If any one game threatened to overshadow the Nintendo 3DS at last year's E3, it was Kid Icarus: Uprising. A sequel to the beloved NES game had been the stuff of rumors for years, and those rumors only intensified when the lead character Pit appeared as a combatant in 2008's Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Now that the project is out of the bag, it stands as one of the most anticipated 3DS games. Having played it for the first time at this weekend's Nintendo World 2011, I would say it was easily the best showcase of the as-yet-unreleased system's potential.
BLG writes: "While it didn’t sell as well as the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo 3DS was nonetheless a wonderful system. And, while this may be a hot take, it’s easily my favorite handheld. Even more than a decade removed from launch, the system’s library has so many titles that feel as fresh today as they did back at release. While it was hard to narrow down, these 30 Nintendo 3DS games are emblematic of the system’s success."
From Zelda to Metroid, Nintendo Everything goes over the top five Nintendo franchises that have made the jump from 2D to 3D the best.
Nintendo has always been known for flaunting fine-tuned gameplay over full-blown narratives, however, Kid Icarus: Uprising literally flipped the script as it shined with its writing, story, and characters above all else.