Village Gamer

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 per cent larger than those on the original Nintendo 3DS.

Upcoming games and software for Nintendo 3DS include new instalments in several of Nintendo’s fan-favourite franchises as well as great games from third-party partners. Newly dated games on the way include the following titles:

• 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 (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.

Note: Details may be subject to change, the * denotes games which may require internet access to enable all features

“The wide variety of games and applications for Nintendo hand-held systems will put a smile on everyone’s face this holiday season,” said Ron Bertram, Nintendo of Canada’s vice president and general manager. “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. 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 Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 will launch on Oct. 7 for Nintendo DS systems (also playable on Nintendo 3DS in 2D), and Pokémon Dream Radar and Pokédex 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, 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