peanutbutterlatte
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Yeah because the 3DS has those too, emulated properly!
Wasn't even Ocarina 3D levels of impressive.
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The 3DS has one of Nintendo's best libraries ever
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Wasn't even Ocarina 3D levels of impressive.
I feel like it was a step back from the DS, and was trying to compete with Nintendo's home console efforts but largely failed to do that. It reminds me of the GBA from a first party perspective, but third parties were a big step down thanks to most of them moving their portable titles to mobile.
That said it still has a great library of games, and when it comes to third parties it actually has the DS to thank for a lot of it (though it's thanks to PSP that MH stayed portable so long).
That said it still has a great library of games, and when it comes to third parties it actually has the DS to thank for a lot of it (though it's thanks to PSP that MH stayed portable so long).
Rolodzeo
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Smash Bros., Minecraft, Mario, Zelda, Layton, Pokémon, Sonic, Mario Kart, Dragon Quest, Ace Combat, Resident Evil, Metal Gear, Kirby, Metroid, Monster Hunter, Xenoblade, Pullblox, Picross, Shovel Knight, Donkey Kong, Mega Man, etc...
Plus you have the entire DS library on top of that too. It is a beast.
Plus you have the entire DS library on top of that too. It is a beast.
Sammy Samusu
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It's only missing Final Fantasy Tactics and Igavanaia. 
Nintendo should make a 3DS player for the Switch. Just make a Switch-screen sized box with the 3DS innards and plop it into the dock.
The 3DS has Yoshi's Island?
E_Darkness
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It's a super strong library. My standouts have to be:
Animal Crossing New Leaf, which is just the best that series has ever been. I still go back to it to tide me over until a HD Animal Crossing game.
A Link Between Worlds, even though it relies heavily on Link to the Past it feels good enough in it's own right. Basically a reimagining of my favourite Zelda game but it's just so perfect. Glad we got a good Zelda after the awful DS ones.
Etrian Odyssey IV, the entire series is pretty great but this is the one that introduced me to it.
Hyrule Warriors Legends (if you have a N3DS only), is just a perfect handheld Musou game. It runs good, looks a bit jank but it's at 240p so it doesn't look that bad in motion. Plus it takes HW and adds character swapping on the map which is honestly the best feature I've seen in a musou game.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, best JRPG, but handheld.
Honorable mentions to Soul Hackers, Devil Survivor Overclocked, SMT4: Apocalypse, Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold. All strong RPGs and well worth buying the system for alone.
And of course Monster Hunter has been the best it has ever been on 3DS. Sadly it peaked at 4U to them immediately go down in Generations, but that's still a strong title.
3DS isn't dead until the in development Etrian Odyssey game comes out. Atlus will keep that thing alive for at least 2-3 more years.
Animal Crossing New Leaf, which is just the best that series has ever been. I still go back to it to tide me over until a HD Animal Crossing game.
A Link Between Worlds, even though it relies heavily on Link to the Past it feels good enough in it's own right. Basically a reimagining of my favourite Zelda game but it's just so perfect. Glad we got a good Zelda after the awful DS ones.
Etrian Odyssey IV, the entire series is pretty great but this is the one that introduced me to it.
Hyrule Warriors Legends (if you have a N3DS only), is just a perfect handheld Musou game. It runs good, looks a bit jank but it's at 240p so it doesn't look that bad in motion. Plus it takes HW and adds character swapping on the map which is honestly the best feature I've seen in a musou game.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, best JRPG, but handheld.
Honorable mentions to Soul Hackers, Devil Survivor Overclocked, SMT4: Apocalypse, Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold. All strong RPGs and well worth buying the system for alone.
And of course Monster Hunter has been the best it has ever been on 3DS. Sadly it peaked at 4U to them immediately go down in Generations, but that's still a strong title.
3DS isn't dead until the in development Etrian Odyssey game comes out. Atlus will keep that thing alive for at least 2-3 more years.
TheDinoman
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It's funny how the DS and 3DS seem to be the opposite of each other in terms of their game library. The DS had stronger third party support, but the 3DS had better first party games.
It's still just crazy to me how so many Nintendo series got their due on this thing. We had:
Damn, that's a lot. I didn't even list some of the smaller stuff like Pilotwings, Nintendogs, etc.
Seems the only glaring omissions here were some type of Wario game, F-Zero and Punch-Out!!.
It's still just crazy to me how so many Nintendo series got their due on this thing. We had:
- A 3D Mario game build from the ground up
- A new Mario Kart
- Kid Icarus getting a big AAA (for handheld standards anyway) revival
- Zelda and Metroid getting proper 2.5D successors to their beloved SNES installments
- Remakes for Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask with improved graphics and other QOL changes
- Luigi's Mansion getting a sequel out of nowhere
- Fire Emblem entering its freaking golden age with Awakening and Fates
- A full blown Smash Bros. on the go
- A full blown Animal Crossing, a turn around after the half-heartedness that was City Folk
- Pokemon, of course
- A whole bunch of Kirby games
- Ports and remakes for other series like Xenoblade, DKC and Star Fox
Damn, that's a lot. I didn't even list some of the smaller stuff like Pilotwings, Nintendogs, etc.
