Nintendo kicks off 2013 with tons of new games

by: Nathan - posted: 1/17/2013 7:13:00 AM

The holiday rush may be over but that doesn't mean there will be a huge drought of games if you own Nintendo consoles. Nintendo has announced... well... a TON of games that will be coming soon within the next few months. The Wii U will see games such as LEGO City: Undercover on March 18th, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on March 19th, Game & Wario, The Wonderful 101, Pikmin 3 and Wii Fit U which will all arrive in the first half of the year. A special Wii U GamePad screen protection kit will arrive on February 4th for $12.99.

On the 3DS side of things gamers can expect Fire Emblem Awakening on February 4th and there will be a special 3DS bundle for the game for $199.99 and will include the game pre installed a 4GB card and the 3DS will have special Fire Emblem artwork on the 3DS. You can learn more about it here. The next game in the Brain Age series Brain Age: Concentration Training will arrive on February 10th and Luigis Mansion: Dark Moon will arrive on March 24th. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates To Infinity also arrives on March 24th. 

So if you own a Wii-U a 3DS or both, it looks like there is going to be plenty to keep you busy through the spring. 

And here is a handy chart detailing all of the upcoming releases for Wii U, DS, 3DS and the eShop

Wii U
Publisher			Title			Available
Activision			The Amazing Spider-Man™ Ultimate Edition			March
			The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct			March 26
Capcom			Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate			March 19
D3Publisher			The Croods: Prehistoric Party!			March 19
Electronic Arts			Need For Speed Most Wanted			March 19
Nintendo			LEGO® City: Undercover			March 18
SEGA			Aliens™: Colonial Marines			Q1
Ubisoft			Rayman® Legends			Feb. 26
Nintendo eShop for Wii U
Gaijin Games			BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien			Q1
Neko			Puddle			Q1
SEGA			The Cave™			Jan. 22
TECMO KOEI AMERICA Corp.			Fist of the North Star®: Ken’s Rage 2			Feb. 7
Two Tribes			Toki Tori 2			Q1
Zen Studios			Zen Pinball 2			Q1
Wii
D3Publisher			The Croods: Prehistoric Party!			March 19
Talking Stick Games			Kids Learn Pets and Vets Bundle			March 12
XSEED Games			Pandora’s Tower™			Spring
Nintendo 3DS
ATLUS (Index Digital Media, Inc.)			Etrian Odyssey™IV: Legends of the Titan			Feb. 26
			Shin Megami Tensei®: Devil Summoner®: Soul Hackers			April 16
Capcom			Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate			March 19
D3Publisher			The Croods: Prehistoric Party!			March 19
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.			Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate			March 5
			Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 3D			Feb. 12
Little Orbit			Monster High™ Skultimate Roller Maze™			March 13
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.			NARUTO® Powerful Shippuden			March 5
Nintendo			Brain Age™: Concentration Training			Feb. 10
			Fire Emblem Awakening			Feb. 4
			LEGO® City Undercover: The Chase Begins			April 21
			Luigi’s Mansion™: Dark Moon			March 24
			Pokémon™ Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity			March 24
SEGA			Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed™			Feb. 12
Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS
Agetec, Inc.			Bloody Vampire			Jan. 31
			Witch’s Cat			Jan. 31
Big John Games			Coaster Creator 3D			Q1
Capcom			Resident Evil®: The Mercenaries 3D			Q1
Disney Interactive			Disney/Pixar Finding Nemo: Escape to the Big Blue			Jan. 17
Maximum Games			Deer Drive Legends			Jan. 17
Nicalis			Ikachan			Q1
			Guxt			Q1
Nintendo			Tokyo Crash Mobs™			Jan. 17
			Fire Emblem Awakening DEMO			Jan. 17
			Brain Age™: Concentration Training DEMO			Jan. 24
Renegade Kid			ATV Wild Ride 3D			Q1
Rising Star Games			Jewel Master: Cradle of Egypt 2			March 19
Shin’en			Nano Assault EX			Q1
Ubisoft			Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Shadow Wars			Jan. 24
			Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® 3D			Q1
Nintendo DS
D3Publisher			The Croods: Prehistoric Party!			March 19
Talking Stick Games			Kids Learn Animals Bundle			Feb. 26
			Kids Learn Math and Spelling Bundle			Feb. 26
			Kids Learn Pets and Horse Bundle			March 26