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Nintendo Unveils Deep and Diverse Software Lineup for Early 2012

New Kid Icarus, Pokémon, Rhythm Heaven and Mario Party Games Are on the Way\n\nREDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As some people hunker down for a long winter's nap, Nintendo is getting things fired up. The first quarter of 2012 offers great new installments in popular franchises for both the Nintendo 3DS™ system and the Wii™ console. Nintendo has something for everyone, from family fun to three-dimensional adventure.\n\nOn the Nintendo 3DS system, Capcom's Resident Evil® Revelations launches on Feb. 7. In a new chapter of the hit survival-horror franchise, players fight a new enemy and virus in 3D without the need for special glasses. METAL GEAR SOLID® 3D Snake Eater from Konami arrives in the first quarter of 2012. The game is a re-interpretation of METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater, and offers a rich jungle world with customizable stealth and camouflage options. On March 23, the epic odyssey Kid Icarus™: Uprising soars into stores and lets players help the winged warrior Pit fight Medusa and her Underworld Army.\n\nThe Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS will also be busy with a variety of downloadable offerings. Dillon's Rolling Western™ brings tower-defense strategy and touch-screen driven action to the Old West. Armadillo ranger Dillon defends pioneer villages against waves of attacking rock monsters using gun towers, defensive structures and his own exciting attack abilities. In Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword™, players travel to ancient Japan and guide a young warrior as he battles waves of enemy soldiers. Players must identify the enemy's attack, dodge and counter-attack with the mystical Sakura Sword to win the battle. The critically acclaimed VVVVVV and NightSky from Nicalis, mind-bending action of Mighty Switch Force from WayForward and immersive 3D visuals of Mutant Mudds™ from Renegade Kid™ round out a diverse selection of downloadable games.\n\nNintendo is also introducing an optional accessory that gives Nintendo 3DS owners a second analog stick to control compatible games. The Circle Pad Pro will launch in the United States on Feb. 7. It will be sold through GameStop stores and online at http://www.gamestop.com at a suggested retail price of \$19.99. The Circle Pad Pro is a comfortable cradle that holds the Nintendo 3DS system while adding an analog Circle Pad on the system's right side. The attachment also adds additional shoulder buttons to give it a feel more akin to traditional console controllers. It is designed as an optional accessory and is compatible with Resident Evil Revelations and METAL GEAR SOLID 3D Snake Eater.\n\nOn the Wii console, Rhythm Heaven™ Fever arrives on Feb. 13 at a suggested retail price of \$29.99 in the United States. The game asks players to test their rhythm in more than 50 easy-to-learn, tough-to-master minigames to prove they've got the groove. Two weeks later on Feb. 27, PokéPark™ 2: Wonders Beyond lets players take on the role of Pikachu™ and his Pals -- Oshawott™, Snivy™ and Tepig™ -- as they try to make it through PokéPark and discover the secrets of a mysterious new world. On March 11, Mario™ and friends reunite for a new party game adventure in Mario Party™ 9, which introduces new game-play elements to the series such as boss battles and vehicular travel across a wide assortment of stages.\n\nNintendo 3DS\n\nRelease Date\n\n\nResident Evil™ Revelations (Capcom)\n\n27th January 2012\n\n\nNintendo 3DS Circle Pad Pro\n\n27th January 2012\n\n\nCRUSH™ 3D (SEGA)\n\nJanuary 2012\n\n\n3D Game Collection (Mastertronic)\n\nJanuary 2012\n\n\nVVVVVV (Nicalis)\n\nJanuary 2012\n\n\nMario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games™ (SEGA)\n\nFebruary 2012\n\n\nOne Piece Unlimited Cruise Special (NAMCO BANDAI Games S.A.S.)\n\n10th February 2012\n\n\nSpeedThru: Potzol's Puzzle (Nintendo)**\n\nFebruary 2012\n\n\nKid Icarus™: Uprising (Nintendo)\n\nMarch 2012\n\n\nLandwirtschafts-Simulator 2012 (astragon Software GmbH)\n\n31st March 2012 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)\n\n\nMetal Gear Solid®: Snake Eater 3D (KONAMI)\n\nWinter\n\n\nPAC-MAN™ Party 3D (NAMCO BANDAI Games S.A.S.)\n\nQ1 2012\n\n\nBEN 10™ Galactic Racing (NAMCO BANDAI Games S.A.S.)\n\nQ1 2012\n\n\nTEKKEN™ 3D Prime Edition (NAMCO BANDAI Games S.A.S.)\n\nQ1 2012\n\n\nCrash Time 4 (PQube)\n\nQ1 2012\n\n\n3D Classics: Kid Icarus™ (Nintendo)**\n\nQ1 2012\n\n\nColors! 3D (Collecting Smiles)**\n\nQ1 2012\n\n\nDillon's Rolling Western™ (Nintendo)**\n\n \n\nQ1 2012\n\n\nFun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! (Shin'en Multimedia)**\n\nQ1 2012\n\n\nMutant Mudds™ (Renegade Kid)**\n\nQ1 2012\n\n\nRhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure™ (SEGA)\n\nEarly 2012\n\n\nMario Tennis™* (Nintendo)\n\n2012\n\n\nLuigi's Mansion™ 2* (Nintendo)\n\n2012\n\n\nProfessor Layton 5* (Nintendo)\n\n2012\n\nNintendo DS family of consoles \n\nRelease Date\n\n\nAntipole (Saturnine Games)***\n\n5th January 2012\n\n\nDoodle Fit (Gamelion Studios)***\n\nJanuary 2012\n\n\nHidden Object Show (Intenium Console GmbH)\n\nJanuary 2012 (Benelux)\n\n\nInazuma Eleven ® 2 Firestorm * (Nintendo)\n\nQ1 2012\n\n\nInazuma Eleven ® 2 Blizzard * (Nintendo)\n\nQ1 2012\n\n\nAmoebattle (Grab)***\n\nQ1 2012\n\n\nFlip the Core™ (Engine Software)***\n\nQ1 2012\n\n\nVICTORIOUS™ : Hollywood Arts Debut (NAMCO BANDAI Games S.A.S.)***\n\nQ1 2012\n\nWii\n\nRelease Date\n\n\nBoom Street™ (Nintendo/Square Enix)\n\n6th January 2012\n\n(Spain, Germany, Portugal, Italy - 23rd December 2011)\n\n\nThe Last Story ™ (Nintendo)\n\n24th February 2012\n\n\nMario Party™ 9 (Nintendo)\n\nMarch 2012\n\n\nPokéPark™ 2: Wonders Beyond (Nintendo)\n\nMarch 2012\n\n\nWinter Sports 2012 (PQube)\n\nQ1 2012\n\n\nWe Sing Pop (Nordic Games Publishing AB)\n\nQ1 2012\n\n\nWe Sing 80's (Nordic Games Publishing AB)\n\nQ2 2012\n\n\nLa-Mulana (Nicalis)****\n\nQ1 2012\n\n\nPandora's Tower ™ (Nintendo)\n\nQ2 2012\n\n\nBeat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise™ (Nintendo)\n\n2012\n\n\n\n