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2013 was a year where large amounts of Wii U games (such as Injustice: Gods Among Us, Pikmin 3, and Super Mario 3D World) and 3DS games (such as Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon) were released as well as the 2DS and the discontinuation of the Wii and its first redesign, the Wii Family Edition. A second and final redesign, the Wii Mini, released in Canada in December 2012, got released in Europe, UK, and the United States. A few DS and Wii games were also released.
Events
- Luigi's 30th anniversary is celebrated with the releases of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, New Super Luigi U, and Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
- Nintendo Force started making issues.
- E3 was from June 10-June 14.
- Check Mii Out Channel's services ended in June 28 making it no longer available to use. WiiConnect24 was also shut down. However, Nintendo WFC continued until May 20, 2014.
Nintendo Directs
Topic | N. America | Japan | Europe | Korea |
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Pokemon X & Y | 1/8 | 1/8 | 1/8 | |
Wii U | 1/23 | 1/23 | 1/23 | |
Animal Crossing: New Leaf | 2/1 | 1/24 | ||
Luigi Special | 2/14 | 2/14 | 2/14 | |
Nintendo 3DS | 2/21 | |||
Tomodachi Collection: New Life Mini |
3/12 | |||
Flipnote Studio 3D | 3/13 | 3/13 | 3/13 | |
Luigi Special | 4/17 | 4/17 | 4/17 | |
SEGA | 5/17 | 5/17 | 5/17 | |
E3 | 6/11 | 6/11 | 6/11 | |
Pikmin 3 | 6/26 | |||
Download Software | 7/18 | 7/3 | 7/18 | |
General | 8/7 | 8/7 | 8/7 | |
The Wonderful 101 | 8/9 | 8/9 | 8/9 | |
Pokemon | 9/4 | 9/4 | 9/4 | |
Monster Hunter 4 | 9/8 | |||
Wii Fit U | 9/18 | 9/18 | 9/18 | |
General | 10/1 | 10/1 | 10/1 | 10/10 |
Daigasso! Band Bros. P | 10/29 | |||
General | 11/13 | 11/13 | 11/13 | 11/12 |
3DS Guide: Louvre | 11/27 | 11/27 | 11/27 | |
General | 12/18 | 12/18 | 12/18 |
Notable Releases
- February 4: Fire Emblem Awakening was released.
- February 10: Brain Age: Concentration Training was released.
- March 15: The Wii Mini was released in Europe.
- March 18: Lego City Undercover was released.
- March 19: Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate was released in North America and Europe.
- March 22: The Wii Mini was released in the UK.
- March 24: Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity were released.
- April 18: Tomodachi Life was released in Japan.
- May 23: Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D was released.
- June 9: Animal Crossing: New Leaf was released.
- July 11: Yo-kai Watch was released in Japan.
- August 4: Pikmin 3 was released.
- August 11: Mario & Luigi: Dream Team was released.
- August 25: New Super Luigi U was released.
- September 15: The Wonderful 101 was released.
- September 26: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD was released in Japan.
- October 4: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD was released in North America and Europe.
- October 12: Pokémon X and Y released worldwide. The Nintendo 2DS was released in North America, Europe, and Australia.
- October 25: Wii Party U was released.
- November 17: The Wii Mini was released in North America.
- November 21: Super Mario 3D World was released in Japan.
- November 22: Super Mario 3D World and Mario Party: Island Tour were released in North America.
- November 22: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds was released in Europe, North America, and Australia.
- November 26: The Wii U and Super Mario 3D World were released in Brazil.
- November 29: Super Mario 3D World was released in Europe.
- November 30: Super Mario 3D World was released in Australia.
- December 7: The Nintendo 2DS was released in South Korea.
- December 12: Puzzle & Dragons Z was released in Japan.
- December 26: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds was released in Japan.
Game Releases
Wii U
3DS
Wii
Game | Developer | Publisher | Release Date |
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Angry Birds Star Wars | Exient Entertainment | Activision | October 29 |
Angry Birds Trilogy | Fun Labs | Activision | August 13 |
Cabela's African Adventures | Activision | Activision | |
The Croods: Prehistoric Party | Torus Games | D3 Publisher | February |
Disney Infinity | Avalanche Software | Disney Interactive | August 18 |
FIFA 14 | EA Canada | Electronic Arts | September |
Just Dance 2014 | Ubisoft Paris | Ubisoft | October |
Just Dance Kids 2014 | Ubisoft Paris | Ubisoft | October |
Pandora's Tower | Ganbarion | XSEED | April 16 |
Disney Planes | Disney Interactive | August 6 | |
Skylanders: SWAP Force | Beenox | Activision | October 13 |
The Smurfs 2 | WayForward Technologies | Ubisoft | July |
SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge | Behaviour Interactive | Activision | |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Magic Pockets | Activision | |
Turbo: Super Stunt Squad | Monkey Bar Games | D3 Publisher |
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