3DS Japanese launch lineup announced, along with BlazBlue for later in 2011

As expected, Nintendo revealed the Japanese launch lineup for the 3DS at Nintendo World 2011, and -- as expected -- it's about 10 games. Eight, to be specific. The games that will be available on the Japanese launch date of February 26 include:

• Winning Eleven 3DSoccer (5,800 yen/$70)

• Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition (4,800 yen/$58)

• Samurai Warriors Chronicle (6,090 yen/$73)

• Tobidasu! Puzzle Bobble 3D (4,980 yen/$60)

• Nintendogs + Cats (Toy Poodle & New Friends, French Bulldog & New Friends, Shiba & New Friends, 4,800 yen each)

• Ridge Racer 3D (6,090 yen/$73)

• Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D (5,040 yen/$61)

• Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (5,980 yen/$72)

In addition, Nintendo's list of 2011 games reveals some new titles, including BlazBlue Continuum Shift 2, ports of Tales of the Abyss and Raving Rabbids Travel in Time, and a third game in the DS's Tank Beat series.

[Update: Famitsu posted pictures from the stage, showing box arts and prices for many of these games. We've updated the list with prices; check Famitsu for box arts. Keep in mind that Japanese game prices are usually higher than American prices; DS games typically retail for about 4,800 yen/$58.]