Nintendo to Distribute Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D in Europe

Nintendo pledged to give more support to third party publishers on 3DS, signing European distribution and marketing deals for Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition and Dead or Alive: Dimensions. Now you can add Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D to that list, as Nintendo of Europe has signed on to bring the game to Europe.

In a deal almost identical to previous agreements, Nintendo will handle the European sales, distribution and marketing for the game when it launches in July.

The most recent update for the game showed Rebecca Chambers joining the mercenaries.

NINTENDO SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH CAPCOM FOR RESIDENT EVIL™: THE MERCENARIES 3D IN EUROPE

12th May, 2011 – Nintendo, a worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment and Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games today confirmed that they have entered into a distribution agreement for the forthcoming game Resident Evil The Mercenaries: 3D to be made available on the Nintendo 3DS. Under the terms of the agreement Nintendo will be responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of the game throughout European territories, with Capcom remaining as publisher. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D is scheduled for release across Europe in July this year.

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, will join a growing number of games which have been made available since the launch of Nintendo 3DS earlier this year, which allows 3D gaming without the need for special glasses.

For the first time Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D delivers the intense Mercenaries gameplay experience on a handheld console. Featuring re-mastered stages from Resident Evil™ 4 and Resident Evil™ 5, the game is a race against time as players attempt to defeat as many enemies as possible before the countdown reaches zero.

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D offers players a variety of gameplay formats with a solo mission option or the ability to team up with others across the world in two-player co-op via network play The game also includes the addition of an all new Skill Slot feature. Players will be able to fill three skill slots from a selection of 30 skills including improvements to weapons performance, reload speed or melee abilities and customise characters to best suit their style of play.

Packed with pulsating action and features, players will be able to control legendary Resident Evil™ characters from past and present and face off against some of the most terrifying enemies, such as the Executioner and Popo Karimu. Playable characters include Chris Redfield, Krauser, Hunk, Jill Valentine, Rebecca Chambers, Albert Wesker and, making her debut in a Mercenaries game, Claire Redfield.

See Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D in action at www.nintendo.co.uk/residentevil3d/ and stay tuned for more updates!