Release This: Pokemon Black and White Premiere Stateside

Gamasutra's regular round-up of worldwide video game releases, "Release This!", takes a look at every game title we know to be shipping to stores this week, in a custom compiled list. This week brings Pokemon Black and White to North America, along with anticipated multiplatform releases like Dragon Age II and Major League Baseball 2K11. The following list covers all of the game software we know to be available -- across all platforms and regions -- for the week ending March 12th, 2011. Games Released in the United States: Nintendo Wii: - The $1,000,000 Pyramid - Heavy Fire: Black Arms (online) - Major League Baseball 2K11 - Maximum Racing: Drag & Stock - Maximum Racing: GP Classic Racing Xbox 360: - Dragon Age II - Major League Baseball 2K11 - Torchlight (online) - Yoostar 2: In the Movies (Kinect) PlayStation 3: - Dragon Age II - Major League Baseball 2K11 - MLB 2011: The Show - Yoostar 2: In the Movies PlayStation 2: - Major League Baseball 2K11 - MLB 2011: The Show Nintendo DS: - Atari's Greatest Hits Volume 2 - Beastly: Frantic Foto - G.G Series: Horizontal Bar (DSi online) - GO Series: Earth Saver (DSi online) - Major League Baseball 2K11 - Petz: Bunnyz Bunch - Pokemon Black Version - Pokemon White Version PlayStation Portable: - Major League Baseball 2K11 - MLB 2011: The Show - Phantom Brave: Heroes of the Hermuda Triangle PC: - Dragon Age II - Major League Baseball 2K11 - The Sims 3: Barnacle Bay Nintendo's fifth-generation Pokemon series sequels Pokemon Black and White premiere at retail in North America this week, joining BioWare's multiplatform RPG Dragon Age II and the Kinect- and Move-enabled acting sim Yoostar 2. This week also introduces the latest entries in Sony's and 2K's rival baseball sim franchises -- MLB 2011: The Show remains exclusive to Sony's consoles, while Major League Baseball 2K11 will debut across all major platforms in the coming week. Games Released in Europe: Nintendo Wii: - Challenge Me: Word Puzzles Xbox 360: - Dragon Age II - Torchlight (online) - Yoostar 2: In the Movies (Kinect) PlayStation 3: - Dragon Age II - Yoostar 2: In the Movies Nintendo DS: - Challenge Me: Word Puzzles - Hidden Photos - Lost Identities PC: - Challenge Me: Word Puzzles - Dragon Age II - Trapped Dead Dragon Age II and Yoostar 2 will also arrive in the UK this week, joining the Europe-exclusive Challenge Me: Word Puzzles and Runic's Xbox Live Arcade adaptation of Torchlight. Games Released in Japan: PlayStation 3: - Shin Sangoku Musou 6 Nintendo 3DS: - Asphalt 3D: Nitro Racing PlayStation Portable: - Dear Drops Distortion - Fairy Tail: Portable Guild 2 - Hoshizora * Planet: One Small Step For... - Nikoli no Sudoku +3 Dai-San-Shuu: Slither Link Masyu Yajilin - Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan Saisen - San Goku Shi IX with Power-Up Kit Koei's Shin Sangoku Musou 6 (to be released stateside later this month as Dynasty Warriors 7) debuts as this week's sole console release in Japan. 3DS owners will soon see Gameloft's Asphalt 3D: Nitro Racing, while the PSP gets a collection of visual novels from Cyber Front, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms sequel San Goku Shi IX with Power-Up Kit, and Namco Bandai's anime-licensed Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan Saisen.