Skip to main content
If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy.

Nintendo posts full US release schedule

Naysayers be damned - Nintendo has posted its current release schedules for DS, Wii, 3DS and eShop, and there's plenty of content on the way.

The 3DS is about to see a major boost in the form of a collection of core titles. Two Resident Evil games, FIFA 12, and Metal Gear Solid 3D Snake Eater lead the charge.

    Nintendo 3DS
  • 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

On the eShop front, Gamespot reports Nintendo has shifted the update schedule from Monday mornings to Thursdays. The release schedule follows.

    The 3DS eShop
  • 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

Finally, the Wii and DS may be sooo last generation, but they're both still seeing a pretty busy schedule, especially with licensed titles.

    Wii and DS
  • 2K Play
    Wii:
    • Nicktoons MLB - August
    • Nickelodeon Dance - November
    DS:
    • Nicktoons MLB - August
    • Dora and Kai-Lan's Pet Shelter - November
    • Team Umizoomi - November
  • Activision
    Wii:
    • Transformers: Dark of the Moon - June
    • Skylanders Spyro's Adventure - Oct. 16
    • Generator Rex: Agent of Providence - October
    • Spider-Man: Edge of Time - autumn
    • X-Men: Destiny - autumn
    DS:
    • 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
    DS:
    • Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 - Q1 2012
  • D3Publisher
    Wii:
    • Ben 10 Galactic Racing - autumn
    DS:
    • Ben 10 Triple Pack - summer
    • Ben 10 Galactic Racing - autumn
  • Deep Silver
    Wii:
    • Winter Stars - Q4 2011
  • Disney Interactive
    Wii:
    • Cars 2: The Video Game - June 21
    • Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension - Aug. 2
    • Disney Universe - autumn
    DS:
    • Cars 2: The Video Game - June 21
    • Phineas & Ferb: Across the Second Dimension - Aug. 2
  • Electronic Arts
    Wii:
    • Madden NFL 12 - Aug. 30
    • Family Game Night 4: The Game Show - October
    • Family game Night Fun Pack - October
    • Monopoly Collection - October
    • Trivial Pursuit Bet You Know It - October
    • Need for Speed The Run - Nov. 1
    DS:
    • Madden NFL Football - March
  • GameMill Entertainment
    Wii:
    • Country Dance 2 - Nov. 1
    DS:
    • Moxie Girlz - Nov. 1
    • Pillow Pets - Nov. 1
  • Konami
    Wii:
    • DanceDanceRevolution II - autumn
    • Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 3 - autumn
    DS:
    • Beyblade Metal Masters - autumn
  • Majesco Entertainment
    Wii:
    • Zumba Fitness 2 - Nov. 8
    DS:
    • Camping Mama Outdoor Adventures - Sept. 6
  • Mentor Interactive
    Wii:
    • ThinkSMART Crazy Machines - June 7
    DS:
    • 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
    Wii:
    • Go Vacation - autumn
    • Power Rangers Samurai - autumn 2011
    DS:
    • Power Rangers Samurai - autumn 2011
  • Nintendo
    Wii:
    • Wii Play: Motion - June 13
    • Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident - June 27
    • Kirby Wii - autumn
    • Fortune Street - holiday period
    • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - holiday period
    • Mario Party 9 - TBA
    • Rhythm Heaven - TBA
    DS:
    • 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
    Wii:
    • Captain America: Super Solider - July 19
    • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - November
    DS:
    • Captain America: Super Soldier - July 19
  • Tecmo Koei
    Wii:
    • Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer - Q4 2011
  • Telegames
    DS:
    • Ultimate Card Games - Q4
    • Ultimate Brain Games - Q1 2012
  • THQ
    Wii:
    • UFC Personal Trainer - June 28
    • WWE 12 - Nov. 22
  • Ubisoft
    Wii:
    • The Smurfs Dance Party - July 19
    • Family Feud 2012 (working title) - Sept. 27
    • The Price is Right Decades - Sept. 27
    • Just Dance 3 - autumn
    • The Adventures of Tintin (working title) Dec. 6
    DS:
    The Smurfs - July 19
  • WB Interactive
    Wii:
    • Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters - June 7
    • Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover! - summer
    • Happy Feet Two – The Videogame - autumn
    DS:
    • 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
  • WiiWare
    • La-Mulana - summer
    • MotoHeroz - summer
  • 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

Thanks, Joystiq. Twice.

Sign in and unlock a world of features

Get access to commenting, homepage personalisation, newsletters, and more!

Related topics
About the Author
Brenna Hillier avatar

Brenna Hillier

Contributor

Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.
Comments