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Japan's PS Vita launch line-up

Updated with official, 26-strong list.

Sony has revealed the 26 games that will launch with PlayStation Vita in Japan on 17th December 2011.

Six of the 26 games are available from the PS Store only: Little Deviants, Minnato Issho, 3gokushi touchbattle, Project N.O.E.L.S., Yuusha no kiroku and Niconico.

How Ridge Racer (working title) will be sold yet is undecided.

The remaining 19 games will be available to download and on PS Vita cards.

The 26 launch titles, in alphabetical order, are:

  • BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend - 2D fighting game (Arc System Works)
  • Project N.O.E.L.S. (working title) - music player (Arc System Works)
  • 3gokushi touchbattle (working title) - MMO/RTS (AQ Interactive)
  • Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - fighting game (Capcom) - Launch title
  • Nature of Night of Kamaitachi - 11th visitor, A Suspect (tentative) - adventure: sound novel (Chunsoft)
  • F1 2011 - racing game (Codemasters)
  • Dream C Club Zero Portable - dating simulation game (D3 Publisher)
  • Niconico - Niconico (Dwango)
  • Fis Oh - sport fishing (Kadokawa Games)
  • Katamari Damacy (working title) - roll-'em-up (Namco Bandai)
  • Ridge Racer (working title) - racing game (Namco Bandai)
  • Disgaea 3 Return - strategy RPG (Nippon Ichi Software)
  • Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition - sport tennis (Sega)
  • @field - sport golf (Sonic Powered)
  • Uncharted: Golden - action adventure (Sony)
  • Little Deviants - mini-game collection (Sony)
  • Minnato Issho - social communications (Sony(
  • Hot Shots Golf Next (Everybody's Golf Next) - sport golf (Sony)
  • Yuusha no kiroku (TBD) - life management (Sony)
  • Monster Radar - location-based game (Sony)
  • Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninja - stealth action (Spike)
  • Army Corps of Hell - action (Square Enix)
  • Lord of Apocalypse - action RPG (Square Enix)
  • Dynasty Warriors Next - action with a bit of thinking (Tecmo Koei)
  • Dark Quest - RPG (Ubisoft)
  • Michael Jackson: The Experience HD - rhythm action (Ubisoft)