Nintendo announced in a press release that Splinter Cell is indeed set to be released on Aug. 20 in North America, Aug. 22 for EMEA territories and Aug. 23 in the UK.

The GamePad, per Nintendo will allow players control of various tools, the ability to kill enemies, navigate through the environments, switch between weapons, and with a motion-based input the player will have a role in playing alongside the standard touch screen functionality.



There have been rumors that it was to be released as early October of last year, however with this official announcement all the rumors can be put to bed.