Best Nintendo 3DS

Fire Emblem Awakening is a tactical role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS, released in 2012 and 2013. The game utilizes grid-based battles where players control units strategically against enemies. It features character relationships that impact abilities alongside multiple camera views during comb...

Majora's Mask 3D is a 3D remake of the acclaimed 2000 Nintendo 64 adventure. It presents players with a unique dark fantasy experience centered around a three-day time loop in the troubled realm of Termina. The game’s notable puzzle mechanics and unsettling atmosphere appeal to fans of action-advent...

Animal Crossing: New Leaf is a life-simulation video game for the Nintendo 3DS. Players create a human character who becomes the mayor of a customizable village populated by anthropomorphic animals. The game emphasizes community building and town development through activities like decorating homes,...

Super Mario 3D Land, released in 2011 for the Nintendo 3DS, blends side-scrolling platforming with 3D exploration. The game features new mechanics and power-ups while continuing the narrative of Mario rescuing Princess Peach from Bowser. It marked the first mainline Mario title to debut on the syste...

Mario Kart 7 is a kart racing video game released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2011. It offers competitive races featuring iconic Mario characters on diverse tracks incorporating platforming elements. The game’s item system adds strategic depth and is popular among families and casual gamers seeking an a...

Star Fox 64 3D is a 3D rail shooter developed by Nintendo EAD and Q-Games, reintroducing players to the Star Fox 64 gameplay experience. The title serves as a remake of the original 1997 game for the Nintendo 64, released on the Nintendo 3DS in July 2011. Subsequent international releases occurred i...

Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask is a puzzle adventure game developed for the Nintendo 3DS. Released in 2011 as a launch title, it achieved immediate success as the best-selling 3DS game upon its initial Japanese release. A later enhanced edition, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask Plus, exp...

Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy is a puzzle game for the Nintendo 3DS, serving as the third and final installment of the Azran Legacy trilogy. Developed by Level-5, it concludes the storyline featuring Professor Layton as the primary character, according to initial plans. The title was release...

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team is a Japanese role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS. It expands on the series’ established gameplay featuring two playable brothers, Mario and Luigi. This title, released in 2013, offers a turn-based adventure with platforming elements appealing to fans of classic RPGs and...

Mario Golf: World Tour is a 2014 title developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It represents the fifth installment in the series, following a decade-long gap since Mario Golf: Advance Tour. The game launched in May 2014 after an initial announcement in...

Bravely Second: End Layer is a 2015 role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS, developed by Silicon Studio and published by Square Enix. The title serves as a direct continuation of Bravely Default, released in 2014. Its initial release was in Japan on April 23, 2015, followed by international releases...

Project X Zone is a tactical role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS featuring characters from Namco Bandai Games, Capcom, and Sega. Released in 2012 and 2013, it offered a combat system and presentation that received positive reviews. However, some critics noted repetitive gameplay and a complex sto...

Miitopia is an RPG developed for the Nintendo 3DS and later remastered for the Nintendo Switch. The game places players in the land of Miitopia where they control a customizable party of Mii characters. These adventurers confront a Dark Lord who has stolen the faces of the region’s inhabitants, driv...

Mario Tennis Open is a Nintendo 3DS video game featuring Mario and other iconic characters playing tennis. It’s notable for its unique rule variations and the introduction of online multiplayer functionality, allowing simultaneous play across regions – a first for Nintendo handheld titles. The game...

Nintendogs + Cats is a simulation video game for the Nintendo 3DS released in 2011. Players care for virtual pets – dogs and cats – managing their needs and building relationships. It’s notable as one of the first major titles for the system and offers a casual, family-friendly experience. The game...

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D is a tactical action game available on Nintendo 3DS. It recreates the popular “Mercenaries” modes from Resident Evil 4 and 5, offering challenging side-scrolling combat scenarios. Players control squads of characters attempting to complete objectives against relentl...

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer is a 2015 Nintendo 3DS title that serves as a spin-off of the Animal Crossing franchise. Players design residences for animal villagers across Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia, released in July, September, and October 2015 respectively. The game focuse...

Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins is an action-adventure game released in April 2013 for the Nintendo 3DS. Developed by TT Fusion, it expands upon the Lego City universe and functions as a prequel to the original title. The game’s narrative explores events preceding the storyline of Lego City U...

Sonic Lost World is a 2013 platform game created by Sonic Team and published by Sega, initially for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Developed with support from Nintendo, it featured downloadable content based on their properties and distributed to PAL regions. A Windows port of the Wii U version was subsequ...

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity is a roguelike game for the Nintendo 3DS, marking the ninth title in the Mystery Dungeon series. Developed by Spike Chunsoft with publishing handled by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, it features dungeon crawling gameplay. The game’s core mechanics are ro...

Mario Party: Star Rush is a 2016 Nintendo 3DS party video game created by NDcube and published by Nintendo. It serves as the fourth handheld title within the Mario Party series, following its second release on the 3DS platform. The game’s initial launch occurred in Europe, Australia, Japan, and Nort...

Mario Party: Island Tour is a 2013 party video game for the Nintendo 3DS. Developed by NDcube and published by Nintendo, it marked the series’ third handheld installment and debut on the system. The game launched in North America in November 2013, with subsequent releases following across various re...

Mario Party: The Top 100 is a comprehensive collection of minigames from across the Nintendo 3DS’s Mario Party series. Released in 2017, it compiles all 100 original games originally available on the system. This title offers a nostalgic experience for fans of the classic party game genre and provid...

Asphalt 3D is a 2011 racing game for the Nintendo 3DS, developed by Gameloft and published by Ubisoft. The title converted an iOS game and included seventeen tracks based on real-world locations alongside forty-two licensed vehicles. It offered multiplayer support for up to six players via local wir...