If you need some warm, woolly thoughts to get you through this seasonal cold spell, Nintendo is happy to oblige. It's finally set a release date for rotund adventurer Kirby's latest outing, Kirby's Epic Yarn.
You're going to have to keep thinking those pink thoughts a while longer though as Kirby's Epic Yarn doesn't arrive in Europe until February 25 next year. That's still virtually three whole extra months of seething rage and jealous glances directed in the general direction of Japanese and North American punters who've been tugging on Kirby's string for some time now.
If you've not been keeping up, Kirby's Epic Yarn sees the adorable dough ball transformed into twine as he's thrust into the fabric world of Patch Land for a classic platform adventure. Prince Fluff adds an element of co-op action to proceedings in this, Kirby's first console outing since Kirby's Air Ride on GameCube.
Thankfully, Kirby's latest adventure is a significant notch above that disastrous GameCube effort - as you'll see for yourself if you check out IGN's recent Kirby's Epic Yarn review.