The Games You Can Absolutely Buy the Day the 3DS Goes on Sale

Nintendo’s nebulous 3DS launch window includes months for the game company to fill their slate for the new portable. But what will U.S. gamers be able to pick up the day the 3D handheld goes on sale? https://kotaku.com/501433750 This morning Nintendo finally dropped a list on us that includes all 16 games available on March 27. It’s not as casual as I had feared, nor as harcore as I suspect some of you had hoped.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); We already knew games like Kid Icarus and Zelda weren’t going to make the cut, but it’s good to see a couple of strong third-party games in the list. https://kotaku.com/sorry-no-kid-icarus-or-zelda-for-nintendo-3ds-until-af-5744340 Nintendo’s offerings on day one, each selling for $39.99, will be Pilotwings Resort, Steel Diver and nintendogs +Cats. The company says that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Star Fox 64 3d, Kid Icarus: Uprising and a new Mario Kart are all in the works for sometime this year. Third-party publishers will have a dozen more games for sale on March 27. Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition yono all app from CAPCOM The Sims 3 from EA Madden NFL Football from EA SPORTS Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D from yono all app Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars™ from LucasArts™ RIDGE RACER 3D from NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. Super Monkey Ball 3D from SEGA BUST-A-MOVE UNIVERSE from Square-Enix, Inc. SAMURAI WARRIORS: Chronicles from TECMO KOEI AMERICA Corp. Asphalt 3D from UBISOFT Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D from UBISOFT Rayman 3D from UBISOFT Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Shadow Wars from UBISOFT It looks like we get three more games than Europe’s launch day and eight more than Japan. Of course we get the system later too. https://kotaku.com/the-nintendo-3ds-launch-lineup-for-europe-5755319 Is there anything up there that makes you want to get in line to buy the system on March 27? Steel Diver and Super w69 slot Street Fighter IV 3D Edition have me interested. I’d also love to see how a shooter is going to handle on the 3DS.