Upcoming Game Releases
Find out what’s coming out soon (in the U.S.) to 3DS, DS, eShop, and DSiWare — we’ve even thrown in a few zines, books, and PS Vita games that we’re anticipating.
Free games on Club Nintendo until June 2:
Notable deals and discounts:
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf - $34.99, Preorder
- Fire Emblem: Awakening -
$39.99$29.99, Buy (backordered, sidebar link) - Super Mario 3D Land -
$39.99$29.99, Buy - Mario Kart 7 -
$39.99$29.99, Buy - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D -
$39.99$29.99, Buy (backordered, sidebar link) - Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - MIrror of Fate -
$39.99$24.99, Buy - Guild01: Aero Porter (
$4.99$2.99), Crimson Shroud ($7.99$4.99), & Liberation Maiden ($7.99$4.99) - eShop, ending May 30 - The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia (Book) -
$34.99$20.99, Buy - Tiny Cartridge sticker pack (3DS/DS) - $5, Buy
May 14
- Crash City Mayhem - Preorder
- Endless Fantasy by Anamanaguchi (Chiptune Album) - Preorder
- Make Good Art by Neil Gaiman and Chip Kidd (Book) - Preorder
May 16
- Bowling Bonanza - eShop, $5.99
- California Super Sports - DSiWare, $4.99
- Dress To Play: Magic Bubbles - eShop, $3.99
- Harvest Moon (Game Boy Color) - 3DS Virtual Console, $4.99
- Mega Man 5 (NES) - 3DS Virtual Console, $4.99
- The Starship Damrey - eShop, $7.99
- Swords & Soldiers 3D - eShop, $6.99
May 21
- Howl’s Moving Castle (Blu-ray/DVD combo) - Preorder
- My Neighbor Totoro (Blu-ray/DVD combo) - Preorder
May 24
- Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D - Preorder
May 30
- The Denpa Men 2 - eShop
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons (Game Boy Color) - 3DS Virtual Console
May
- Animal Crosszine (Zine) - Preorder
- Ice Pokézine (Zine) - Preorder
- Internet Comics by Maré Odomo (Zine) - Preorder
- Neo Geo X Classics Volumes 1-5 (Neo Geo X) - Preorder
June 4
- Adventure Time: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray) - Preorder
- Adventure Time: The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray/DVD) - Preorder

Image via Mutaharu
June 9
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Preorder
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf: Prima Official Game Guide - Preorder
June 18
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Book) - Preorder
June 25
- Ouya (Console’s retail launch) - Preorder
- Project X Zone - Preorder
- The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy Slipcased Edition (Book) - Preorder
June
- Nvidia Shield (Hardware) - Details
- Shadowrun Returns (Windows, Mac, and Linux) - Preorder
- Shantae (Game Boy Color) - 3DS Virtual Console
July 9
- The Legend of Korra: Book One: Air (Blu-Ray, DVD) - Preorder
- Gunpei Yokoi: The Life & Philosophy of Nintendo’s God of Toys (Book) - Preorder
July 16
August 1
- Neo Geo X Handheld - Preorder
August 6
- The Adventure Time Encyclopaedia: Inhabitants, Lore, Spells, and Ancient Crypt Warnings of the Land of Ooo Circa 19.56 B.G.E. - 501 A.G.E. - Preorder
- Dragon’s Crown (PS Vita and PlayStation 3) - Preorder
- The Legend of Korra: Book 1 – Air, The Art of the Animated Series (Book) - Preorder
August 11
- Mario & Luigi: Dream Team - Preorder
September 10
- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (PlayStation 3) - Preorder
August 18
- Disney Infinity (Wii U and 3DS) - Preorder
October 25
- Batman: Arkham Origins and Blackgate (3DS, PS Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC) - Preorder, free $10 Amazon credit
October
- Pokemon X and Y - Preorder
Release Dates To Be Announced, Retail
- Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! (fall) - 3DS, Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, Preorder (not available yet)
- Bravely Default (2014) - Preorder (not available yet)
- Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi - Preorder
- The Legend of Zelda 3DS (holiday) - Preorder
- Mario Party 3DS - Preorder
- Power Rangers Megaforce (fall) - Preorder (not available yet)
- Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy (2014) - Preorder (not available yet)
- Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby In 8-Bit Land (fall) - Preorder (not available yet)
- Rune Factory 4 (summer) - Preorder
- Scribblenauts Unmasked (fall) - 3DS, Wii U, and PC, Preorder (not available yet)
- Yoshi’s Island 3DS - Preorder
Release Dates To Be Announced, Downloads
- Aban Hawkins & the 1,001 Spikes - 3DS/Wii U eShop and PS Vita
- AiRace Speed - eShop
- Aqua Moto Racing 3D: Paradise - eShop
- CastleStorm - eShop
- Darts Up 3D - eShop
- Divekick (summer) - PlayStation 3 and PS Vita PSN
- Dress To Play: Magic Bubbles - eShop
- Flipnote Studio 3D (summer) - eShop
- Go! Go! Kokopolo 3D: Space Recipe for Disaster - eShop
- Guild02: Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale - eShop
- Guild02: Bugs vs Tanks! - eShop
- Guild02: The Starship Damrey - eShop
- Guxt (Q1) - eShop
- Hotline Miami (spring) - PlayStation 3 and PS Vita PSN
- Jett Rocket II - The Wrath of Taikai (Q3) - eShop
- Luftrausers (spring) - PlayStation 3 and PS Vita PSN
- KORG M01D (summer) - eShop
- Mega Man 6 (NES) - 3DS Virtual Console
- Mighty Switch Force 2 - eShop
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 5 - Dual Destinies (fall) - eShop
- Robot Rescue 3D - eShop
- Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse - eShop
- Spelunky (summer) - PlayStation 3 and PS Vita PSN
- Splinter Cell 3D (Full Download, Q1) - eShop
- Squids - eShop
- SteamWorld Dig (mid-2013) - eShop
- Treasurenauts - eShop
- Turtle Tales - eShop
- Yatagarasu - eShop
