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[Sammy Samusu]

Nintendo 3DS:

Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! (Oct. 1) (Trailer)– Users of any artistic skill level can learn painting and drawing techniques that can be applied to real-life art projects, with optional, additional lessons available for purchase. The game also lets users share and download certain game content via SpotPass.

Crosswords Plus (Oct. 1) (Trailer) – More than 1,000 professionally designed crossword puzzles will challenge players at any skill level. They can also receive and share bonus puzzles via StreetPass or connect their Nintendo 3DS to the Internet to receive free additional puzzles via SpotPass. The game also includes other game play modes such as Wordsearch, Anagrams and the new Word of the Day.

Sparkle Snapshots 3D (Oct. 18) – Launching exclusively in the Nintendo eShop, this downloadable game is a fun photography application that lets you personalize your 2D photos by adding 3D layers of stickers, ribbons, pens and other effects. Users can then share creations wirelessly with friends or transfer them to an SD card and email them.

Skylanders Giants from Activision Publishing, Inc. (Oct. 21) – Fans can look forward to more than 20 new inter-action figures to collect, including Giants that are twice the size of regular Skylanders and new LightCore Skylanders that light up both in the game and in real life when they are placed on the Portal of Power.

Style Savvy: Trendsetters (Oct. 22) (Trailer) – Players can run their very own full-scale fashion shop and spark a fashion revolution by helping customers keep up with current trends, buying new clothes for their customizable store and sharing their creations with their friends online.

Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (Oct. 28) (Trailer)– Experienced fans and newcomers to the Professor Layton series can solve dozens of fascinating puzzles as they work their way through a new mystery storyline. Players can even download one additional puzzle per day for 365 days, starting on game launch day, at no additional charge.

Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! (Nov. 5) – Players can create their own creatures and use them to explore a planet that they customize. Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! contains new features not found in the original downloadable title, such as dungeons to explore, enhanced creating capabilities with more parts to choose from and new special powers that can be used to further personalize the creatures. The game also features Download Play, which allows players to share the creative experience with friends who do not have a copy of the game.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nov. 11) – Nintendo’s classic Paper Mario franchise gets a fresh 3D look in its hand-held debut. Stickers are the backbone of Mario’s newest adventure in which players use stickers found in the game to not only win battles, but to solve puzzles as well.

Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion from Disney Interactive (Nov. 18) – Inspired by the classic Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, this game features new ways for Mickey Mouse to interact with a 3D game world using paint and paint thinner.

Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon will now be available in the first half of 2013 in the Americas.

See the charts below for a partial list of upcoming games and software for hand-held Nintendo systems (details subject to change).

Nintendo 3DS

Publisher Title Available
Activision Publishing, Inc. Angry Birds Trilogy October
Activision Publishing, Inc. Bratz: Fashion Boutique October
Activision Publishing, Inc. Lalaloopsy: Carnival of Friends October
Activision Publishing, Inc. Moshi Monsters Moshlings Theme Park October
Activision Publishing, Inc. Skylanders Giants Oct. 21
Activision Publishing, Inc. TRANSFORMERS PRIME Oct. 30
Activision Publishing, Inc. The Trash Pack October
Activision Publishing, Inc. Wipeout 3 October
Activision Publishing, Inc. Wreck It Ralph October
Aksys Games Localization, Inc. Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward Oct. 23
ATLUS (Index Digital Media, Inc.) Code of Princess Oct. 9
D3Publisher Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game Nov. 20
D3Publisher Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?! Fall
D3Publisher Ben 10: Omniverse Fall
Disney Interactive Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion Nov. 18
Disney Interactive Disney·Pixar Finding Nemo September
Disney Interactive Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure September
Electronic Arts FIFA 13 September
GameMill Entertainment Hotel Transylvania Sept. 18
Majesco Entertainment Hello Kitty Picnic October
Maximum Games 50 Classic Games October
Maximum Games American Mensa Academy October
Maximum Games Junior Classic Games October
Maximum Games Jett Tailfin November
Natsume Inc. Harvest Moon: A New Beginning Q4
Nintendo New Super Mario Bros. 2 Aug. 19
Nintendo Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! Oct. 1
Nintendo Crosswords Plus Oct. 1
Nintendo Style Savvy: Trendsetters Oct. 22
Nintendo Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask Oct. 28
Nintendo Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! Nov. 5
Nintendo Paper Mario: Sticker Star Nov. 11
SEGA Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed Nov. 20
Storm City Entertainment Chevrolet Camaro Wild Ride August
Storm City Entertainment Old Skool Classics September
Storm City Entertainment Word Wizard 3D September
Telegames, Inc. Classic Games Overload: Card and Puzzle Edition November
Ubisoft Rayman Origins Q3
Ubisoft Imagine Babyz Oct. 23
Ubisoft Imagine Fashion Life Oct. 23
Ubisoft Petz Countryside Nov. 6
Ubisoft Rabbids Rumble Holiday
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment LEGO The Lord of the Rings Fall
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Spy Hunter Fall
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Scribblenauts Unlimited Holiday
XSEED Games Unchained Blades Summer

