Anime fanatics just can’t get enough of their favorite anime movies or tv series. In fact, most of them collect anime based games. So if you are wondering what kind of anime games are slated to be released on 2012, then you definitely came to the right place. Below is a list of some of the games based from popular anime that will once again grace the screens of many game consoles by 2012.

Final Fantasy XIII-2

First on the list is the very popular Final Fantasy Franchise. There have been a lot of rumors circulating about the release of a new game version of Final Fantasy in early 2012. Good news is that, it is now finally confirmed. Final Fantasy XIII-2, which is published and developed by Square Enix, is scheduled to be released on the 31st of January 2012 in North America, and on the 3rd of February 2012 in Europe. Japan, however, will get an early release since Final Fantasy XIII-2 game will be out in the Japanese market on the 15th of December this year. If you are fortunate enough to be in Japan during the time of the game’s release, then might as well grab a copy if you cannot wait to see what the new Final Fantasy game has to offer. Final Fantasy XIII-2 is the sequel of the 2009 RPG Final Fantasy XIII. The game is designed to be played on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

Street Fighter X Tekken

This is a highly anticipated crossover fighting game from Capcom. Yoshinori Ono, Capcom producer, announced that the game is in development during the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International. Slated for official market released on March 2012, Street Fighter X Tekken will be available on Playstation Vita, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3. This crossover game will feature characters from Namco’s Tekken and Capcom’s Street Fighter. Namco is currently working on their version of the crossover game which has a tentative working title ‘Tekken X Street Fighter’.

Pokemon

Dengeki Nintendo magazine hinted that they will be releasing a review on the upcoming Pokemon game on their May 2012 issue. However, no further information was released as to what version of the popular anime game will be released early next year. It was not even mentioned when the game will be officially available in the market. Many believe that the Pokemon game to be released on 2012 is most likely to be a spin-off game but Pokemon lovers will have to wait for more details to confirm if there is any truth to this news or not.