Nintendo Announces First Quarter Releases- Kid Icarus: Uprising

Nintendo has just announced their planned releases for 1Q 2012 and most of them are for the 3DS.

Kid Icarus fans, we now have a release date for the long-awaited sequel to the original NES and gameboy games.  The game is titled Kid Icarus: Uprising and will be available on March 23, 2012.  The game will feature the classic story of Pit versus Medusa but will take battles to the air as well as the ground.  The game will also support a multiplayer mode which features team battles up to 3vs3.  If you have been holding out on buying a 3DS (like I have), this may be the reason to shill out the dough.

Here are the titles and their dates for Nintendo's release plan during the first quarter


3DS Release Schedule
Pro Evolution Soccer - Konami - January
Resident Evil: Revelations - Capcom - February 7
Circle Pad Pro peripheral - Nintendo - February 7
Tales of the Abyss - Namco Bandai - February 14
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - Sega - February 14
Tekken 3D Prime Edition - Namco Bandai - February
NCIS: The Video Game - Ubisoft - March 6
Horses 3D - Ubisoft - March 6
Kid Icarus: Uprising - Nintendo - March 23
Nicktoons MLB 3D - 2K Play - March
Crush3D - Sega - Q1
Funky Barn - Ubisoft - Q1
Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater - Konami - Q1
Rayman Origins - Ubisoft - Q1



Wii Release Schedule
Country Dance Special Edition - GameMill Entertainment - February 1
Rhythm Heaven Fever - Nintendo - February 13
PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond - Nintendo - February 27
MLB 2K12 - 2K Sports - March 6
Mario Party 9 - Nintendo - March 11
Karaoke Joysound - Konami - Q1
La Mulana (WiiWare) - Nicalis - Q1



DS Release Schedule
Chess for Kids - Mentor Interactive - February 14
Naraba: The Labyrinth of Light - Mentor Interactive - February 21
Naraba: The Mysterious Palace  - Mentor Interactive - February 21
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 - Atlus - February
MLB 2K12 - 2K Sports - March 6
Silverlicious - GameMill - March 20
Xia Xia - GameMill - March 20
Gogo's Crazy Bones - GameMill - March 20
Box Pusher (DSiWare) - Cosmigo - Q1
Cake Ninja (DSiWare) - Cosmigo - Q1



3DS eShop Release Schedule
Colors 3D - Collecting Smiles
Dillon's Rolling Western - Nintendo
Fun! Fun! Minigolf Touch - Shin'en Multimedia
Jett Rocket Super Surf - Shin'en Multimedia
Kirby's Block Ball - Nintendo
Mighty Switch Force - WayForward
Mutant Mudds - Renegade Kid
NightSky - Nicalis
Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword - Nintendo
VVVVV - Nicalis
Zen Pinball - Zen Studios