Nintendo's Portable Game Lineup Offers Boundless Fun For Everyone In 2012

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Nintendo's Portable Game Lineup Offers Boundless Fun For Everyone In 2012

Dates Confirmed for New Games, Including Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask

REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From 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.

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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.
* - wireless Internet access required

"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."

Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL users can also look forward to sharing even more of their 3D photos via the online Nintendo 3DS Photo Showcase website at http://photoshowcase.nintendo.com. Galleries filled with fun, eye-popping pictures are updated every week, highlighting the creativity of Nintendo fans and the interactive fun of Nintendo 3DS.

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

    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,      Classic Games Overload: Card and Puzzle
     Inc.           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                         Pokedex 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       Pokemon Black Version 2                        Oct. 7
    --------       -----------------------                        ------
    Nintendo       Pokemon 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
    -------------- --------------------------                     ----
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