Nintendo eShop

Publisher Game Available
Arc System Works Vector Racing Aug. 23
Endgame Studio Fractured Soul Q3
Gamelion Speed X Q4
Konami Gradius Q4
Konami Mystical Ninja starring Goemon Q3
Nicalis Cave Story Q3
Nicalis Nightsky Q4
Nintendo Pokémon Dream Radar Oct. 7
Nintendo Sparkle Snapshots 3D Oct. 18
Nintendo Pokédex 3D Pro Nov. 8
Nintendo Fluidity: Spin Cycle Q4
Nintendo Wario Land II Q4
Nintendo Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Q4
nnooo Spirit Hunters Inc. Q4
Teyon Crazy Chicken: Pirates 3D Aug. 16
UFO Interactive Johnny Impossible Q3
XSEED Games Unchained Blades Q3

Nintendo DS

Publisher Game Available
2K Play Nickelodeon Bubble Guppies Nov. 1
2K Play Nickelodeon Dora & Team Umizoomi: Fantastic Flight Nov. 1
Activision Publishing, Inc. TRANSFORMERS PRIME Oct. 30
Activision Publishing, Inc. Bratz: Fashion Boutique October
Activision Publishing, Inc. Lalaloopsy: Carnival of Friends October
Activision Publishing, Inc. Moshi Monsters Moshlings Theme Park October
Activision Publishing, Inc. The Trash Pack October
Activision Publishing, Inc. Wreck It Ralph October
D3Publisher Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game Nov. 20
D3Publisher Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?! Fall
D3Publisher Ben 10: Omniverse Fall
D3Publisher Victorious: Taking the Lead Fall
D3Publisher Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party Fall
GameMill Entertainment Big Time Rush Nov. 6
GameMill Entertainment Hotel Transylvania Sept. 18
Little Orbit Monster High: Skultimate Roller Maze Nov. 13
NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. THUNDERCATS Sept. 25
Nintendo Pokémon Black Version 2 Oct. 7
Nintendo Pokémon White Version 2 Oct. 7
Scholastic Inc. I SPY Game Pack September
Scholastic Inc. Smart Games for Kids September
Telegames, Inc. Puzzle Overload October
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment LEGO The Lord of the Rings Fall

 

[Nibel]

If Luigis Mansion comes out this late in the US, then we won't see it in Europe as well this year.

 

[electroplankton]

I wonder whether Dark Moon will be delayed in PAL regions as well, since we already got both Art Academy and Freakyforms.

 

[BD1]

Big slip for Luigi's Mansion.

It's sort of a underwhelming line up.

 

[Hellraider]

So Unchained blades is digital and retail afterall?

 

[cw_sasuke]

Why wouldnt you underline a new Fluidity title ? :-/

 

[vall03]

aw, looking at the 3rd party line-up, I guess its impossible for Atlus to announce Etrian Odyssey IV for 2012. I really want the game this year *sigh* guess we'll just have to wait next year along with Soul Hackers.

 

[tanooki141]

Thank God for Paper Mario

 

[Diddy Kong]

Needs moar Animal Crossing

 

[vareon]

CTRL-F "Fire..."



EDIT: Wait, stealth announcement of Style Savvy?

 

[Fabrik]

Fluidity: Spin Cycle. Sequel to Hydroaventure? Interested!

Mmmm thinking about it: 3D + gyro controls :-(

 

[Azure Dream]

Cave Story? Is that the 3DS retail title going to the eShop, or have the ported the original game to 3DS natively?

 

[Boney]

I just don't understand how they take so long with the releases.

Quality control I guess but still.

Nintendo Wario Land II Q4
Nintendo Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Q4

fucking noa lol

 

[Kazerei]

I'm kind of interested in Style Savvy. I always spend a long time on character customization in games that have them, heh. It's an eShop release, so hopefully it will be priced reasonably, but this is a Nintendo release, soooo ... hmm.

I wonder whether Dark Moon will be delayed in PAL regions as well, since we already got both Art Academy and Freakyforms.

Really? NOA why you suck

 

[electroplankton]

Cave Story? Is that the 3DS retail title going to the eShop, or have the ported the original game to 3DS natively?

I think it's Cave Story+, which should as the original one but with 3D and some new stuffs.

 

[fusionedd]

Hooray for Sticker Star!

