NIS America has revealed that their first Nintendo 3DS title Cave Story 3D will be released on Nov 8, 2011.

Jack Niida, producer at NIS America weighed in on the delay, “We are currently undergoing improvements to enhance gameplay. Changes are in the small details, but in order to satisfy both the fans and the new players we need to make sure the game is done right. Please look forward to it this holiday season. Cave Story 3D will be a blast.”

Cave Story 3D is a side-scrolling action/adventure game inspired by the 2D original. You wake up in a cave with no idea who you are or where you came from, but you know you must help a race of rabbit-like creatures beat the crap out of some crusty old doctor.

As you advance through the game, you’ll learn the origin of the Mimigaworld, as well as your own. Like the critically acclaimed Pixel masterpiece, Cave Story 3D is a combination of high-speed shooting action scenes with an emphasis on platforming, exploration, and light puzzle solving, as well as an engrossing storyline.