North American 3DS Launch Lineup Officially Revealed

[hisak]

No big surprises, but here's the official list from Nintendo:

Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
Steel Diver (Nintendo)
nintendogs + cats (Nintendo)
All first-party launch games will be available for $39.99.
Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition (Capcom)
The Sims 3 (EA)
Madden NFL Football (EA)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D (Konami)
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts)
Ridge Racer 3D (Namco Bandai)
Super Monkey Ball 3D (Sega)
Bust-a-Move Universe (Square-Enix)
Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Tecmo Koei)
Asphalt 3D (Ubisoft)
Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D (Ubisoft)
Rayman 3D (Ubisoft)
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Shadow Wars (Ubisoft)


First-party games officially planned for release in 2011:
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Star Fox 64 3D
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Mario Kart 3DS



Pilotwings and SSFIV for me. Excellent to see that they're trying to release Mario Kart by the end of the year. I would have liked to see Paper Mario, but...

Does this make or break the launch for anyone?

[Ed Link]

For me it does not alter a thing. I was not planning on getting it at launch, and I still wont. I'll hold out until OoT for the off chance of a Zelda 3DS. And even if there is not one, I'll still get one around that time. Mario Kart will be awesome, though.

[hisak]

I'd be shocked if there wasn't a Zelda 3DS (unlike Mario, there's been a main series Zelda game for every Nintendo handheld), but it might take a while for it to arrive. There's always been at least a three year wait between the system's launch and its first Zelda game, and this probably won't be an exception.

[Ed Link]

I actually meant an actual 3DS, but with a Zelda theme.

[hisak]

Ah. Well, I don't see that happening any time soon unless the system bombs.

[Sheldon Cooper PhD]

Doesnt affect me at all. Im in the same boat as Ed. Ill wait for OoT.

Overall it looks like a VERY weak launch, much like the Wii and DS were also if I remember correctly. Street Fighter 4 ought to be awesome though. Love that game, esp. on my Iphone.

Bet we'll see an Angry Birds 3DS in the first 6 months.