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The sudden and massive price cut<\/a> and the Ambassador Program to reward early adopters<\/a> are two clear signs that Nintendo is already pushing the panic button on the 3DS after an unremarkable first few months on the market. Now Nintendo is lining up a star-studded fall\/holiday game release schedule to give the 3DS just the shot in the arm it so desperately needs for its second-chance launch.<\/p>\n

The run of Nintendo mascot titles begins on September 9th with the launch of Star Fox 64 3D<\/em>. After that, Super Mario 3D Land<\/em> will follow in November. And then Mario Kart 7<\/em> will follow in December. <\/p>\n

Although still without a firm ship date, Nintendo also continues to push Kid Icarus: Uprising<\/em> as a holiday season killer-app. Frankly, I grow more worried by the day that it’ll slip into next year. But hopefully my pessimistic side is proven wrong and the game makes it out by Christmas time.<\/p>\n

Beyond Nintendo’s offerings, the outlook on third-party 3DS games is very promising over the second half of the year. Key 3DS games to look out for post-price cut include Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked<\/em> (Aug. 23), Shinobi<\/em> (Nov. 15), Dr. Lautrec & the Forgotten Knights<\/em> (Oct. 18), Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic<\/em> (Oct. 18), Pokemon Rumble Blast<\/em> (Oct. 24), Nano Assault<\/em> (Nov. 22) and Cave Story 3D<\/em> (Nov. 8). <\/p>\n

Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D<\/em>, Sonic Generations<\/em> and Tales of the Abyss<\/em> are also still slated for U.S. launches by end of 2011. But none have concrete dates in place, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if any one or all three fall back to 2012.<\/p>\n

Here are the most recent trailers for some of the big 3DS games you should be looking forward to later this year!<\/p>\n