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
WarioWare D.I.Y. and
Dead or Alive Paradise stateside, while Japan gets the
Etrian Odyssey sequel
Sekaiju no Meikyuu III.
The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending April 3rd, 2010.
Games Released in the United States:
Nintendo Wii:
- Cabela's Monster Buck Hunter
- Dance Sensation!
- Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love
- The Secret Files: Tunguska
- Sushi Go Round
- WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase (online)
Xbox 360:
- Mega Man 10 (online)
- Prison Break: The Conspiracy
- Samurai Shodown Sen
PlayStation 3:
- Prison Break: The Conspiracy
PlayStation 2:
- Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love
Nintendo DS:
- Again
- America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking
- Monster Rancher DS
- Save the Turtles (DSi online)
- The Secret Files: Tunguska
- WarioWare D.I.Y.
PlayStation Portable:
- Dead or Alive Paradise
- Mimana: Iyar Chronicle
PC:
- Mount & Blade: Warband
- Prison Break: The Conspiracy
- The Secret Files: Tunguska
Nintendo's DS microgame creation tool
WarioWare D.I.Y. will premiere in North America this week, along with a linked WiiWare channel that allows users to play and share their creations online.
Tecmo's
Dead or Alive Paradise headlines the week's PSP lineup, while NIS America's localization of Sega's strategy-RPG
Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love could be the final North American release for the PlayStation 2 platform.
Games Released in Europe:
Nintendo Wii:
- Rune Factory Frontier
- Safar'Wii
Xbox 360:
- BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
- Lips: I Love the '80s
- Supreme Commander 2
PlayStation 3:
- BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
PlayStation Portable:
- Dead or Alive Paradise
PC:
- Mount & Blade: Warband
Microsoft's karaoke expansion disc
Lips: I Love the '80s will launch in the UK this week, arriving on store shelves alongside Arc System Works' 2D fighter
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger and Neverland's
Harvest Moon spinoff
Rune Factory Frontier.
Games Released in Japan:
Nintendo Wii:
- EA Sports Active Personal Trainer Wii: 6-Shuukan Shuuchuu Kishime Program
- Spore: Kimi wa Tsukuru Hero
- Winning Post World 2010
Xbox 360:
- Winning Post World 2010
PlayStation 3:
- Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010
- Winning Post World 2010
PlayStation 2:
- Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010
- Winning Post World 2010
Nintendo DS:
- Hudson x GReeeeN Live!? DeeeeS!?
- Kodawari Saihai Simulation: Ocha no Ma Pro Yakyuu DS 2010 Nendohan
- Nicola Kanshuu: Model * Oshare Audition
- Pet Shop Monogatari DS 2
- Sekaiju no Meikyuu III: Seikai no Raihousha
- Spore Hero Arena
PlayStation Portable:
- Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010
- Dead or Alive Paradise
Koei's horse racing sim
Winning Post World 2010 and Konami's baseball franchise sequel
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010 lead this week's multiplatform offerings in Japan, while the Wii gets localizations of
Spore Hero and
EA Sports Active: More Workouts.
Nintendo DS owners will soon receive the
Etrian Odyssey series sequel
Sekaiju no Meikyuu III: Seikai no Raihousha, as the PSP hosts Tecmo's
Dead or Alive Paradise.
