Zooming past the holidays to 2012, Nintendo has announced the lineup of releases for the first quarter of 2012.
Below is a partial list of upcoming games for Nintendo systems. Note that game titles and launch dates are subject to change.
Nintendo 3DS
2K Play
Nicktoons MLB 3D – March
Capcom
Resident Evil® Revelations – Feb. 7
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
METAL GEAR SOLID® 3D Snake Eater – Q1
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 – January
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
TEKKEN 3D Prime Edition™ – February
Tales of the Abyss® – Feb. 14
Nintendo
Kid Icarus: Uprising – March 23
Published by SEGA® of America
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games™ – Feb. 14
SEGA® of America
CRUSH™3D – Q1
Ubisoft
NCIS The Video Game (Based on the TV Series) – March 6
Horses 3D – March 6
Funky Barn – Q1
Rayman® Origins – Q1
Nintendo is also introducing an optional accessory that gives Nintendo 3DS owners a second analog stick to control compatible games. The Circle Pad Pro will launch in the United States on Feb. 7. It will be sold through GameStop stores and online at http://www.gamestop.com at a suggested retail price of $19.99. The Circle Pad Pro is a comfortable cradle that holds the Nintendo 3DS system while adding an analog Circle Pad on the system’s right side. The attachment also adds additional shoulder buttons to give it a feel more akin to traditional console controllers. It is designed as an optional accessory and is compatible with Resident Evil Revelations and METAL GEAR SOLID 3D Snake Eater.
Nintendo eShop
Collecting Smiles
Colors! 3D – Q1
Nicalis
VVVVVV – Q1
NightSky – Q1
Nintendo
Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword – Q1
Dillon’s Rolling Western – Q1
Kirby’s Block Ball™ – Q1
Renegade Kid
Mutant Mudds – Q1
Shin’en Multimedia
Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH – Q1
Jett Rocket Super Surf – Q1
WayForward
Mighty Switch Force – Q1
Zen Studios
Zen Pinball – Q1
Wii
2K Sports
MLB 2K12 – March 6
GameMill Entertainment
Country Dance™ Special Edition – Feb. 1
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Karaoke Joysound – Q1
Nintendo
Rhythm Heaven Fever – Feb. 13
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond – Feb. 27
Mario Party 9 – March 11
WiiWare™
Nicalis
La Mulana – Q1
Nintendo DS™ Family
2K Sports
MLB 2K12 – March 6
ATLUS
Shin Megami Tensei®: Devil Survivor™ 2 – February
GameMill Entertainment
Silverlicious™ – March 20
Xia Xia™ – March 20
Gogo’s Crazy Bones™ – March 20
Mentor Interactive
Chess for Kids – Feb. 14
NARABA: The Labyrinth of Light – Feb. 21
NARABA: The Mysterious Palace – Feb. 21
Nintendo DSiWare™
Cosmigo
Box Pusher – Q1
Cypronia
Cake Ninja – Q1
Stay tuned here to CGR for more news on these games as we get closer to their launch dates. Looking forward to Mario Party 9 in a few months? If you haven’t seen how Mario parties on the DS, check this out:
Classic Game Room: MARIO PARTY DS review for Nintendo DS 
Well I hear they may not have included it, because they wanted to get their product out before the Vita. Would’ve taken extra time to fit another analog stick in there.
I just don’t understand the point of Metal Gear Solid 3 here. You aren’t going to get to enjoy the other Metal Gear Solid games unless you get a Sony console and even then, MGS 3 comes with MGS 2 on the PS3/Vita. So really, just no point in it. I’m aware it was originally a tech demo and they only made it into a full game because they were lacking launch titles, but it just doesn’t seem like a good idea unless they want to turn people towards Sony.
You could say the same about Tekken. I just get the impression Nintendo rushed the 3DS to market, what with not including a second analogue stick and the poor launch lineup, and the poor initial sales seem to reflect that.
Seems Nintendo deliberately didn’t include a second analogue stick on the original 3DS, just so they could make more money by selling it separately, because I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t have slipped their minds entirely.