We were aware of the 3D Classics: Kid Icarus date through the Nintendo of Europe announcement last week, but a bunch of other dates below are new.

Nintendo eShop

3D Classics: Kid Icarus (Nintendo)
05/01/2012

WiiWare

Paint Splash (Knapnok Games)
500 Points
15/12/2011

Football Up (EnjoyUp Games)
22/12/2011

Magic Destiny Astrological Games (Shanblue Interactive)
500 Points
31/12/2011

DSiWare

Cake Ninja (Cypronia)
500 Points/€5/£4.50
15/12/2011

Commando Steel Disaster (Cinemax)
800 Points/€8/£7.20
22/12/2011

Flipper 2: Flush the Goldfish (Engine Software)
500 Points/€5/£4.50
29/12/2011

Castle Conqueror Heroes (CIRCLE Entertainment)
29/12/2011

Antipole (Saturine Games)
05/01/2012

Make Up & Style (Cypronia)
500 Points/€5/£4.50
12/01/2012

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THQ and Vigil Games have said all along that they hope to have Darksiders II ready for the launch of the Wii U. Today, they’ve reiterated their plans.

In a new press release, THQ stated that the game “is also anticipated to be a launch title for Wii U.” The game will arrive on other platforms next summer.

The same press release revealed that a new trailer for Darksiders II can be seen during the Spike VGAs tomorrow night. The show begins at 8 PM EDT.

As a reminder, European Nintendo fans can download Pullbox, Blaster Master Enemy Below, Christmas Wonderland, Bloons TD 3 and Paper Wars Cannon Fodder this week.

Cambridge, Mass. – December 9th, 2011 – Harmonix today announced that on December 13th a three-pack of songs from progressive rock masters Rush, along with single tracks from Black Veil Brides and Volbeat will come to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

Rock Band provides the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums through the Rock Band music platform, which features more than 900 artists and more than 3,000* tracks via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/songs). Rock Band’s gigantic music library dwarfs that of any other rhythm video game on the market. More than 100 million songs have been sold through the Rock Band Music Store since its launch on Nov. 20, 2007.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 system and Wii™

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Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 has been rated by the Korean Game Rating Board. Although SEGA hasn’t revealed any details about the game, the listing could mean that it’ll be released within the next couple of months. Expect some information on Episode 2 soon.

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Starting next week, Just Dance 3 players will be given the opportunity to download the “Mario” song through the in-game store. Something about seeing Mario dance as shown in the video above is just very, very creepy… if this interests you, though, you can purchase the song for 250 points.

Multiplatform

North America:
1. Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft, Wii)
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision, X360)
3. Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft, X360)
4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda, X360)
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision, PS3)

Japan:
1. Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 3DS)
2. Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo, 3DS)
3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda, PS3)
4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda, X360)
5. Hoshi no Kirby Wii (Nintendo, Wii)

UK:
1. Just Dance 3 – Special Edition (Ubisoft, Wii)
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda, X360)
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision, X360)
4. Professor Layton and the Spectre’s Call (Nintendo, DS)
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision, PS3)

Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft)
2. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
3. Zumba Fitness 2 (Majesco)
4. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
5. uDraw Game Tablet with uDraw Studio: Instant Artist – Black (THQ)

Japan:
1. Hoshi no Kirby Wii (Nintendo)
2. Just Dance Wii (Nintendo)
3. Zelda no Densetsu: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Mario & Sonic At London Olympic (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Just Dance 3 – Special Edition (Ubisoft)
2. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Sega)
3. Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
4. ABBA: You Can Dance (Ubisoft)
5. Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft)

Nintendo 3DS

North America:
1. Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
2. Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
4. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars 3D (LucasArts)
5. Pokemon Rumble Blast (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
2. Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
3. Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina 3D (Nintendo)
4. Super Pokemon Rumble (Nintendo)
5. Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle and New Friends (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
2. Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
3. Super Pokemon Rumble (Nintendo)
4. Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever and New Friends (Nintendo)
5. FIFA 12 (EA Games)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. Kirby Mass Attack (Nintendo)
2. Monster High: Ghoul Spirit (THQ)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Plants vs. Zombies (PopCap)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 – Shinsekai (Namco Bandai)
2. Tamagotchi Collection (Namco Bandai)
3. Atsumete! Kirby (Nintendo)
4. Metal Max 2: Reloaded – Limited Edition (Kadokawa Games)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Spectre’s Call (Nintendo)
2. Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo (Activision)
3. Let’s Draw! (Majesco)
4. Art Academy (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)

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