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Nintendo’s Unveils Upcoming Portable Game Lineup

Pokemon Black and Pokemon WhiteFrom puzzles and mysteries to fashion and photo fun, the diverse lineup of games set to arrive for the hand-held Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL systems during the remainder of 2012 truly has something for everyone. Nintendo today revealed launch dates for several upcoming games, including packaged games that will be available in stores as well as downloadable games and applications that consumers can purchase digitally via the Nintendo eShop. What’s more, the Aug. 19 launch of the Nintendo 3DS XL system will let players enjoy their games on an even larger scale, with screens 90 percent larger than those on the original Nintendo 3DS.

Upcoming games and software for Nintendo 3DS include new installments in several of Nintendo’s fan-favorite franchises as well as great games from third-party partners. Newly dated games on the way include the following (details subject to change):

  • Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone! (Oct. 1) – 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) – 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) – 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) – 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.

“The wide variety of games and applications for Nintendo hand-held systems will put a smile on everyone’s face this holiday season,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Plus, with a new larger-size version of the Nintendo 3DS, consumers have even more choices. Whether you’re a seasoned gamer or just discovering Nintendo systems for the first time, you’ll have more ways to play than ever before.”

Remember also that Pokemon Black Version 2 and Pokemon White Version 2 will launch on Oct. 7 for Nintendo DS systems (also playable on Nintendo 3DS in 2D), and Pokémon Dream Radar and Pokedex 3D Pro arrive exclusively in the Nintendo eShop on Oct. 7 and Nov. 8, respectively. 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

PublisherTitleAvailable
Activision Publishing, Inc.Angry Birds TrilogyOctober
Activision Publishing, Inc.Bratz: Fashion BoutiqueOctober
Activision Publishing, Inc.Lalaloopsy: Carnival of FriendsOctober
Activision Publishing, Inc.Moshi Monsters Moshlings Theme ParkOctober
Activision Publishing, Inc.Skylanders GiantsOct. 21
Activision Publishing, Inc.TRANSFORMERS PRIMEOct. 30
Activision Publishing, Inc.The Trash PackOctober
Activision Publishing, Inc.Wipeout 3October
Activision Publishing, Inc.Wreck It RalphOctober
Aksys Games Localization, Inc.Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last RewardOct. 23
ATLUS (Index Digital Media, Inc.)Code of PrincessOct. 9
D3PublisherRise of the Guardians: The Video GameNov. 20
D3PublisherAdventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!Fall
D3PublisherBen 10: OmniverseFall
Disney InteractiveDisney Epic Mickey: Power of IllusionNov. 18
Disney InteractiveDisney·Pixar Finding NemoSeptember
Disney InteractiveDisney Princess: My Fairytale AdventureSeptember
Electronic ArtsFIFA 13September
GameMill EntertainmentHotel TransylvaniaSept. 18
Majesco EntertainmentHello Kitty PicnicOctober
Maximum Games50 Classic GamesOctober
Maximum GamesAmerican Mensa AcademyOctober
Maximum GamesJunior Classic GamesOctober
Maximum GamesJett TailfinNovember
Natsume Inc.Harvest Moon: A New BeginningQ4
NintendoNew Super Mario Bros. 2Aug. 19
NintendoArt Academy: Lessons for Everyone!Oct. 1
NintendoCrosswords PlusOct. 1
NintendoStyle Savvy: TrendsettersOct. 22
NintendoProfessor Layton and the Miracle MaskOct. 28
NintendoFreakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive!Nov. 5
NintendoPaper Mario: Sticker StarNov. 11
SEGASonic and All-Stars Racing TransformedNov. 20
Storm City EntertainmentChevrolet Camaro Wild RideAugust
Storm City EntertainmentOld Skool ClassicsSeptember
Storm City EntertainmentWord Wizard 3DSeptember
Telegames, Inc.Classic Games Overload: Card and Puzzle EditionNovember
UbisoftRayman OriginsQ3
UbisoftImagine BabyzOct. 23
UbisoftImagine Fashion LifeOct. 23
UbisoftPetz CountrysideNov. 6
UbisoftRabbids RumbleHoliday
Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentLEGO The Lord of the RingsFall
Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentSpy HunterFall
Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentScribblenauts UnlimitedHoliday
XSEED GamesUnchained BladesSummer

Nintendo eShop

PublisherGameAvailable
Arc System WorksVector RacingAug. 23
Endgame StudioFractured SoulQ3
GamelionSpeed XQ4
KonamiGradiusQ4
KonamiMystical Ninja starring GoemonQ3
NicalisCave StoryQ3
NicalisNightskyQ4
NintendoPokémon Dream RadarOct. 7
NintendoSparkle Snapshots 3DOct. 18
NintendoPokedex 3D ProNov. 8
NintendoFluidity: Spin CycleQ4
NintendoWario Land IIQ4
NintendoZelda II: The Adventure of LinkQ4
nnoooSpirit Hunters Inc.Q4
TeyonCrazy Chicken: Pirates 3DAug. 16
UFO InteractiveJohnny ImpossibleQ3
XSEED GamesUnchained BladesQ3

Nintendo DS

PublisherGameAvailable
2K PlayNickelodeon Bubble GuppiesNov. 1
2K PlayNickelodeon Dora & Team Umizoomi: Fantastic FlightNov. 1
Activision Publishing, Inc.TRANSFORMERS PRIMEOct. 30
Activision Publishing, Inc.Bratz: Fashion BoutiqueOctober
Activision Publishing, Inc.Lalaloopsy: Carnival of FriendsOctober
Activision Publishing, Inc.Moshi Monsters Moshlings Theme ParkOctober
Activision Publishing, Inc.The Trash PackOctober
Activision Publishing, Inc.Wreck It RalphOctober
D3PublisherRise of the Guardians: The Video GameNov. 20
D3PublisherAdventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!Fall
D3PublisherBen 10: OmniverseFall
D3PublisherVictorious: Taking the LeadFall
D3PublisherWinx Club: Magical Fairy PartyFall
GameMill EntertainmentBig Time RushNov. 6
GameMill EntertainmentHotel TransylvaniaSept. 18
Little OrbitMonster High: Skultimate Roller MazeNov. 13
NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.THUNDERCATSSept. 25
NintendoPokemon Black Version 2Oct. 7
NintendoPokemon White Version 2Oct. 7
Scholastic Inc.I SPY Game PackSeptember
Scholastic Inc.Smart Games for KidsSeptember
Telegames, Inc.Puzzle OverloadOctober
Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentLEGO The Lord of the RingsFall

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