Mario Kart 7, Super Pokémon Rumble and Star Fox 64 3D will all be released in the coming months.

The holiday period is always a busy and expensive one for gamers and this year is no different. As well as many games being released for the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS the newest Nintendo console, the Nintendo 3DS, will see a number of big games release during its first holiday period on sale.

Eagerly anticipated titles Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 will be released toward the end of the year. Meanwhile Star Fox 64 3D is set to be released next month and third party games such as James Noir's Hollywood Crimes 3D, Tales of the Abyss and Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights ensure gamers won't run out of games to play. Alongside all this a number of Virtual Console and Nintendo 3DS Download Software titles will make sure the eShop remains busy. Full details of all the releases can be found below and make sure you let us know what's top of your Christmas list in the comments section.