After the amazing year 3DS had last year. Seem like Nintendo is dropping the ball just as sales of the 3DS hardware was really picking up. 

As Nintendo switch to many resources to the WiiU and that would explain why they don't have any killer apps coming to the 3DS?

This time last year Fire Eblem was just release we were looking forward to Castlevania, Luigi Mansion, Monster Hunter 3 on 3ds.

Donkey Kong 3D in May 2013, Animal Crossing was releasing June 2013 & Mario and Luigi: Dream team in August 2013. Fall 2013 had big promising major titles Pokemon X & Y; Zelda a link between world and Mario Party.

2014 is looking very bleak; Bravely default is the only title worth mentioning so far this year. That game should have been released last year.

Edited: On the horizon, we have Yoshi's New Island in March, Yet another Professor Layton game in Q1-Q2 2014. Mario Golf: World Tour on May 2nd.  Leaving only Kirby: Triple Deluxe May 2014.

I don't know of any major release for summer 2014.

The only major fall release that’s not even official yet is Super Smash Bros which I have no interest of buying on the 3ds.

WiiU is failing; you'd think Nintendo would make a greater effort to support the 3DS! Nintendo really need to improve relationship with Third party developer if they intend on improving both the 3ds and WiiU library. It's time for Nintendo to bring back second party developers.

If Nintendo could secure the shares to Capcom, Level-5, Platinum & Sega and between the 5 companies build a few new studios they wouldn't need to rely on 3rd parties.

Edit: Sega could bring back their SEGA SPORTS studios and produce all the major sport title on the Nintendo concoles. 

i do agree that nintendo needs to expand (i.e more second party, more first party studios) and woe third party publishers

Your OP is a little dated. Both Mario Golf and Kirby have been confirmed for May 2nd, well before summer starts.

How many of these 3DS YoY/2014 Drop threads will we have? From recent memory, I can think of three that have already been made.

Also, just because you aren't purchasing SSB4 on your 3DS doesn't mean other won't. Others definitely will.

Doesnt look bad at all to me. Worse that last year of course, but last year we got Pokemon and Zelda. I dont think there is anything that can top that. However, we get Mario Golf, Kirby, Yoshis Island, Smash Bros and maybe Pokemon Z or a 3rd Gen Remake and some other stuff. Guess we will have to wait for e3 or future nintendo directs.

Well at this point last year, all we had was Fire Emblem as nothing notable released in January, as always. We have Professor Layton, Yoshi's New Island, Mario Golf, KIrby, two F2P games and a bunch of (currently) exclusive indies to look forward to. I'm not sure why you're assuming that there's going to be nothing in the second half of the year apart from Smash as NIntendo never reveals games far ahead of time unless they're in a dire situation or it's a HUGE franchise. 

Well, considering a lot of 3DS games have been announced and then released within 6 months, there's still PLENTY of time for them to confirm games for summer and the 2nd half of the year. I just think they'll either have some more Directs and announce stuff, OR they're planning on having a big E3 showing this year. Either way, I don't think there's ANYTHING to complain about 3DS-wise January-May 2014.

Well, its hard for Nintendo to carry both of their systems at the sametime... That backpack can only hold so much unless they expand

I think they should focus on the wiiU in 2014 since the 3ds has elimated its main competition, it can be on break for a bit while they fix the wiiU sales

Yeah, there is honestly not a single 3DS game I'm looking forward to right now. Not a one. That kinda sucks.

Releasing any new core Pokemon title this year wouldn't be a good idea. It would cut off X/Y and syphon attention to the new title. There's most likely no way we'll see even an announcement for a new Pokemon until next year.

This is a good thing, though. Nintendo can't play all their cards. Like they started to do in Holiday 2011.