Release Dates

News: Gear Up for 99Seconds on 31st May

Gear Up for 99Seconds on 31st May

Release date revealed

EnjoyUp Games' next DSiWare game, 99Seconds, will hit North America on 31st May for 200 Nintendo Points. The retro-styled avoid-everything game comes just over a year after 99Bullets, a similarly old-school title about shooting. Now you have no bullets, just 99 seconds to survive, unless you pick up the extra time capsules that...

News: Wii Pikmin 2 Hits North America on 10th June for $19.99

Wii Pikmin 2 Hits North America on 10th June for $19.99

Among other price drops

The long-awaited Pikmin 2 on Wii reaches North America on 10th June for $19.99. Dropping the New Play Control! monicker, the enhanced romp launches as part of the Nintendo Selects range. It'll be joined by another Wii-enhanced remake, Mario Power Tennis, coming to Nintendo Selects for the first time. There are other price...

News: Dragon Quest X Wii Lands in Japan on 2nd August

Dragon Quest X Wii Lands in Japan on 2nd August

Wii U version still a secret

Square Enix will release its online RPG Dragon Quest X in Japan this August. The Wii game lands on 2nd August in two editions: the standard game costs ¥6,980, or you can buy it with a USB memory card for ¥8,980. If you buy the solus game, you'll need to provide your own USB memory stick with at least 16GB capacity,...

News: Theatrhythm Shimmies to Europe on 6th July

Theatrhythm Shimmies to Europe on 6th July

Going to be a busy day

Nintendo fans with a penchant for rhythm-based gameplay, prepare for 6th July. Not only does Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise land on that day, Square Enix has just announced Theatrhythm Final Fantasy will hit Europe on 6th July too. Europeans also get the snazzy Theatrhythm pre-order bonus too, and all just three days behind...

News: Double Spooky Photo Action Hits Europe on 29th June

Double Spooky Photo Action Hits Europe on 29th June

Wii and 3DS owners beware

Nintendo's planning a double dose of ghostly goings-on on 29th June, as augmented reality fright fest Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir and Wii spooker Project Zero 2: Wii Edition will both reach Europe. Nintendo UK slipped the Wii release date at the bottom of a press release about Spirit Camera — out today in North...

News: Colors! 3D Brightens North America on 5th April

Colors! 3D Brightens North America on 5th April

Brush with fate

Colors! 3D was supposed to hit the eShop late last year, but it was pushed back for further work. Now developer Collecting Smiles has revealed an official release date for North America: 5th April. The announcement came via Twitter, though no word on a price or release date for outside the Americas just yet. Still, you'll be painting...

News: Rayman Origins 3DS Delay Goes Worldwide

Rayman Origins 3DS Delay Goes Worldwide

Now everyone has to wait

We recently found out that Ubisoft was delaying the 3DS version of Rayman Origins until 8th June in Europe and we've now been told that the game's delay will be worldwide. According to the company, Rayman Origins 3DS is now scheduled for a worldwide release in June with the PC release still set for 29th March in North...

News: Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! Rattles into 3DS Cup Next Week

Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! Rattles into 3DS Cup Next Week

Well, in Europe anyway

Shin'en's first eShop game Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! is coming to Europe next week. 3DS owners in the continent can fire up their consoles, head over to the eShop and watch a 3D video of the game in action. If you're on a computer you can read our First Impressions: Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! and anticipate all the Fun! Fun!...

Rumour: Kingdom Hearts 3D European Release Date Leaked

Kingdom Hearts 3D European Release Date Leaked

27th July, in case you wondered

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is a title that many fans are anticipating on 3DS this year, though release details outside of Japan haven't been forthcoming. Apparently there's been a slip-up at Square Enix, however, and we may now know the European release date. As reported by IGN, Square Enix's French store...

News: BIT.TRIP Collections Come to Europe on 16th March

BIT.TRIP Collections Come to Europe on 16th March

Quicker than we thought

Rising Star Games has revealed it's accelerating the release of BIT.TRIP COMPLETE and BIT.TRIP SAGA by seven Earth days. The compilations will now reach European shores on 16th March 2012 instead of the widely advertised 23rd March release date. If you're not sure which game to get, try out BIT.TRIP SAGA review paired with...

News: Pandora's Tower Reaches Europe on 13th April

Pandora's Tower Reaches Europe on 13th April

Action a-go-go, baby

Nintendo Europe just confirmed it'll release Japanese action RPG Pandora's Tower in just under two months' time The action game with a dark heart will launch across Europe on 13th April, giving you plenty of time to finish The Last Story, which is released on 24th February. The announcement also came with this rather delightful...

News: Xenoblade Chronicles Hits North America on 6th April

Xenoblade Chronicles Hits North America on 6th April

Time to gear up

Long-awaited Wii RPG Xenoblade Chronicles is finally heading Stateside on 6th April. Monolith Soft's epic adventure lands in just over two months, giving you plenty of time to read our Xenoblade Chronicles review and get all excited about being able to play it. There's also an enlightening Iwata Asks: Xenoblade Chronicles that delves...

