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Nintendo Unveils Second-Quarter Video Game Lineup

REDMOND, Wash.--(April 12, in the year of our Lord 2011)-- Nintendo of America today revealed a diverse lineup of new video games set to launch during the second quarter of 2011. Whether they’re playing at home on the Wii™ system, having fun on the go with the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or discovering the new Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system, consumers will have a wide variety of engaging, inclusive experiences to choose from as Nintendo and its publishing partners unleash more than 50 games in the coming months.

A June 19 launch date has been set for The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ 3D, a re-mastered edition of one of the most acclaimed installments in The Legend of Zelda series, created exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS system. Wii owners, meanwhile, can look forward to the June 13 launch of Wii Play™: Motion, which includes 12 new motion-controlled games and will be packaged with a black Wii Remote™ Plus controller. Upcoming games also include Mystery Case Files™: Dust to Dust™ for the Wii system, which combines the seek-and-solve fun of the puzzle-based series with adventuresome story elements, multiplayer modes and the intuitive motion control of the Wii Remote™ controller.

“Following a tremendous launch for Nintendo 3DS, our roster of upcoming games for Wii and all of our hand-held systems will keep the momentum going strong into summer,” said Marc Franklin, Nintendo of America’s director of Public Relations. “Games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Wii Play: Motion offer exciting additions to some of Nintendo’s most popular franchises, while our third-party partners continue to provide blockbuster gaming experiences for Nintendo systems.”

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D brings a completely re-mastered version of an epic entry in the beloved The Legend of Zelda game series to Nintendo’s newest hand-held system, Nintendo 3DS. The game couples phenomenally enhanced graphics with stunning, glasses-free 3D visuals to bring to life the daring adventures of its hero, Link™. A streamlined touch-screen interface and newly implemented motion controls provide a fresh and intuitive feel as players immerse themselves in the tale of the creation of Hyrule and the struggle for control of its all-powerful ancient relic. The game will also feature new challenges not included in the original game. The Legend of Zelda veterans can look forward to the Master Quest – a second quest with revamped puzzles and redesigned dungeons that feature the same graphical and interface upgrades as the main game. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D is a masterful improvement on one of the landmark releases in video game history.

With the June 13 launch of Wii Play: Motion, Wii owners will be twisting, turning and enjoying themselves like never before, whether they’re newcomers to the console or have already discovered the fun of the popular Wii Play game. From catching a gust of wind by tilting an umbrella to fending off garden pests by swinging a mallet, each of the 12 included games will have players smiling wide as they use their Wii Remote Plus controller (or Wii Remote with Wii MotionPlus™ accessory) in a variety of interesting, sometimes unexpected ways. Wii Play: Motion comes packaged with a Wii Remote Plus controller – which combines the original Wii Remote controller with the precision of Wii MotionPlus – to deliver great value, precise motion control and immersive social fun that anyone in the household can pick up and instantly enjoy.

Mystery Case Files: Dust to Dust brings the intrigue and sleuthing of Big Fish Games’ Mystery Case Files series to the Wii system for the first time. The game transports players to the enigmatic Malgrave Island, where they must hunt for hidden objects and solve puzzles to collect a magically powerful dust scattered across the island. Anyone can delve quickly and easily into the game’s rich seek-and-solve action, using the Wii Remote controller to examine multi-layered hidden-object scenes, locate cleverly concealed items and obtain inventory items that will help to overcome brain-teasing obstacles. Multiplayer features allow players to team up and crack the case together or face off in a competitive hunt for hidden objects. (Additional controllers are required for multiplayer features and are sold separately.) No matter who’s playing, it’ll take sharp eyes and a keen mind to get to the bottom of Mystery Case Files: Dust to Dust.

Third-party publishers will offer a spectacular range of new software for Nintendo systems in the months to come. Among the upcoming games for the Wii console are Konami Digital Entertainment’s Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2 and Disney Interactive Studios’ LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game. Nintendo 3DS users can look forward to  Warner Bros. Interactive’s Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters which is set to launch simultaneously for Wii, Nintendo 3DS and the Nintendo DS family of systems on June 7.

Below is a partial list of upcoming family friendly games for Nintendo systems. Note that game titles and launch dates are subject to change.

Wii
Publisher				Game				Available
Activision				Transformers™: Dark of the Moon™ Stealth Force Edition				06/14/11
Deep Silver, Inc.				Get Fit with Mel B				Spring
Disney Interactive Studios				LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game				May
Disney•Pixar				Cars 2: The Video Game				Summer
Graffiti Entertainment, Inc.				Reader Rabbit® Preschool				April
				Reader Rabbit® Kindergarten				April
				Reader Rabbit® 1st Grade				April
				Reader Rabbit® 2nd Grade				April
Konami Digital Entertainment				Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2				Spring
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.				ExerBeat™				04/26/11
Nintendo				Wii Play™: Motion				06/13/11
				Mystery Case Files™: Dust to Dust™				06/27/11
SEGA				Thor™: God of Thunder				05/03/11
THQ Inc.				Rio				04/12/11
				SpongeBob SquigglePants				04/12/11
				Kung Fu Panda® 2				05/24/11
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment				Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters				06/07/11
Nintendo DS Family
Publisher				Game				Available
Activision				Transformers™: Dark of the Moon™ AUTOBOTS™				06/14/11
				Transformers™: Dark of the Moon™ DECEPTICONS™				06/14/11
				Squinkies				04/12/11
Bergsala Lightweight LLC				Loving Life with Hello Kitty® and Friends				05/10/11
Disney Interactive Studios				LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game				May
Disney•Pixar				Cars 2: The Video Game				Summer
Easy Interactive				Hollywood Files				06/14/11
				Picture Puzzle Collection				05/17/11
				Match 3 Madness				05/03/11
Konami Digital Entertainment				Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2011				05/10/11
Majesco Entertainment				Cake Mania Main Street				May
SEGA				Thor™: God of Thunder				05/03/11
THQ Inc.				Rio				04/12/11
				Paws & Claws Pampered Pets 2™				04/19/11
				Kung Fu Panda® 2				05/24/11
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment				LEGO® Battles: Ninjago				Spring
				Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters				06/07/11
Nintendo 3DS
Publisher				Game				Available
Activision				Transformers™: Dark of the Moon™ Stealth Force Edition 3D				06/14/11
Crave Games				Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion				05/24/11
D3 Publisher				Dream Trigger™ 3D				April
Disney Interactive Studios				LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game				May
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.				DualPenSports™				May
				PAC-MAN® & Galaga® DIMENSIONS				June
Nintendo				The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ 3D				06/19/11
NIS America, Inc.				Cave Story 3D				06/28/11
THQ Inc.				SpongeBob SquigglePants				05/17/11
Ubisoft Entertainment				Driver® Renegade				Spring
				Rabbids® Travel in Time				04/10/11
				Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® 3D				04/10/11
				James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes™				06/07/11
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment				Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters				06/07/11

Remember that Wii and Nintendo 3DS feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about Nintendo, visit http://www.nintendo.com.

 

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