Nintendo on julkaissut osittaisen listan peleistä, joita Nintendo 3DS:lle parhaillaan kehitetään. Listan perusteella 3D-käsikonsoli on saamassa vahvan tuen kaikilta suurimmilta julkaisijoilta sekä tietysti Nintendolta itseltään.
Listalla näkyy muun muassa Animal Crossing, Mario Kart, Star Fox 64 3D, Super Street Fighter IV, The Sims 3 ja Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy. Myös Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eateristä on tekeillä 3DS-versio.
Vahvistetut pelit
* Activision - DJ Hero 3D
* AQ Interactive - Cubic Ninja
* Atlus - Etrian Odyssey, Shin Megami Tensei, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
* Capcom - Resident Evil Revelations, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition (työnimi)
* Electronic Arts - FIFA Soccer, Madden NFL, The Sims 3
* Gameloft - Asphalt GT
* Harmonix - Nimetön musiikkipeli
* Hudson Soft - Bomberman, Deca Sports, Kororinpa
* Konami - Baseball, Contra, Frogger, Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D "The Naked Sample", Pro Evolution Soccer
* Level-5 - Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (työnimi)
* Majesco - BloodRayne: The Shroud, A Boy and His Blob, Face Racers: Photo Finish, Lion's Pride: Adventures on the Serengetti, Martha Stewart, WonderWorld Amusement Park
* Marvelous - Bokujyoumonogatari 3D (työnimi)
* Namco Bandai - Dragon Ball, Gundam, Pac-Man & Galaga, Ridge Racer, Super Robot (työnimiä)
* Nintendo - Animal Crossing, Kid Icarus Uprising, Mario Kart, Nintendogs+cats, Paper Mario, PilotWings Resort, Star Fox 64 3D, Steel Driver
* Rocket - Crash-City GP, VS-robo
* SEGA - Sonic, Super Monkey Ball (työnimiä)
* Square Enix - Codename: Chocobo Racing 3D, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts
* Take-Two - Carnival Games
* Tecmo Koei - Dead or Alive 3D, Dynasty Warriors, Ninja Gaiden, Samurai Warriors 3D (työnimiä)
* Tomy - Lovely Lisa 3D, Naruto Shippuden Action
* THQ - De Blob 2, Kung Fu Panda Kaboom of Doom, Marvel Super Hero Squad Infinity Gauntlet, The Penguins of Madagascar, Puss N Boots, Saints Row: Drive-By
* Ubisoft - Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy, Battle of Giants: Dinosaur Strike, Driver Renegade, Hollywood 61 (työnimi), Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
* Warner Bros. - Batman, LEGO