News: Big 3DS Release Dates Still to Be Determined

Big 3DS Release Dates Still to Be Determined

TBD strikes again

The latest Nintendo release schedule doesn't narrow the release windows for many highly anticipated 3DS games. Mario Tennis and Luigi's Mansion 2 are both labelled up as 2012 releases. Animal Crossing and Paper Mario are down for 2012 in Japan but are both listed as "to be determined" for North America and Europe which, in a worst case scenario, could lead to — gulp..

News: PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Gets European Release Date

PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Gets European Release Date

Quick, March

Pikachu's next adventure reaches Europe on 23rd March. PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond reaches the continent nearly a month after its North American release of 27th February, landing in Europe on the same day as Kid Icarus: Uprising. We weren't terribly impressed by the original, as our PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure review makes clear, but with the sequel featuring Unova Pokémon..

News: Wii U to Launch Just in Time for Christmas

Wii U to Launch Just in Time for Christmas

Will you find it under your tree?

We already know that Nintendo will release Wii U before the year's out, but Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has dropped a pretty big hint that the machine will land close to Christmas. According to several sources including Reuters and Bloomberg Japan, Iwata revealed during an investors' briefing that Wii U will hit...

News: Kid Icarus: Uprising Flies to Europe on 23rd March

Kid Icarus: Uprising Flies to Europe on 23rd March

New details inside

Kid Icarus: Uprising finally has a European release date — and it's the same day as North America. Nintendo's next big 3DS title lands on 23rd March, and will include the same 3DS stand as in Japan and North America. The publisher's also revealed more details about the Fiend's Cauldron mode, a new gameplay idea to keep committed players interested by tailoring the game's..

News: Unsheath Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword on 2nd February

Unsheath Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword on 2nd February

$6.99 to pay

Nintendo has revealed the North American release date for Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword — 2nd February. The Nintendo-developed sword fighting game will cost you $6.99. No European release details have been revealed yet, so sit tight. Here's a recent trailer to get you ready. Thanks to Twitter follower @franklero for the tip!

News: Mutant Mudds Hits eShop on 26th January

Mutant Mudds Hits eShop on 26th January

The wait is nearly over

Renegade Kid has just announced that its upcoming eShop platformer Mutant Mudds will be released on 26th January in North America and will set you back $8.99. We'll have a full review of the game up shortly, but in the meantime, you can check out the screenshots gallery below for a taste of what you can expect from the game...

News: Europe Joins the Mario Party on 2nd March

Europe Joins the Mario Party on 2nd March

Send your invitations now

Partygoers across Europe get an extra reason to be cheerful on 2nd March when Nintendo releases Mario Party 9 across the continent. The second Wii instalment in the series, MP9 includes new boss battles, 80 minigames and vehicles too. North America gets it on 11th March. WHO WILL YOU INVITE TO YOUR MARIO PARTY? Rivals become teammates to battle Bowser in Mario Party™ 9..

News: North America Infiltrated by Metal Gear Solid 3D on 21st February

North America Infiltrated by Metal Gear Solid 3D on 21st February

Snake beater

Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D is due for North American launch on 21st February, Konami has revealed. Snake's Cold War adventure reaches North America a few weeks before its European release date, with Circle Pad Pro support and a photo-based camouflage system. Will you be lining up on 21st February? METAL GEAR SOLID SNAKE EATER 3D BREAKS COVER Hideo Kojima's Epic Game Heads to..

News: Rayman Origins 3DS Grabs Europe by the Globox on 16th March

Rayman Origins 3DS Grabs Europe by the Globox on 16th March

Bounding in

Ubisoft has confirmed Rayman Origins for 3DS will reach Europe on Friday 16th March. The portable version of the superb home console platformer is the only real highlight of Ubisoft's 2012 release slate so far. Here's what else Ubi has planned for 3DS: Funky BarnFantasy PetzMonster 4X4Puzzler Crosswords All four of those titles are due for release in June. Still, at least Rayman gets..

News: Nintendo UK Brings Boom Street Forward to 28th December

Nintendo UK Brings Boom Street Forward to 28th December

Shifting stocks

Boom Street (aka Fortune Street) has been brought forward from its 6th January 2012 UK release date to make it out in time for the New Year party season. The board game will now release on 28th December. It's actually quite good, as our Boom Street review states. Nintendo UK announces an early release date for Boom StreetOut in stores from 28th December 2011 21st December 2011 –..

News: Square Enix Announces Kingdom Hearts 3D for the West

Square Enix Announces Kingdom Hearts 3D for the West

Due next year

Square Enix and Disney's fruitful relationship continues next year with Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance], as the publisher confirms the 3DS RPG will come to North America and Europe in 2012. Series stalwarts Sora and Riku appear in new locales, including La Cité des Cloches from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, with characters from other Square Enix games due to appear too: The..

News: North America, Expect Xenoblade Chronicles Before May

North America, Expect Xenoblade Chronicles Before May

Pre-order from Nintendo now

Nintendo gave a vague spring 2012 release date for Xenoblade Chronicles in North America, but now you can pre-order the game directly from Nintendo we have a slightly more precise date. The Nintendo store has the game up for pre-order at $49.99 with the following statement: We expect to begin by the end of April 2012. A confirmation email will be sent when your order..