PAON’s DS RPG Glory of Heracles, which was released in Japan last year as Heracles no Eikou: Tamashi no Shoumei is getting a domestic release. Nintendo announced at E3 2009 that it is going to be taking a chance on the game set in the time of the Grecian gods. This is bigger news than most people realize, it marks the first time that an entry in the Hercules no Eikou series of games, which have also appeared in Japan on the NES, SNES and Game Boy, will be released outside of Japan. However, we have to wait until 2010.

Glory of Heracles begins with Heracles washing up on a beach with amnesia. He doesn’t remember any of his past or his goals. The only thing to do is journey around Greece and try to find out who he is. He won’t be alone though, other immortals will join him on his quest, as he finds his way towards Mount Olympus.

Some of the Glory of Heracles highlights include forgeable weapons, animated cutscenes and the ability to use face buttons or the touch screen to control the game…

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…