First-party 3DS titles Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Fire Emblem are scheduled for release in Europe in the first sixth months of 2013, according to Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata.

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon will be first out of the blocks, reaching store shelves in Q1 2013. This latest ghostly adventure, which was initially expected to launch this winter, puts the younger plumber back in charge with his trusty Poltergust vacuum cleaner, with multiple haunted manors for him to traverse and conquer.

Later in the year, during Q2 2013, Europeans will also be able to enjoy the latest in the long-running Fire Emblem series. Continuing the franchise's tradition of turn-based strategy battles, the game was noteworthy when it released in Japan earlier this year for being the first Nintendo-published title to sell downloadable content.