The games that were out on or before the launch of the 3DS were:
Here the Nintendo 3DS games that are being developed and soon to be released.
They are grouped by the Gaming Studios developing the game:
Activision
- DJ Hero 3D
AQ Interactive
- Cubic ninja
Atlus
- Shin Megami Tensei
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Capcom
- Resident Evil Revelations
- Super Street Fighter IV 3D
EA
- EA FIFA Soccer
- Madden NFL
- The Sims 3
Gameloft
- Asphalt DS
Harmonix
- Music Game
Hudson Soft
- Bomberman franchise
- Deca Sports franchise
- Kororinpa franchise
Konami
- Baseball franchise
- Contra franchise
- Frogger franchise
- Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D "The Naked Sample"
- Pro Evolution Soccer franchise / Winning Eleven franchise
Level-5
- Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (name not final)
Majesco Entertainment
- BloodRayne: The Shroud
- A Boy and His Blob
- Face Racers: Photo Finish
- Lion's Pride: Adventures on the Serengeti
- Martha Stewart
- WonderWorld Amusement Park
Marvelous
- Bokujyoumonogatari (Harvest Moon) 3D (name not final)
Namco
- Dragon Ball franchise (name not final)
- Gundam franchise (name not final)
- PAC-MANTM & GALAGATM (name not final)
- Ridge Racer (name not final)
- Super Robot franchise (name not final)
Nintendo
- Kid Icarus: Uprising
- Mario Kart
- nintendogs + cats
- Paper Mario
- PilotWings Resort
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
- Star Fox 64 3D
- Steel Diver
Rocket
- Crash-City GP
- VS-robo
Sega
- Sonic (name not final)
- Super Monkey Ball (name not final)
Square Enix
- CODENAME: Chocobo Racing 3D
- 3D Dragon Quest franchise
- Final Fantasy franchise
- Kingdom Hearts franchise
Take-Two Interactive
- Carnival Games franchise
Tecmo Koei
- Dead or Alive 3D (name not final)
- Dynasty Warriors (name not final)
- Ninja Gaiden (name not final)
- Samurai Warriors 3D (name not final)
TOMY
- Lovely Lisa 3D
- Naruto Shippuden Action
THQ
- de Blob 2
- Kung Fu Panda
- Kaboom of Doom
- Marvel Super Hero Squad
- Infinity Gauntlet
- The Penguins of Madagascar
- Puss N Boots
- Saints Row: Drive-By
Ubisoft
- Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy
- Battle of Giants: Dinosaur Strike
- Driver Renegade Hollywood 61 (name not final)
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
Warner Bros
- Batman franchise
- LEGO franchise
Most games, you can play by tapping with the pen. For example in games like tic-tac-toe, connect4, battleship, sudoku, minesweeper and sokoban. there are also a few arcade styled games like breakout, pong or tetris that are played with the pen or the direction pad. I have found these games on 3dsbrowsergames.com, froxot.de, and 3dsplaza.com
These are the launch titles that come out with the system on March 3, 2017:
Here are some other titles that are confirmed for the system, but will not be available at launch:
Also, Beyond Good and Evil 2 is rumored to be in development, but is not confirmed at present.
The list of 3DS games is long and ever-changing. To see Nintendo's list, click the link below.
All DS and DSi games can be played on the 3DS. DSiWare games can also be bought and played.
Any 3DS Game Or DS Game.
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Yes, the Nintendo 3DS has its own selection of 3DS games that cannot be played on the DS or DSi
3DS games can only be played on the Nintendo 3DS(XL) and 2DS. Therefore, Nintendo DS and DSi cannot play 3DS games
Yes, the Nintendo 3DS (as well as the 3DS XL and 2dS) has its own 3DS games that will not work for the Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite, Nintendo DSi, and Nintendo DSi XL.
Yes, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire are 3DS games and therefore they're available to be played on any of the Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo 2DS systems that can play 3DS games and that includes Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS, the New Nintendo 3DS and the New Nintendo 3DS XL.
No. The Nintendo 3DS has it's own selection of 3DS games but it can still play Nintendo DS and DSi games. Also, the Nintendo eShop has a Virtual Console which allows you to play games from the NES, N64 and GameBoy.
It depends on which Nintendo console you are referring to. Nintendo 3DS games can only be played on the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL and Nintendo 2DS. All other Nintendo consoles including the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi cannot play Nintendo 3DS games.
The "Nintendo 3DS" family of consoles includes- - Nintendo 3DS (2011) - Nintendo 3DS XL - Nintendo 2DS - New Nintendo 3DS - New Nintendo 3DS XL Yes. Any member of the 3DS "family" can play 3DS games, but be aware that some games may be restricted to newer hardware -- Xenoblade Chronicles 3D can only be played on New Nintendo 3DS systems and as such cannot be played on older hardware, while Majora's Mask 3D makes use of the New 3DS's extra buttons and C-stick, but can be played on older hardware.
Nintendo 3DS games are in the form of a cartridge that is similar in size and shape to Nintendo 3DS games.
Yes, the 2DS can play 3DS games since it is basically a 3DS but flat and without 3D.
No, only a 3DS can play 3DS games.
Yes, the Nintendo 3DS family can play Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi games. However, some games that require the GBA slot (Guitar Hero) will not work for the Nintendo 3DS.The Nintendo 3DS family includes:- Nintendo 3DS- Nintendo 3DS XL (LL)- Nintendo 2DS- New Nintendo 3DS- New Nintendo 3DS XL (LL)
Nintendo 3DS games are only playable on Nintendo 3DS systems, and in order to play Nintendo 3DS games multiplayer, you require multiple Nintendo 3DS systems. However, Nintendo DS and DSiWare games that support multiplayer can be played using the Nintendo 3DS system.