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Creating a console like the3DSis a blessing and a curse.
On one hand, it opens up so many unique ways to play and make games.
There are games on the 3DS that could never exist elsewhere, purely by merit of its design.
Here are the best 3DS games per year from its launch in 2011 to 2019.
That said, all of the games still have something special, and the 3DS entries had some heart.
From Three Houses to Engage, here are the best Fire Emblem video games on Nintendo Switch!
The characters you recruited determined your available options, and each mission had more than just routing the enemy.
It was tactically diverse, and had a strong story to back it up.
8Metroid: Samus Returns
For a time, it seemed likeMetroid was consigned to history.
Samus Returns was a 3D remake of Metroid 2: The Return of Samus from the original Game Boy.
This included the parry mechanic, a foundational element of the later Metroid Dread.
It is a beautiful presentation, if one that might not be to everyone’s tastes.
Mario Kart introduced plenty of series staples, like car customisation, and plenty of other unique features.
Speeding through the city at your own pace is a delight in these open-world racing games.
It also introduced the hang glider for more diverse tracks.
And of course, it is the origin of everyone’s favourite demonic monster, Gore Magala.
4Tomodachi Life
Tomodachi Life falls somewhere between The Sims and Animal Crossing.
This can be making friends, enemies, or even a lifelong partner.
3Kid Icarus: Uprising
The success of Kid Icarus: Uprising is hard to overstate.
And on top of that incredible revival, it’s also an amazing game in its own right.
Are you going to have to empty your wallet, or are you sitting on a gold mine?
Uprising’s gameplay is split into two segments - aerial rail-shooter sections, and ground exploration.
Who knew that being able to fit an entire island in your pocket would be such a good idea?
New Leaf excelled because it has constantly supported, and evengot an updated version to support amiibo.
It was a cosy game of a breed that is likely be never quite be matched.
It was also a game abundant in content, and really carved out a niche of its own.
It wouldn’t be impossible to port, but there would undeniably be something lost on a larger screen.
We need these 3DS games to be remastered for the Switch 2.
