Sold. I suspect I'll hate myself almost immediately afterwards, but... sold.

As part of my efforts to keep the data looking A-OK on Giant Bomb, I've recently been digging through press releases and retailer sites in an attempt to figure out what, exactly, is launching alongside the Vita when it hits North America next February. The bits and pieces out there weren't great or conclusive, so I'm a bit relieved that Sony decided to make it somewhat easier by posting a list of confirmed launch day and launch window releases over on its official blog.

Here's the lowdown:

Launch Day Retail Games

• Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational - SCEA
• Little Deviants - SCEA
• ModNation Racers: Road Trip - SCEA
• Uncharted: Golden Abyss - SCEA
• Wipeout 2048 - SCEA
• Army Corps of Hell - Square Enix
• Asphalt Injection - Ubisoft
• Ben10 Galactic Racing - D3
• Blazblue: Continuum Shift Extend - Aksys Games
• Dungeon Hunter Alliance - Ubisoft
• Dynasty Warriors Next - Tecmo Koei
• F1 2011 - Codemasters
• FIFA Soccer - Electronic Arts
• Lumines Electronic Symphony - Ubisoft
• Michael Jackson The Experience - Ubisoft
• Rayman Origins - Ubisoft
• Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen - Namco Bandai
• Touch My Katamari - Namco Bandai
• Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 - Capcom
• Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition - Sega

These balls are not available in stores.

While some or all of those games will also be available for sale digitally through the PlayStation Store, there will also be a few launch games that are digital-only. Which ones, you ask? Well, how about...

Launch Day PSN-Only Games

• Escape Plan - SCEA
• Hustle Kings - SCEA
• Super StarDust Delta - SCEA
• Plants vs. Zombies - SOE
• Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack!!! - Drinkbox Studios

And, lastly, these are "launch window" games, which I take to mean as games that absolutely won't be available on launch day, but should be available soon after. Sony simply doesn't specify what sort of timeframe it's referring to. Retailers are listing launch day (or pre-launch day) dates for most of these games right now, so we'll have to sit on our hands and wait to figure out what's up with these games, as some of them were originally slated for launch. Maybe they'll still make it out in time?

Launch Window Releases

• Gravity Rush - SCEA
• MLB 12 The Show - SCEA (3/6/2012)
• Reality Fighters - SCEA
• Unit 13 - SCEA
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 - Warner Bros.
• Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention - NIS America
• Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus - Tecmo Koei
• Ridge Racer - Namco Bandai
• Silent Hill: Book of Memories - Konami
• Supremacy MMA: Unrestricted - 505 Games

It's very interesting (to me, anyway) to see Ridge Racer not in the Day 1 column. Maybe the US version won't just be some sort of three-track rip-off like it apparently is overseas? Pricing details, or at least a range of prices, were also briefly discussed. Each of the games listed above will fall somewhere between $9.99 and $49.99.