Game Gear games coming to 3DS in March

February 22, 2012 by Mat Growcott

The Game Gear Virtual Console games that were announced for 3DS last year will begin to make their way to the console next month.

Japan will be seeing its first batch of Game Gear games on the Virtual Console next month as the promised re-releases start to flood onto the 3DS shop. Previously confirmed in March 2011, I can't believe it's taken a year to get three titles onto the store, but at least there's a decent selection. So far, these have only been confirmed for Japan, although news of a Western release could be coming before the launch date.

The first three Game Gear games on the 3DS will be Shinobi, Dragon Crystal and Sonic Chaos sequel Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble. The games will each cost ¥300, a little under four dollars/£2.50, although thanks to tax and the like you can probably expect a little more than that, especially in the UK.

Game Gear Virtual Console releases might be one of the things discussed by Nintendo in today's press conferences, so watch this space.