Best DS Games Out Now in North America Filter System Nintendo Switch Switch eShop Nintendo Mobile New Nintendo 3DS Wii U eShop Wii U 3DS eShop 3DS DSiWare Virtual Console Arcade WiiWare Wii DS Triforce Arcade GameCube Game Boy Advance Game Boy Color Nintendo 64 Virtual Boy Super Nintendo Game Gear Neo Geo Game Boy TurboGrafx-16 Mega Drive Master System NES MSX Commodore 64 Arcade 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 6860 Adventure 3282 Arcade 1314 Puzzle 987 Board Game 640 RPG 635 Simulation 477 Platformer 410 Education 405 Sports 378 Other 315 Racing 302 Fighting 296 Shooter 254 Party 222 Strategy 198 Music 152 Creative 143 Driving 49 Relaxation 39 FPS 30 Apps 28 Fitness 25 Dancing 23 Import 22 First Person 7 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 Super Scribblenauts DS Warner Bros / 5th Cell 12th Oct 2010 Sonic Colours DS SEGA / Sonic Team 16th Nov 2010 Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth DS Capcom 16th Feb 2010 Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing DS SEGA 11th Nov 2010 Batman: The Brave and the Bold DS Warner Bros / WayForward 7th Sep 2010 Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar DS Natsume / Marvelous Interactive 24th Aug 2010 Puzzler World 2011 DS Ubisoft / Ideas Pad 16th Aug 2011 Call of Duty: Black Ops DS Activision / n-Space 9th Nov 2010 James Bond 007: Blood Stone DS Activision / n-Space 2nd Nov 2010 Runaway: A Twist of Fate DS 15th Apr 2010 Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube765kWatch on YouTube Retro Game Challenge DS XSEED Games / indies zero 10th Feb 2009 Henry Hatsworth in The Puzzling Adventure DS Electronic Arts / EA Tiburon 17th Mar 2009 Knights in the Nightmare DS Atlus / Sting 2nd Jun 2009 Peggle: Dual Shot DS PopCap Games / Q Entertainment 25th Feb 2009 Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut DS Ubisoft / Revolution Software 24th Mar 2009 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games DS SEGA 13th Oct 2009 Moon DS Gamebridge / Renegade Kid 13th Jan 2009 Blue Dragon Plus DS Ignition Entertainment / AQ Interactive 19th Feb 2009 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time DS Square Enix 24th Mar 2009 LEGO Rock Band DS Warner Bros / Backbone Entertainment 3rd Nov 2009 Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon DS Nintendo / Intelligent Systems 16th Feb 2009 Luminous Arc 2 DS Atlus 18th Nov 2008 Metal Slug 7 DS Ignition Entertainment / SNK 18th Nov 2008 Ninjatown DS SouthPeak Games / Venan Entertainment 28th Oct 2008 Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword DS Ubisoft / Tecmo 25th Mar 2008 100 Classic Book Collection DS Nintendo 14th Jun 2010 Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood DS SEGA / BioWare 30th Sep 2008 Littlest Pet Shop: Winter DS Electronic Arts / EA Salt Lake 14th Oct 2008 Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ DS Gammick Entertainment / EnjoyUp Games 28th Oct 2008 Pipe Mania DS Empire Interactive / Razorworks 23rd Sep 2008 Hotel Dusk: Room 215 DS Nintendo / Cing 22nd Jan 2007 Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon DS Rising Star Games / Neverland 14th Aug 2007 Custom Robo Arena DS Nintendo / Noise 19th Mar 2007 Puzzle Quest DS D3Publisher / 1st Playable Productions 29th Nov 2007 Geometry Wars Galaxies DS Sierra / Kuju Entertainment 27th Nov 2007 The Simpsons Game DS Electronic Arts / Amaze Entertainment 30th Oct 2007 Meteos: Disney Magic DS Disney Interactive Studios / Q Entertainment 20th Feb 2007 Mahjong Quest Expeditions DS Avanquest Software 16th Oct 2007 Dead 'N' Furious DS Virgin PLAY / Dream On Studio 15th May 2007 Trioncube DS Atari / Bandai Namco 20th Feb 2007 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney DS Capcom 31st Mar 2006 New Super Mario Bros. DS Nintendo / Nintendo EAD 15th May 2006 42 All-Time Classics DS Nintendo / Agenda 8th Oct 2006 Final Fantasy III DS Square Enix 14th Nov 2006 Magnetica DS Nintendo / Mitchell 5th Jun 2006 Mario Kart DS DS Nintendo / Nintendo EAD 14th Nov 2005 Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time DS Nintendo 28th Nov 2005 Trauma Center: Under The Knife DS Atlus 4th Oct 2005 Project Rub DS SEGA / Sonic Team 16th Nov 2004 Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?! DS D3Publisher / WayForward 20th Nov 2012 Kingdom Hearts Re:coded DS Square Enix / h.a.n.d. 11th Jan 2011 Thor: God of Thunder DS SEGA / WayForward 3rd May 2011 Chronicles of Mystery: The Secret Tree of Life DS City Interactive 15th Feb 2011 Power Rangers Samurai DS Bandai Namco 22nd Nov 2011 Picross 3D DS Nintendo / HAL Laboratory 3rd May 2010 Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs DS Nintendo / Creatures 4th Oct 2010 Page : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19