 

[Gartooth]

Iwata is right to be worried about 3DS outside Japan, man that lineup is thin. (although 2 Mario games will certainly still help, don't know how much of an impact Pokemon will have on 3DS)

 

[Boney]

So is nintendo publishing that boring looking mickey game?

 

[CrunchinJelly]

No Castlevania on there...?

 

[Heropon]

No Monster Hunter then? I hope NOE behaves.

 

[codhand]

coltrane baby wooooo

 

[Santiako]

No Picross e this year? uhm

 

[qizah]

God damn too many games!

lol at Luigi's Mansion being delayed, I saw that coming. Oh well, at least this ensures I'll pick it up.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Looks like Unchained Blades is a retail/digital game.

 

[JazzmanZ]

I don't understand Nintendo, you have the perfect opportunity to release Luigi's Mansion around Halloween, did something happen?

Oh well, at least we get Paper mario early :\

 

[disco]

Line up has gone from good to kind of dull.

 

[Eusis]

So potentially no Mirror of Fate this year? Well crap.

 

[Munin]

What a pathetic line-up. Neither Sony nor Nintendo are able to get their shit together with their handhelds.

 

[Boney]

Line up has gone from good to kind of dull.

The nintendo difference

 

[BGBW]

If Luigis Mansion comes out this late in the US, then we won't see it in Europe as well this year.

Like all those other games that NoA got late.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Its just a partial list - not all titles are included. Would suck if Castlevania wasnt a 2012 title.

 

[Seven Force]

Weird lack of Mirror of Fate, I see.

 

[Fabrik]

With a weak lineup like this for an entire year, I guess both handhelds deserve to fail. WTF are Sony and Nintendo doing?

 

[Ushojax]

Nintendo Fluidity: Spin Cycle Q4

hello there

 

[Wiz]

Looks like Wii U will be Nintendo's main focus this fall/holiday season.

 

[Hellraider]

Weird lack of Mirror of Fate, I see.

It's probably a problem with Konami, that's why Monster hunter is missing as well!

 

[DDayton]

Hmm... what's the Goemon game?

Edit: Oh, wait -- there was a SGB/GBC Goemon game released in the USA, wasn't there? I had forgotten about it...

 

[DenisQc]

no Fire Emblem, no Animal Crossing, no ePicross.

still, my wallet is beginning to cry right now

especially with the Wii U already planned in my budget (300$ planned)

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Its just a partial list - not all titles are included. Would suck if Castlevania wasnt a 2012 title.

I was thinking this, but there are Konami titles on there, so it's weird it's not included.

 

[StrikerObi]

Sucks about Luigi's Mansion, my most anticipated 3DS game since it was announced.

 

[Seven Force]

Edit: Oh, wait -- there was a SGB/GBC Goemon game released in the USA, wasn't there? I had forgotten about it...

Yep. I think it came out at the same time (or at least ridiculously close to) the N64 title.

 

[DDayton]

What a pathetic line-up.

Er... NSMB2 + Layton + Paper Mario = Pathetic?

What was everybody expecting, other than Luigi?

 

[RPGamer92]

Ugh at no LM until 2013. Looking at that list, dare I say 3DS 2012's first half>fall lineup this year?

 

[Sammy Samusu]

"Crosswords Plus"

Anyone else excited? The DS game is fantastic.

EDIT: Wait, this is a retail release. LOL

 

[sakipon]

Yep. I think it came out at the same time (or at least ridiculously close to) the N64 title.

Is it any good though? I loved the N64 one, such a good game.

 

[dallow_bg]

I guess Unchained Blades under 3DS and eShop is a mistake.

Ugh at Luigi though.

And of course, no mention of Picross e.
I don't want Crosswords plus over that.

 

[Jinfash]

Wow @ Luigi's release date. Shit be cray.

 

[Sadist]

It's a partial list right? That's always the case with these first lists.

I'm kinda happy Luigi's Mansion got delayed. More money for Paper Mario, Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward, Castlevania, Epic Mickey and Devil Survivor Overclocked. Well, assuming Euro land will receive these titles at the end of the year as well.

 

[Heropon]

Looking at that list, dare I say 3DS 2012's first half>fall lineup this year?

Kid Icarus is a good game, but it doesn't make up for the horrible first half of this year.

 

[Pie and Beans]

With a weak lineup like this for an entire year, I guess both handhelds deserve to fail. WTF are Sony and Nintendo doing?

Historically Nintendo has always struggled to support 2 systems. When the DS came along, the Gamecube died, when the Wii arrived the DS was left up to third parties, with the 3DS the Wii entered oblivion, and now the 3DS must struggle on while the WiiU has their attention.

Sony at least grew it's stables over the years to offer a fair glut of content on 2 systems at once (even though I'm expecting far more at Gamescom), I mean the backend of this year has LBP Vita, Battle Royale, and Sly Cooper on Vita.