In a Nintendo Direct Video released April 17, Satoru Iwata announced that this year will be the year of Luigi. With Luigi starring in several games coming from Nintendo this year including his very own DLC, New Super Luigi U, where instead of playing as Mario you play as his younger brother in an all new adventure. This also seems to be the year of the 3DS as most of the games that were announced where either exclusively for the handheld system or downloadable in the 3DS e-shop. I’m not complaining though, I have been waiting for the 3DS I bought you get some use and thanks for this video my little dust collector might not be so depressing this year. Below is a list of all the games that were announced/discussed in the video but keep in mind this video was released with Europe street dates so the U.S. dates might vary a bit.
-Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros.
Release Date: July 12th
Platform: 3DS, eShop
-Mario Golf: World Tour
Release Date: Summer 2013
Platform: 3DS, eShop
-Mario Party
Release date: Winter 2013
Platform: 3DS, eShop
-Super Luigi U DLC
Release Date: Summer 2013
Platform: WiiU, Virtual Console
-Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
Release Date: May 24th
Platform: 3DS, eShop
-Yoshi’s Island Working Title
Release Date: TBA
Platform: 3DS, (Probably) eShop
-Mario & Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
Release Date: May 9th
Platform: eShop
-Pikmin 3
Release Date: August 4th
Platform: WiiU
-Earthbound
Release Date: TBA
Platform: Virtual Console
-Fire Emblem Awakening
Release Date: April 19th
Platform: 3DS, eShop
-Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins
Release Date: April 26th
Platform: 3DS, eShop
-Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Release Date: June 14th
Platform: 3DS, eShop
-LoZ: Ages/Seasons
Release Date: May 30th
Platform: eShop
-The Starship Damrey
Release Date: TBA
Platform: eShop
-Bugs Vs Tanks
Release Date: TBA
Platform: eShop
-Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
Release Date: TBA
Platform: eShop
-Shin Megami Tensei IV
Release Date: July 16th
Platform: 3DS
-Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
Release Date: 2014
Platform: 3DS
-Bravely Default: Flying Fairy
Release Date: 2013
Platform: 3DS
-Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Sequel
Release Date: Late 2013
Platform: 3DS, eShop
Note: If you have a 3DS you can go on the eShop and download a special 3D video for this Zelda title.
