each song has several parts, and you play each one on it’s own. You can even have up to eight people join you, with only one Jam with the Band cartridge needed, to play songs!

Jam with the Band is also a bit of a music application as well…

The DS is definitely not hurting for games. However, there aren’t as many titles published by Nintendo as you would expect. The games Nintendo does publish in North America tend to be part of popular franchises, and the company has been accused in the past of favoring established series over new properties.

Things are starting to gradually shift. Nintendo took a chance and released Rhythm Heaven in North America. The Legendary Starfy, the fifth game in the series, is going to mark the series’ debut outside of Japan. Perhaps this is a good sign that Nintendo is going to be more accepting of new properties in the future.

Gamertell’s taking a look back today at some of the Nintendo published DS titles that have been passed over until now. A few had tentative US release dates that never happened, and whispered rumors have spread about the possible release of others. One thing’s for sure, all of the following games would be welcome additions to the North American game library…

JoWooD has worked out a deal with Tivola to bring the DS music game Music Monstars to North America. DS owners may not have a version of Rock Band, but come September 2008, they’ll be able to play keyboards, drums and guitars and create their own songs.

Music Monstars is going to have multiple play options. There will be a Career Mode, where players will actually be in a band and work to become the best there is. The Composer Mode lets players create their own songs. The Multiplayer mode allows players to play music as a band with friends over local Wi-Fi. A full track list isn’t available, but “Personal Jesus” (Depeche Mode), “I Want to Break Free” (Queen), “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” (Kylie Minogue) and “The Final Countdown” (Europe) will be in the game. Demos from the OneMonstar channel on YouTube show “Dragostea Din Tei” and classic songs also being played.

Click through to watch “The Can Can” played on the drums in Music Monstars…

Title: Daigasso! Band BrothersPrice: $48.90System(s): Nintendo DSRelease Date: December, 1, 2004Publisher (Developer): Nintendo (Nintendo)ESRB Rating: N/A. CERO Free (All Ages)Pros: There’s a great variety of JPop, anime, World, classical and video game music to play. The controls are easy to adapt to. There’s single cart multiplayer for 2-8 people. The song editor is fun. Loads of replay value.Cons: The sound quality sounds dated, you’ll need a guide to get started for making songsOverall Score: 8/10

Since Daigasso! Band Brothers DX was recently released in Japan (on June 26, 2008), I figured it would be a good time to take a look back at the original Daigasso! Band Brothers.

The game is a cross between a music simulator and a music game, where people could play music with the face buttons. Pressing the wrong button, or failing to make a note sharp or flat with the shoulder buttons at higher difficulty levels, will cause the wrong note to be played. The goal is to successfully complete a song while keeping time with the beat and pressing correct buttons.

Click through for the full review…

When it comes to the Nintendo DS, developers seem to go nuts and explode with ideas, resulting in an almost ridiculous amount of games. If you combine the Japanese, North American and European games released so far, you end up with hundreds of unique titles.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that they are all good as gold.

There is a lot of mediocre material to wade through to find the shining stars of the DS family. That being said, there are a few DS games which are honestly the best of the best. Sadly, some are imports which will likely never come stateside. The funny thing is, what may be the absolute best game for the system is trapped overseas. This is why everyone must import it.

Now before I leap into the love-fest for the best import, I want to also make sure to bring to your attention two other games that would be worthy additions to any player’s library…