More 3DS games dated

Following confirmation earlier this week that eight games will launch alongside the 3DS in Japan on February 26th, Nintendo has now dated a further 16 games that will be out in the month that follows.

As reported by Andriasang, seven games have been given definitive release dates:

March 11th: Super Monkey Ball 3D (Sega)
March 17th: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D (Ubisoft)
March 24th: Dead or Alive Dimensions (Tecmo Koei)
March 24th: Gundam The 3D Battle (Namco Bandai)
March 24th: Rabbids Time Travel (Ubisoft)
March 31st: BlazBlue Continuum Shift II (Arc System Works)
March 31st: Pro Baseball Famisuta 2011 (Namco Bandai)

Also given a speculative ‘March’ release date are the following titles:

Asphalt 3D Nitro Racing (Konami)
Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami)
The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
Tsukurou Ponta no Gardens 3D (Electronic Arts)
Shanghai 3D Cube (Sunsoft)
Naruto Shippuuden Nin Rittai Emaki! Saikyou Ninkai Kessen!! (Takara Tomy)
Virus Shooter XX (Dorasu)
Steel Diver (Nintendo)
Nikoli Puzzle (Hmaster)

Absent from the list are any of Nintendo’s big-name franchises such as Kid Icarus, Starfox, Mario Kart, Ocarina of Time, Paper Mario and Pilotwings. We’re also still waiting on dates for Capcom’s Resident Evil duo, Konami’s Metal Gear Solid and THQ’s Saints Row.

As revealed last week, the following titles will launch alongside the device at the end of next month:

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Super Street Fighter IV 3D
Winning Eleven
Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle
Ridge Racer 3D
Combat of Giant Dinosaur 3D
Puzzle Bobble 3D
Samurai Warriors Chronicle.