Nintendo Q1 2012 release line-up features Mario Party 9, Kid Icarus: Uprising

What's in store for Nintendo console owners in the first quarter of 2012? Quite a bit, actually. 3DS users have plenty to look forward to, including Metal Gear Solid 3D Snake Eater, Tales of the Abyss, and the long-awaited Kid Icarus: Uprising. Nintendo's eShop is getting its fair share of notable titles such as VVVVVV, Nightsky, and Mighty Switch Force!

Less titles are showing up on the DS and Wii though there are a few worthwhile games to pick up. Wii owners will want to get their hands on Mario Party 9, Rhythm Heaven Fever, and indie platformer La Mulana from WiiWare. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 for Nintendo DS should be a highlight for RPG fans everywhere.

Nintendo 3DS:

• Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 - January
  
• Resident Evil: Revelations - February 7
  
• Tales of the Abyss - February 14
  
• Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - February 14
  
• Tekken 3D Prime Edtion - February
  
• NCIS The Video Game - March 6
  
• Horses 3D - March 6
  
• Kid Icarus: Uprising - March 23
  
• Nicktoons MLB 3D - March
  
• Metal Gear Solid 3D Snake Eater - Q1
  
• Crush 3D - Q1
  
• Funky Barn - Q1
  
• Rayman Origins - Q1
  

eShop (all Q1):

• Colors! 3D
  
• VVVVVV
  
• Nightsky
  
• Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword
  
• Dillon's Rolling Western
  
• Kirby's Block Ball (Game Boy Virtual Console release)
  
• Mutant Mudds
  
• Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH
  
• Jett Rocket Super Surf
  
• Mighty Switch Force!
  
• Zen Pinball
  

Nintendo DS:

• Chess for Kids - February 14
  
• NARABA: The Labyrinth of Light and NARABA: The Mysterious Palace - February 21
  
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 - February
  
• MLB 2K12 - March 6
  
• Silverlicious - March 20
  
• Xia Xia - March 20
  
• Gogo's Crazy Bones - March 20
  

DSiWare (all Q1):

• Box Pusher
  
• Cake Ninja
  

Nintendo Wii:

• Country Dance Special Edition - February 1
  
• Rhythm Heaven Fever - February 13, budget priced at $29.99
  
• PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond - February 27
  
• MLB 2K12 - March 6
  
• Mario Party 9 - March 11
  
• Karaoke Joysound - Q1
  

WiiWare:

• La Mulana - Q1