Nintendo has released a calendar of upcoming game launches that includes games we've been expecting and excludes games we've been dying for.

First up, in regards to Pikmin 3, I say that Nintendo "seemingly" delayed the game because it was initially slated as a launch window title. Nintendo defined the launch window for the Wii U as November 18th, 2012 until March 31st, 2013. Now, in the presser sent to us (which you can read by hitting the big button at the base of this post), Nintendo indicates that Pikmin 3, among a few other games, "will arrive in the first half of the year."

In the press release, Nintendo has a table filled with upcoming releases that stretch into April. Pikmin 3 is nowhere on it. Also missing is Platinum Games' The Wonderful 101.

The good news, however, is that we have official launch dates for both Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon for the Nintendo 3DS and LEGO City: Undercover for the Wii U. Luigi's Mansion is set to launch on March 24th, while LEGO City: Undercover will release on March 18th.

I will say this about game delays, whether or not they're given a hard announcement: if they make a game better, I'm all for them. If Nintendo and Miyamoto genuinely believe that Pikmin 3 needs more time in the oven, I'm fine with these delays. It's bogus that this software started out as something set to launch with the Wii U, but gamers will remember the final product more than they will the delays.

Unless it turns into Duke Nukem Forever. Please, no.

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