Potential owners of the imminent Nintendo 3DS game console will be able enjoy quite a lot of games at launch.

The Nintendo 3DS will hit North American store shelves on 27th of March, with as many as eighteen titles, including the Sims 3, Madden NFL Football, Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D, Bust-a-Move Universe, nintendogs + cats, Super Street Fighter IV 3D and Pilotwings Resort.

Three games viz. Steel Diver, Nintendogs + Cats, Pilotwings Resort will be made available with retail price tag of $39.99.

Pilotwings Resort is an aerial adventure game that features aero-planes, rocket belts and hang gliders.

Steel Diver is a submarine combat game, while Nintendogs+Cats title allows players to interact with realistic puppies & kittens.

In Europe, the Nintendo 3DS will not include Steel Driver, Bust-a-Move Universe, Madden NFL Football and Combat of Dinosaurs, but it will try to fill the gap with Ghost Recon: Splinter Cell 3D. The much-anticipated game console will hit European stores on 25th of March.

In North America, the Nintendo 3DS will be available for $250, while European retailers are free to set their own prices for the game console.