Nintendo of America posts colossal portable release schedule for 2011 and beyond
Plenty to come on 3DS and DS
Nintendo of America has unveiled a big old release list for the remainder of 2011 and beyond, which should perhaps quieten those suggesting there's not much on the horizon for the already ailing 3DS.
The DS line-up is quite a bit thinner, but four first-party titles mean that those who haven't yet upgraded have something to look forward to in the coming months.
Highlights? We're promised Kid Icarus, Super Mario 3D, AND Mario Kart over the "holiday period", though the latter could slip into next year. Animal Crossing is still TBA, but we wouldn't be at all surprised to see a pre-Christmas release for that.
As for third-party biggies, Namco Bandai's Tekken 3D should be another fine addition to the handheld's already strong line-up of portable fighters, while Metal Gear Solid 3D Snake Eater will likely be a popular stocking-filler this Christmas.
Elewhere, we're tipping Konami's Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights and Sega's Crush 3D for dark-horse greatness, as well as Nintendo's own quirky 3DS eStore title Picture Lives!
The full list - and it's a surprisingly hefty one - follows.
Activision
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon – June
• Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure – Oct. 16
• Generator Rex: Agent of Providence – October
• Spider-Man: Edge of Time – autumn
Aksys Games
• Bit.Trip Saga – End of Q3
Atlus
• Mahjong Cub3d – July 19
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked – Aug. 23
Capcom
• Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D – June 28
• Resident Evil: Revelations TBA
D3Publisher
• Angler’s Club: Ultimate Bass Fishing 3D – summer
• Ben 10 Galactic Racing – autumn
EA
• Need for Speed The Run – Nov. 15
• FIFA Soccer 12 – autumn
• The Sims 3 Pets – autumn
Konami
• Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights – summer
• Frogger 3D – autumn
• Nikoli Pencil Puzzle – autumn
• Metal Gear Solid 3D Snake Eater – winter
Majesco Entertainment
• Face Racers Photo Finish – Sept. 6
• The Hidden – Oct. 4
• Cooking Mama 4 Kitchen Magic – Oct. 11
• Pet Zombies – Oct. 11
• Nano Assault – Nov. 15
Namco Bandai
• Ace Combat 3D (working title) – 2011
• DualPenSports – 2011
• Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions – 2011
• Pac-Man Party – 2011
• Tales of the Abyss – TBA
• Tekken 3D (working title) – TBA
Nintendo
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – June 19
• Star Fox 64 3D – Sept. 11
• Kid Icarus: Uprising – holiday period
• Mario Kart – holiday period
• Super Mario – holiday period
• Lego City Stories – 2012
• Luigi’s Mansion 2 – 2012
• Animal Crossing – TBA
• Paper Mario – TBA
NIS America, Inc.
• Cave Story 3D – Aug. 9
Sega
• Crush 3D – Sept. 6
• Shinobi – September
• Captain America: Super Soldier – autumn
• Thor: God of Thunder – autumn
• Sonic Generations – November
• Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games – February 2012
Square Enix, Inc.
Heroes of Ruin – early 2012
Tetris Online
• Tetris – October
THQ
• WWE ’12 – Nov. 22
Ubisoft
• Cubic Ninja – June 14
• Petz Fantasy 3D – June 21
• Driver Renegade – Aug. 30
• James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes – Aug. 30
• Puzzler Mind Gym (working title) – Sept. 6
• Imagine Fashion Designer – Oct. 11
• Cute Puppies – Oct. 25
• Horses 3D – Oct. 25
• Imagine Babyz 3D – Oct. 25
• Michael Jackson The Experience – Oct. 25
• NCIS (working title) – Oct. 25
• Raving Rabbids 5 (working title) – Nov. 1
• Farm (working title) – Nov. 15
• The Adventures of Tintin (working title) – Dec. 6
• Rayman Origins (working title) – March 13, 2012
Warner Bros.
• Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters – June 7
• Happy Feet Two: The Videogame – autumn
• Lego Harry Potter : Years 5-7 – holiday period
Gameloft
• Let’s Golf! 3D – summer
Sega
• Columns – summer
• Dragon Crystal – summer
• Shinobi – summer
• Sonic Drift 2 – summer
• Sonic The Hedgehog: Triple Trouble – summer
Nintendo
• Picture Lives! - TBA
• The Rolling Western – TBA
2K Play
• Nicktoons MLB – August
• Dora and Kai-Lan’s Pet Shelter – November
• Team Umizoomi – November
Activision
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon – June
• Generator Rex: Agent of Providence – October
• Zoobles – November
• X-Men: Destiny – autumn
• Spider-Man: Edge of Time – autumn
• Wappy Dog – holiday period
ATLUS
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 – Q1 2012
D3Publisher
• Ben 10 Triple Pack – summer
• Ben 10 Galactic Racing – autumn
Disney Interactive
• Cars 2: The Video Game – June 21
• Phineas & Ferb: Across the Second Dimension – Aug. 2
Electronic Arts
• Madden NFL Football – March
GameMill Entertainment
• Moxie Girlz – Nov. 1
• Pillow Pets – Nov. 1
Konami
• Beyblade Metal Masters – autumn
Majesco Entertainment
• Camping Mama Outdoor Adventures – Sept. 6
Mentor Interactive
• ThinkSMART Crazy Machines – June 7
• ThinkSMART Labyrinth – June 7
• ThinkSMART Scotland Yard – June 7
• ThinkSMART Chess for Kids – September
• ThinkSMART NARABA: The Labyrinth of Light – October
• ThinkSMART NARABA: The Mysterious Palace – October
Namco Bandai
• Power Rangers Samurai – autumn 2011
Nintendo
• Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 – Aug. 28
• Kirby Mass Attack – Sept. 19
• Professor Layton and the Last Specter – autumn
• Super Fossil Fighters – holiday period
Sega
• Captain America: Super Soldier – July 19
Telegames
• Ultimate Card Games – Q4
• Ultimate Brain Games – Q1 2012
Ubisoft
The Smurfs – July 19
WB Interactive
• Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters – June 7
• Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover! – summer
• Happy Feet Two – The Videogame – autumn
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 – holiday period
DSiWare
• AfterZoom – July 14
• Pro Jumper! Chimaki’s Hot Spring Tour Guilty Gear Tangent – June 23
• Moto eXtreme – June 30
• Zoonies – Escape from Makatu – summer
• House, M.D. – Blue Meanie – August
• House, M.D. – Skull & Bones – November