Ubisoft's Nintendo 3DS lineup revealed

By Hector Cortez Jan 19, 2011, 23:53 GMT

Ubisoft’s Nintendo 3DS lineup includes new IPs and remakes.

Note: To find out the release date and pricing for Nintendo's upcoming 3DS handheld, check out this article.

Ubisoft announced today it will support the upcoming launch of the Nintendo 3DS with the release of eight games in the first half of calendar year 2011.

Ubisoft’s Nintendo 3DS lineup includes new intellectual properties as well as original renditions of some of its most popular franchises such as Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon and Rayman.

Ubisoft games that will be available in the first half of 2011 for the North American and European launch of the Nintendo 3DS include:

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Sam Fisher is back for some more stealth action.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Shadow Wars: The first tactical, turn-based Ghost Recon game, featuring 3D cut scenes and in-game effects, team management options and a 1vs1 multiplayer mode on the same console. 

Rayman 3D: An adaptation of Rayman 2 The Great Escape, Rayman 3D will feature major updates on key game play elements such as accessibility, progression and learning curve.

Rabbids 3D: The rabbids are back in their first platform game developed exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS.

James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes: A brand new intellectual property developed exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS, James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes makes the player the main character in a puzzle adventure taking place in an interactive 3D world, with 150 puzzles and mind games to solve.

Driver Renegade: Players will embody the Driver series hero John Tanner in the first action driving game for the 3DS.

Combat of Giants Dinosaurs 3D: This 3D take on the popular kids’ franchise mixes exploration and customization with real-time combats.

Asphalt 3D: Developed by Gameloft and published by Ubisoft, Asphalt 3D brings the popular Asphalt franchise to stereoscopic 3D, featuring more than 40 licensed vehicles, 17 track locations and complete StreetPass functionality.