Release This: Patapon 3 Arrives Stateside, Japan Gets Persona 2 Remake

Gamasutra's regular round-up of worldwide video game releases, "Release This!", takes a look at every game title we know to be shipping to stores this week, in a custom compiled list. This week brings Patapon 3 and a Kinect-enhanced version of Michael Jackson: The Experience stateside, while Japan gets a remake of Atlus's Persona 2: Tsumi. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending April 16th, 2011. Games Released in the United States: Nintendo Wii: - Rio - SpongeBob Squigglepants (uDraw) Xbox 360: - DanceDanceRevolution - Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga - Fantastic Pets (Kinect) - Michael Jackson: The Experience (Kinect) - Rio PlayStation 3: - Michael Jackson: The Experience - Rio Nintendo 3DS: - Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3D Nintendo DS: - Escape Trick: The Secret of Rock City Prison - Lego Battles: Ninjago - Rio - Squinkies - TrackMania Turbo PlayStation Portable: - Patapon 3 PC: - Armada 2526: Supernova - Elements of War - Magicka: Vietnam (online) - Time of Fury - World of Tanks THQ's uDraw tablet peripheral gains another compatible title with this week's release of SpongeBob Squigglepants, which arrives on store shelves alongside Atlus's action-RPG compilation Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga and Sony's rhythm-action sequel Patapon 3. The 3DS gets a pair of new releases from Ubisoft this week with Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3D, while Kinect owners will soon receive the virtual pet game Fantastic Pets and dancing sim Michael Jackson: The Experience. Games Released in Europe: Nintendo Wii: - SpongeBob Squigglepants (uDraw) Xbox 360: - Fantastic Pets (Kinect) - Michael Jackson: The Experience (Kinect) - WSC Real 11: World Snooker Championship PlayStation 3: - Michael Jackson: The Experience - WSC Real 11: World Snooker Championship Nintendo DS: - Lego Ninjago PC: - Elements of War The UK-exclusive cue sport sim WSC Real 11: World Snooker Championship is set to premiere on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, while Lego Ninjago debuts as the week's sole portable release in Europe. Games Released in Japan: Nintendo Wii: Xbox 360: - Cross Channel: In Memory of All People - Homefront - WRC: FIA World Rally Championship PlayStation 3: - Homefront - Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011 - WRC: FIA World Rally Championship Nintendo 3DS: - PilotWings Resort - Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011 Nintendo DS: - Cosmetic * Paradise: Princess Life PlayStation Portable: - Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Taisen Z Hakai-hen - Persona 2: Tsumi (Innocent Sin) - Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011 Cyber Front's visual novel sequel Cross Channel: In Memory of All People arrives on the Xbox 360 in Japan this week alongside THQ's first-person shooter Homefront and Milestone's racer WRC: FIA World Rally Championship. Konami readies its baseball franchise update Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2011 for release across multiple platforms this week, as the PSP hosts a remake of Atlus's Persona 2: Tsumi.