Mr Shibata announced that Inazuma Eleven 3 would be released in Europe "This Summer" in the February (14/2/13) Nintendo Direct conference. This was a 3DS remake of the 3rd game in the series.

Prior to this announcement, Inazuma Eleven 1,2,3: The Legend of Mamoru Endou was released last December, it featured all six original DS games remade for the 3DS including all three versions of Inazuma Eleven 3. Spark, Bomber & Ogre.

Although for Europe we're only seeing to of these versions being released as The Ogre was based on the Japanese movie at the time.

As well as the same great gameplay we've come to know and love, Inazuma Eleven 3 brought some new features to the series (at the time) including tactical teamp play, chained goal shot where it requires your team mates to put together a string of special moves to completely overwhelm your opposition. The game also introduces a new way of scouting players through the capsule vending machine.

Also, Inazuma Eleven figuirines will be made available to fans in the lead up to the european launch.

Inazuma Eleven 3: Lightning Bolt and Inazuma Eleven 3: Bomb Blast will be released on the 27th of September for the Nintendo 3DS.