REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– On day one, new Nintendo 3DS™ owners will have plenty of video games to keep them busy. Nintendo and its third-party publishing partners have made sure that people who buy a system on March 27 will be able to choose from a variety of experiences that leverage the system’s new features. A steady and diverse stream of games of all kinds will keep the fun going, with more than 30 Nintendo 3DS games total launching before the E3 Expo in early June.
“Seeing 3D visuals without the need for special glasses is just one aspect of Nintendo 3DS,” said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. “The real test of any system is whether the games and applications draw you in and keep you engaged. Through the launch window and beyond, Nintendo 3DS delivers.”
On March 27, new Nintendo 3DS owners will be able to choose from the following Nintendo-published games, each available at a suggested retail price of $39.99:
– Pilotwings Resort™, an aerial adventure featuring airplanes, hang gliders and rocket belts. Players soar above tropical Wuhu Island in 3D as they complete missions or snap pictures.
– Steel Diver™, a submarine game that involves strategy and combat. The 3D visuals give players the sensation that they are looking into a miniature aquarium as they control the sub’s speed, depth and pitch, and fire torpedoes.
– nintendogs™ + cats, a game that lets players interact with realistic puppies – and kittens – in a variety of fun ways. There are three versions of the software, each with different starting breeds: French bulldog, toy poodle and golden retriever. But in each version players can unlock and enjoy more than 20 different breeds.
Other Nintendo 3DS games in the works for 2011 from Nintendo include The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ 3D, Star Fox 64™ 3D, Kid Icarus™: Uprising and new installments in the Mario Kart™ series.
Third-party publishers also have a strong slate of games ready to go on March 27. These include:
-Super Street Fighter® IV 3D Edition from CAPCOM
– The Sims™ 3 from EA
– Madden NFL Football from EA SPORTS
– Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D from Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
– LEGO® Star Wars® III: The Clone Wars™ from LucasArts™
– RIDGE RACER® 3D from NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
– Super Monkey Ball™ 3D from SEGA
– BUST-A-MOVE UNIVERSE™ from Square-Enix, Inc.
– SAMURAI WARRIORS®: Chronicles from TECMO KOEI AMERICA Corp.
– Asphalt™ 3D from UBISOFT
– Combat of Giants™: Dinosaurs 3D from UBISOFT
– Rayman® 3D from UBISOFT
– Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Shadow Wars from UBISOFT