Chris Buffa (Modojo): One of the biggest criticisms of the Nintendo 3DS launch was a noticeable lack of Mario. What nerve Nintendo had bringing its new system to market without a game starring the mustachioed mascot. After all, how could the big N ignore a history of proven success with consoles and handhelds that appeared alongside a Mario title? Super Nintendo and Super Mario World, Nintendo 64 and Super Mario 64, Game Boy Advance and Super Mario Advance, DS and Super Mario 64 DS...all proven winners.
Cultured Vultures: Put on your freshest dungarees and chow down on the ripest mushroom as we reel off the best Mario games ever made to celebrate Mar10 Day.
My top 3 are Mario 3, Mario World and Mario 64. Mario Odyssey is also excellent, and I enjoyed Sunshine but didn't care for the Galaxy series.
Even if the eShop has now closed down, the best 3DS games are still worth playing — in any way you can get your hands on them.
It's the Dawn of The Final Days for the 3DS. We've put together a list of the essential 3DS titles you should download now while you still can!
No need for that shit, mod your 3DS and have the whole collection for nothing. https://www.youtube.com/wat...
The massive price drop kept the 3DS afloat until the games came along. The most important thing for any gamer buying a new bit of hardware is the games, probably followed by price.
My guess is that price will hold back Vita at first but when COD hits it and the price drops it should do very well for itself indeed.
If they aren't, they should be.
The same way that exclusives sway people toward one system or another, high-profile titles get people in the door on new system. Knowing that Uncharted will available at launch makes people more likely to buy a Vita; having a Mario game available at launch would have done wonders for the 3DS' early sales.
Exclusives, which are generally AAA, and big-name multiplats push system sales; naturally, if they're available when the system is first released, people are more likely to buy the system.
They are. I was contemplating a 3ds before launch but the launch titles, combined with price to hardware performance ratio put me off.
Now it's priced right and has some games but it's got into this stronger position too close to the Vitas launch for me and I'd rather have a new Wipeout than a new Mario atm.
I eventually want to get both. The only thing putting me off from getting a 3ds is the fact that a hardware revision with possibly a second analog stick will probably be out by the next holiday.
I eventually want both. The only thing putting me off from getting a 3ds is the fact that a hardware revision with possibly a second analog stick will probably be out by the next holiday.