Seems the only glaring omissions here were some type of Wario game, F-Zero and Punch-Out!!.
The opinion,
"I had more fun with the 3DS Library than any other handheld so far"
is ok, everyone is entitled to an opinion.
but speaking in terms of quantity and quality of the software delivered (putting personal enjoyment aside), it's a shadow of the Nintendo DS.
It's maybe, possibly on par with PSP but the moment you realize the amount of exclusive games the PSP got from Capcom and Square, the 3DS loses against it, easily.
"I had more fun with the 3DS Library than any other handheld so far"
is ok, everyone is entitled to an opinion.
but speaking in terms of quantity and quality of the software delivered (putting personal enjoyment aside), it's a shadow of the Nintendo DS.
It's maybe, possibly on par with PSP but the moment you realize the amount of exclusive games the PSP got from Capcom and Square, the 3DS loses against it, easily.
nelo_inc
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Completely agree, now that i think of it, why not an F-Zero?
Has Nintendo given up on the franchise after the Gamecube or what?
The racing genre might be the only one that is missing content.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
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Yes, it has two of them really.
Welllll if you include the Japanese-only cards we're talking 30 brand new SMB3 levels.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVPKz_ywPI&t=5m31s
I didn't expect the 3ds library to become this good. Intially I was kinda worried that I might end up playing predominantly DS games.... (because when the system launched, that were the only games I owned until MK7 and Tales of the Abyss came out.
Now I own about 80 3ds games, and I haven't even bought most of the stuff that came out this year yet... and there's at least another ~5 games on the horizon for me (MH Stories, Metroid, Culdcept, Etrian 5, Strange Journey..)
my poor switch hardly sees any action :/ (in comparison)
Now I own about 80 3ds games, and I haven't even bought most of the stuff that came out this year yet... and there's at least another ~5 games on the horizon for me (MH Stories, Metroid, Culdcept, Etrian 5, Strange Journey..)
my poor switch hardly sees any action :/ (in comparison)
Vital Tundra
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Personally I think it has a better library than the DS, simply because of the broader spectrum of genre the 3DS has with games. The games just for what a wanted more.
King Gilga
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Yeah the XL actively hurts my hands. Feels cheap as fuck too.
Greatest Ever
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Heavily disagree. Not only is it a huge disappointment for me after the DS, it's one of my least favorite systems ever.
Audioboxer
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It does have an amazing library.
It's just a shame Nintendo put the absolute worst cheapest piece of shit screens possible in a handheld device.
It's just a shame Nintendo put the absolute worst cheapest piece of shit screens possible in a handheld device.
It's an impressive list indeed, one that frustrated me for years during the Wii U droughts I must admit. We can only hope that at least the Switch will end up with a similarly well-filled library eventually. I especially want more Kid Icarus: Uprising style old IP revivals, including a sequel to KI: Uprising.
peanutbutterlatte
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I think you know I wasn't including those...
Honestly the only area the 3DS pales is third party support. And even then we got some nice indies and one offs. In terms of first party? Nintendo never put out better. Not on the DS, not on the GBA.
We had oddities like Metroid Prime Hunters on DS that just stop it from taking that crown. Other series like Animal Crossing and Zelda had waaaay stronger showings on the 3DS.
TheDinoman
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To be fair, the 3DS had oddities like Federation Force, lol. It's just that thankfully, we got a real Metroid game along with it.
peanutbutterlatte
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True enough! The 3DS isn't infallible.
I just know you could dump me on an island for several days with fresh copies of Animal Crossing New Leaf, Fire Emblem Awakening and Kid Icarus Uprising and I'd be a happy man.
Quantity versus quality.
peanutbutterlatte
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What are we talking here? 3DS has both, handily.
CoolZombie360
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Yes, yes it does 🙂 Great machine, loving Metroid too!
GrinWithoutaKat
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It's a solid library for me, but there's so few games there that ever seemed to feature in game of the year discussions. I guess I just find it hard to think of a library that lacks any game that would be debated as one of the best of all time, to be thought of as one of the best libraries of all time. It's kind of similar to the Wii U selection for me. I see so many people rave about that, but there's nothing that comes close to the Nintendo greats such as Ocarina of Time, Metroid Prime, Mario 64 or Galaxy.
ThoseDeafMutes
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Unfortunately I barely played my 3DS. It's not that there weren't games that appealed to me in theory, but as somebody who never had long commutes (maybe 15 minutes at the upper end outside of walking or driving somewhere) it was always in direct competition with my PC and consoles for gaming time. It almost never won out.
