Last week Nintendo announced that the Nintendo DS, the predecessor to the Nintendo 3DS was still selling units at a 2:1 ratio verses the 3DS. Nintendo and the Pokémon Company International have now announced the localization of Super Pokémon Scramble which should help increase the sales of the Nintendo 3DS. Pokémon Rumble Blast will be released in North America for the Nintendo 3DS on October 24th, 2011. Below is the press release from the official Pokémon website. A page has been created on our site for the game as well as a passwords page that keeps track of the passwords as they are announced.

Press Release from Official Website

Collect and battle Toy Pokémon in Pokémon Rumble Blast for the Nintendo 3DS™ system!

Pokémon Rumble Blast, the first Pokémon game created exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS system, is an action-packed Pokémon adventure in 3D! Battle against waves of opponents, connect and play with friends, and collect more than 600 different Toy Pokémon!

As you advance through each stage in Pokémon Rumble Blast, your Toy Pokémon will face dozens of Pokémon at once in fast and furious real-time battles! You’ll also run into giant Boss Pokémon, whose massive size and strength will make them especially tough to defeat—and who can become powerful allies if you’re lucky!

Pokémon Rumble Blast lets you connect wirelessly with your friends in two ways. You can use a local wireless connection to launch cooperative play mode, where you can team up to battle through levels and befriend defeated Toy Pokémon more easily. Or, you can use the StreetPass™ feature of the Nintendo 3DS system to challenge the Toy Pokémon collections of nearby players and to view other players’ Mii™ characters in your game.

You can collect more than 600 kinds of Toy Pokémon in Pokémon Rumble Blast, including those from the recently released Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version games. Switch between the various Toy Pokémon you collect to discover the strengths and weaknesses of each Pokémon. Plus, some of the Pokémon you befriend will have special stats and abilities!

Pokémon Rumble Blast will be available for the Nintendo 3DS system starting October 24th!

Source: http://www.pokemon.com/us/news/vg_pokemonrumbleblast_announce-2011-07-18/

Press Release from Nintendo Press Website

First Pokémon Game for Hand-Held Nintendo 3DS System Includes Fast-Paced Battles, Social Play Features and More Than 600 Pokémon

REDMOND, Wash., July 19, 2011 – Starting this fall, Pokémon™ fans will be able to experience the franchise's battle-based action and adventure in a whole new dimension. Nintendo of America has announced an Oct. 24 launch date for Pokémon™ Rumble Blast, the first Pokémon game created exclusively for the hand-held Nintendo 3DS™ system. An action-packed Pokémon adventure in 3D without the need for special glasses, the game lets players battle against waves of opposing wind-up Toy Pokémon, connect and play with friends, and collect more than 600 Toy Pokémon.

"Pokémon Rumble Blast delivers instant Pokémon gratification," said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "The controls are intuitive and simple enough for anyone to pick up and play, while new battle modes, more than 600 Toy Pokémon and social play opportunities offer deep experiences for longtime fans."

Remember that Nintendo 3DS features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.

For more information about Pokémon Rumble Blast, visit http://www.pokemon.com/rumbleblast.

Source: http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=29791

Official Trailer

While its good that they are releasing this game this year, Nintendo really needs to get more Nintendo 3DS games out faster as the library is so small. Why delay a game months when its already done.

I couldn't agree more with you, Sunain. There's absolutely NO game at all for the 3DS this summer, and it wouldn't really be a problem if there had been more quality titles BEFORE summer... which, unfortunately, isn't the case.

Fortunately, looks like the end of the year will be so much better.

But frankly, are they really expecting to boost 3DS sales with THIS game? Err...