Best DS Games in Japan Filter Release Date Coming Soon Out Now Cancelled Region North America UK/Europe Japan Subscription Nintendo Switch Online NSO + Expansion Pack Coming Soon Expired Players Single Player 2+ Players 3+ Players 4+ Players 6+ Players 8+ Players 10+ Players Genre Action 138 Adventure 79 Puzzle 70 RPG 60 Creative 45 Sports 25 Simulation 18 Strategy 17 Platformer 15 Racing 15 Fighting 9 Music 5 Other 4 Driving 3 Arcade 3 Board Game 3 Education 2 Import 1 Party 1 User Rating 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Review Score 10/10 9/10 8/10 7/10 6/10 5/10 4/10 3/10 2/10 1/10 Any Score Year 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 Accessibility Controls Invert Axis Remap Buttons Remap Sticks Single Stick Controls Dual Stick Controls Adjust Sensitivity Adjust Sensitivity and Deadzones Preset Control Mappings Swap Sticks Motion Aiming Motion Pointing Motion Tilting View Control Mapping Holding Down Buttons Optional Rapid Repeated Pressing Optional Optional Vibration No Simultaneous Buttons Assists Select Difficulty Level Customise Difficulty Adjust Difficulty Anytime Progress Hints Assisted Progress Practice Area Tutorials HUD Navigation Adjust Game Speed Visual Directional Cues Audible Directional Cues Sightless Onboarding Low Vision Onboarding Guaranteed Progress Visual Large Clear Text High Contrast Text Large Clear Navigation Large Clear Subtitles High Contrast Visuals Colour Blind Friendly Adjustable HUD No Flashes No Screen Shake No Busy Backgrounds Play Without Sight Gameplay Save Anytime Frequent Checkpoints No Reading Navigational Map Reaction-Time Not Critical Low Pressure Content Turn Off Blood Turn Off Dismemberment No Jump Scares Audio All Speech Subtitled (Or No Speech In Game) Balance Audio Levels Play Without Hearing Data by Family Gaming Database Popularity Release Date Review Score Title User Rating Cover Tile Table Games Harobots Action! DS Sunrise Interactive 29th Dec 2005 Rainbow Islands Revolution DS Codemasters / Taito Corporation 29th Dec 2005 Super Black Bass: Dynamic Shot DS Eidos Interactive / Starfish SD 24th Nov 2005 Naruto Shippūden: Shinobi Rumble DS Takara Tomy 22nd Apr 2010 Pinky Street: Kira Kira * Music Hour DS 26th Oct 2006 Pinky Street Kira Kira * Music Night DS 20th Dec 2007 Tao's Adventure: Curse of the Demon Seal DS Konami 22nd Dec 2005 Spectral Force Genesis DS Ignition Entertainment / Idea Factory 19th Jun 2008 Zoids Dash DS Takara Tomy 15th Jun 2006 Angelique Duet DS Koei 6th Apr 2006 Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube765kWatch on YouTube Zoids Battle Colosseum DS Takara Tomy 30th Nov 2006 Zoids Saga DS: Legend of Arcadia DS Tomy 11th Nov 2005 Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann DS Konami 25th Oct 2007 Shakugan no Shana DS DS MediaWorks 29th Mar 2007 The Gekai DS D3 Publisher 28th Aug 2008 Negima DS 20th Mar 2007 Signal DS D3 Publisher / Studio Altair 3rd Dec 2009 Galileo DS D3 Publisher 16th Oct 2008 The Mahjong DS D3 Publisher 30th Jun 2005 Pop Town DS 505 Games / HuneX 20th Dec 2007 Shion no Ō DS NCS 10th Apr 2008 The Billiards DS 505 Games / Agenda 30th Jun 2005 The Haishasan DS D3 Publisher 13th Mar 2008 Math Play DS Denyu-sha 7th Sep 2006 MinDStorm DS 505 Games / ASK 1st Sep 2006 Moetan DS DS Idea Factory 24th Jul 2008 Tsukibito DS SNK Playmore 6th Aug 2009 Vitamin Y DS D3 Publisher 30th Oct 2008 Curling DS DS Rocket Company 22nd Nov 2006 Juggler DS DS Commonseed 13th Nov 2008 The Koushounin DS D3 Publisher 25th Oct 2007 The Party Game DS D3 Publisher 23rd Nov 2005 The Shouboutai DS D3 Publisher 26th Jun 2008 Stitch Jam DS Disney Interactive Studios 3rd Dec 2009 Unō Kids DS DS 13th Nov 2008 Yosumin DS DS Square Enix 8th Nov 2007 Card Game 9 DS Taito Corporation 31st Aug 2006 The Gal Mahjong DS D3 Publisher 25th Sep 2008 The Kanshikikan DS D3 Publisher 17th Feb 2005 MinDStorm 2 DS 505 Games / ASK 19th Feb 2009 Pocket Pets DS Agatsuma Entertainment 26th Apr 2007 Postman Pat DS Blast! 14th Mar 2008 Shanghai DS DS Sunsoft 22nd Dec 2005 Ys Strategy DS Marvelous Entertainment / Future Creates 23rd Mar 2006 Blazer Drive DS SEGA 4th Dec 2008 Crimson Room DS Success / Takagism 20th Dec 2007 Gakuen Alice DS Kids Station 19th Apr 2007 The Genshijin DS DS D3 Publisher 27th Mar 2008 Iron Feather DS Konami 19th Jan 2006 K-1 World GP DS D3 Publisher 6th Dec 2007 Remindelight DS Taito Corporation / Japan Art Media 28th Sep 2006 Sommelier DS DS Electronic Arts 19th Jul 2007 Yume Neko DS DS SEGA 24th Apr 2008 Deltora Quest DS Bandai Namco 20th Sep 2007 Jigway Puzzle DS Hudson Soft 6th Mar 2008 The Kanshikikan 2 DS D3 Publisher 31st May 2007 Kimi no Yusha DS SNK Playmore 23rd Oct 2008 Love Cat Life DS Interchannel 30th Aug 2007 Powerful Golf DS Konami 17th Mar 2011 Really? Really! DS Kadokawa Shoten 25th Jun 2009 Page : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13