I've owned and played maybe 8 titles on the system, and only finished one. I would be interested in playing Samus Returns in theory, but at this point I just want to retire the device and not cart it around with me. I do feel pretty bad about not finishing Majora's Mask considering I bought the damn Majora's Mask Limited edition New 3DS XL and got the steelbook edition of the game, lol.
I've owned and played maybe 8 titles on the system, and only finished one. I would be interested in playing Samus Returns in theory, but at this point I just want to retire the device and not cart it around with me. I do feel pretty bad about not finishing Majora's Mask considering I bought the damn Majora's Mask Limited edition New 3DS XL and got the steelbook edition of the game, lol.
Greatest Ever
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So the DS for both then.
Well, that's a decent chunk of original Mario platforming on the system.
GasProblem
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I's basically my Animal Crossing machine. I still play it from time to time.
My library is very small, but that's because I sold most of my 3DS games to buy other 3DS games with. Beat Luigi's Mansion, sold it, got Paper Mario for 15-20 euros, beat it, sold it, buy another game etc. Pokemon, Mario, Zelda and AC are the games I kept. It was a good way to play plenty of games without spending too much money.
My library is very small, but that's because I sold most of my 3DS games to buy other 3DS games with. Beat Luigi's Mansion, sold it, got Paper Mario for 15-20 euros, beat it, sold it, buy another game etc. Pokemon, Mario, Zelda and AC are the games I kept. It was a good way to play plenty of games without spending too much money.
Where do I sign?
OP says Nintendo libraries. No GBA. No N64. No GC. A small selection of SNES.
Besides, can you tell me with a straight face a 3DS game would land in anyone's top 10 list? The barebones online functionality should disclose most already.
Orniletter
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The DS has the 3DS beat in quantity, sure. But all that content on the PSP and DS never really compared favourably to the high highs 3DS' software had.
For every 2 or 3 3D remakes of an old SNES game on the PSP, there is one Kid Icarus. For every 2 unimpressive looking and playing Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plumes or Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, there is a Luigi's Mansion 2 or Monster Hunter 4U.
I really like the DS and it's library (PSP not so much), but I'd take the 3DS over it any day (I'd even take Capcom's "nothing but Monster Hunter and Ace Attorney"-support of the 3DS over what the PSP got).
King Gilga
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Easily, it's not even remotely a competition.
The 3DS couldn't even dream of having the honor to lick the DS's boots.
For a console that's six and a half years old, I still can't seem to put it down.
Currently addicted to MH Stories, then I've got Metroid and Etrian Odyssey V lined up to play after that. Just bought a Switch but the 3DS isn't going into the drawer of retired handhelds without a fight!
For me, Monster Hunter 4, Fire Emblem Echoes, Etrian Odyssey IV, Zelda LBW, Fantasy Life, Dragon Quest VIII and SMTIV are the highlights. MH Stories is fantastic so far, I can see it joining that list.
Currently addicted to MH Stories, then I've got Metroid and Etrian Odyssey V lined up to play after that. Just bought a Switch but the 3DS isn't going into the drawer of retired handhelds without a fight!
For me, Monster Hunter 4, Fire Emblem Echoes, Etrian Odyssey IV, Zelda LBW, Fantasy Life, Dragon Quest VIII and SMTIV are the highlights. MH Stories is fantastic so far, I can see it joining that list.
Greatest Ever
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Link Between Worlds
tiebreaker
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Yes if you include DS library. I just wish it has a better hardware.
I wish I was as fond of the DS/3DS libraries as most people seem to be.
I've enjoyed Kid Icarus: Uprising, Final Fantasy Theathrythm, and Zelda: A Link Between Worlds the most. I also enjoyed Fire Emblem: Awakening the first time through, but after hating Fates I went back to it and found I'd turned on it completely.
I still need to try the Etrian Odyssey games or Persona Q and some of the SMT games (though I wasn't fond of SMT4).
I've enjoyed Kid Icarus: Uprising, Final Fantasy Theathrythm, and Zelda: A Link Between Worlds the most. I also enjoyed Fire Emblem: Awakening the first time through, but after hating Fates I went back to it and found I'd turned on it completely.
I still need to try the Etrian Odyssey games or Persona Q and some of the SMT games (though I wasn't fond of SMT4).
Why would online stuff matter? Can't say it factors into many of my favourite games, but then I mainly play RPGs. A focus on online elements is more likely to stop me playing a game than the other way around.
The only online features I use on it is free multiplayer on Monster Hunter and streetpass/spotpass, both of which are pretty good (although obviously streetpass is dialling down now that few people carry them outside conventions etc any more).
Donniewahlberg
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I could tell you with a straight face or a smile on my face, whatever suits. Animal Crossing New Leaf gets a nod there without even thinking. Imagine other folks judging their personal goats by different criteria to you lol
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