From Destructoid: "The Mario & Luigi series for me has always been a nice palette cleanser from the more nitty, gritty, stat-heavy RPGs that found their way onto my DS and 3DS. Where many RPGs bank on a player's appreciation for the minutia of building strong characters and teams, the Mario & Luigi games would rather test the hand-eye coordination you've been building up over the various years of playing Mario platformers. There are levels to gain and experience points to earn, but Mario & Luigi, and really all Mario RPGs in general, don't care about all that. These games just want players to sit back, press the appropriate button at the appropriate time, and enjoy the story. And with Bowser's Inside Story, there is one hell of a story to enjoy."
Phil writes, "2018 was essentially the final year of major support for the Nintendo 3DS, and what's left in 2019 is pretty much slim pickings for 3DS owners as Nintendo and its various third party partners have moved on with a laser-like focus on the new hotness that is the Switch. The biggest games from Nintendo this year for 3DS owners are both retreads of familiar games. While SuperPhillip Central has already covered the first, let's take a look at the second with Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey."
Amazon has discounted the physical versions of several notable Nintendo 3DS games with Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Detective Pikachu, Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, New Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Smash Bros. for 3DS dropping to $19.59.
The Nintendo 3DS has entered its sunset years. Nintendo had nothing to announce for it at E3 2019. There don’t appear to any new games on the horizon in any region. It seems time to bid a fond farewell. However, for a system at the end of its lifespan, it is quite a fortunate one. Those gathering around to bid it goodbye will find a number of games that, well, are intended to be played for not only days, but perhaps even weeks or months. It seems like a rather positive send-off for a handheld that greatly deserves it.
