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Nintendo Lineup Confirms Ocarina of Time 3D for June

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Nintendo’s second quarter lineup of 2011 has revealed two new first-party Wii games and the final release date for Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.

No matter how big of a submarine fan you are, one of the most anticipated titles announced for the Nintendo 3DS so far has been Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. Nintendo was tight-lipped about when we’d see the remake of the classic N64 title, but with the recent announcement of the company’s second quarter lineup for 2011comes a final release date for Link… in 3D.

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, which will add more content in the form of a master quest and other mystery additions, will be available in stores on June 19. That’s a little over two months, if you want to count the seconds like me. Additionally, Nintendo dated a bunch of other titles, like Dead or Alive: Dimensons for May and Cave Story 3D for June 28.

Nintendo also did the unexpected and revealed two new first-party titles to be released on the Wii by the end of June. Wii Play: Motion is one, and it sounds like an upgrade of the original Wii Play. Wii Play was Nintendo’s 9 mini-game bundle that also came with a Wii Remote, while Wii Play: Motion will be a 12 mini-game bundle that comes with a Wii Remote Plus. Nintendo says Wii Play: Motion will have players catching wind in umbrellas and smashing “garden pests” with a mallet.

The second first-party title coming out of Nintendo for the Wii this year is Mystery Case Files: Dust to Dust, another entry in the popular hidden-object franchise and the first on the Wii. Fans of hidden-object games should know what to expect here: moving through static scenes, finding hidden objects, picking up screwdrivers to loosen screws, etc. Dust to Dust will also feature a multiplayer component for co-op or competitive play.

The rest of the lineup is made up of titles such as Lego Pirates of the Caribbean, Reader Rabbit Preschool through 2nd Grade, Conduit 2, Splinter Cell 3D, and Driver: Renegade. Whatever you may think about that, don’t forget: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D will be out on June 19. Here’s the full list:

Wii

Activision
Transformers™: Dark of the Moon™ Stealth Force Edition – June 14

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™ – April 26

Nintendo
Wii Play™: Motion – June 13
Mystery Case Files™: Dust to Dust™ – June 27

SEGA
Thor™: God of Thunder – May 3
The Conduit™ 2 – April 12

THQ Inc.
Rio – April 12
SpongeBob SquigglePants – April 12
Kung Fu Panda® 2 – May 24

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters – June 7

Nintendo DS Family

Activision
Transformers™: Dark of the Moon™ AUTOBOTS™ – June 14
Transformers™: Dark of the Moon™ DECEPTICONS™ – June 14
Squinkies – April 12

Bergsala Lightweight LLC
Loving Life with Hello Kitty® and Friends – May 10

Deep Silver, Inc.
Duke Nukem: Critical Mass – Q2

Disney Interactive Studios
LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game – May

Disney?Pixar
Cars 2: The Video Game – Summer

Easy Interactive
Hollywood Files – June 14
Picture Puzzle Collection – May 17
Match 3 Madness – May 3

Konami Digital Entertainment
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2011 – May 10

Majesco Entertainment
Cake Mania Main Street – May

SEGA
Thor™: God of Thunder – May 3

THQ Inc.
Rio – April 12
Paws & Claws Pampered Pets 2™ – April 12
Kung Fu Panda® 2 – May 24

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
LEGO® Battles: Ninjago – Spring
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters – June 7

Nintendo 3DS

Activision
Transformers™: Dark of the Moon™ Stealth Force Edition 3D – June 14

Aksys Games Localization, Inc.
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II – May 24

Crave Games
Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion – May 24

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 – June 19

NIS America, Inc.
Cave Story 3D – June 28

TECMO KOEI AMERICA CORP.
DEAD OR ALIVE® Dimensions – May

THQ Inc.
SpongeBob SquigglePants – May 17

Ubisoft Entertainment
Driver® Renegade – Spring
Rabbids® Travel in Time – April 10
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® 3D – April 10
James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes™ – June 7

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters – June 7

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