Nintendo: 2013 belongs to the 3DS

Nintendo has confidently stated that 2013 will be the year of the 3DS handheld.

Last week Nintendo announced a whole host of new titles coming to the 3DS, including new Zelda, Mario and Yoshi games.

Nintendo UK marketing director, Shelly Pearce, believes this will be the handheld's strongest year yet.

"Our aim is obviously to upgrade as many DS owners as possible and with our strongest ever software lineup and with games which appeal to all our different audiences, this year really is the year of the 3DS," she said in the latest issue of MCV.

Pearce pointed to upcoming games like Professor Layton as proof that 2013 will see the best 3DS games being released.

"3DS has really come into its own over the last two years.

"The 2013 software lineup is the strongest we've ever had and combined with a diverse back-catalogue that includes both Nintendo favourites like Mario, Professor Layton and Zelda as well as titles like Kid Icarus and Heroes of Ruin or New Style Boutique, there really is something for everyone."