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[IbizaPocholo]

Nintendo released the Nintendo 3DS in 2011 and in that time many fantastic games have come to the platform such as Mario Kart 7, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Kid Icarus Uprising, and more. As tricky as it might've been, IGN Staff has decided on The Best Nintendo 3DS Games of All Time. If you don't see a game you love mentioned, give it a shoutout in the comments below!

 

[worldwithpyramids]

No Kid Icarus? lmao

 

[Shifty1897]

Hot take: Fire Emblem Awakening is not the best Fire Emblem on the 3DS.

 

[Fbh]

List is.

10. Mario Kart 7
9. Bravely Default
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
7. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
6. Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
5. Metroid: Samus Returns
4. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
3. Super Mario 3D Land
2. Fire Emblem Awakening
1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds


No Kid Icarus Uprising or SMT4 on the list

 

[tritone]

My avatar is not pleased.

 

[jorgejjvr]

Hot take: Fire Emblem Awakening is not the best Fire Emblem on the 3DS.

it def is

 

[fart town usa]

List is.

10. Mario Kart 7
9. Bravely Default
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
7. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
6. Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
5. Metroid: Samus Returns
4. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
3. Super Mario 3D Land
2. Fire Emblem Awakening
1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

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[Danjin44]

Where the hell is Kid Icarus Uprising or SMTIV!?

 

[Belthazar]

Dragon Quest VIII is better than all of those

 

[InfiniteCombo]

#1 is correct, Link Between Worlds is a fantastic game. It's essentially Link to the Past with much needed QoL enhancements, and a neat new wall mechanic.

Mario 3D Land should be #2. Best use of 3D of any game I played in the system.

I never played Kid Icarus, but for those complaining... I thought the controls for that game were ass?

 

[Y0ssarian]

There are some good games on that list like Fire Emblem Awakening, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and Animal Crossing.

Shin Megami Tensei IV should replace Metroid Samus Returns, that game was ass

 

[Spukc]

Man as a metroid fan.
Samus returns was fucking ass

And braverly default later game was trash

 

[Rykan]

As tricky as it might've been

Lol. Like all of IGN's "Top X lists", it's as predictable and mainstream as it gets.

 

[bender]

Samus Returns doesn't belong on that list. AM2R was the far superior remake and came out around the same time.

 

[MagiusNecros]

it def is

Actually it's garbage. The best FE game on the 3DS is Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Awakening was the sad beginning of the dating sim it desperately wants to be.

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The lack of Kid Icarus, Smash Bros 3DS and Dragon Quest 9 is atrocious.

But these pop contests usually are.

 

[jorgejjvr]

Actually it's garbage. The best FE game on the 3DS is Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Awakening was the sad beginning of the dating sim it desperately wants to be.

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The lack of Kid Icarus, Smash Bros 3DS and Dragon Quest 9 is atrocious.

But these pop contests usually are.

Hard disagree

 

[Shifty1897]

The best FE game on the 3DS is Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

The absolute truth! This game got snubbed because it released a month after the Switch did, but it is superior to Awakening in every way (except being able to recruit your future kids, if you're into that).

 

[jorgejjvr]

Actually it's garbage. The best FE game on the 3DS is Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Awakening was the sad beginning of the dating sim it desperately wants to be.

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The lack of Kid Icarus, Smash Bros 3DS and Dragon Quest 9 is atrocious.

But these pop contests usually are.

Without waifus fire emblem was dying

 

[Halo2redvsblue]

Actually it's garbage. The best FE game on the 3DS is Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Awakening was the sad beginning of the dating sim it desperately wants to be.

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The lack of Kid Icarus, Smash Bros 3DS and Dragon Quest 9 is atrocious.

But these pop contests usually are.

Awakening was the big game though for fire emblem. That's ultimately why Awakening is on the list.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Without waifus fire emblem was dying

And it will now die the slow painful death being relegated to Fire Emblem Heroes duty. Along with some sidepieces from Tecmo Koei giving the Fire Emblem fandom more Three Houses. YUCK.

 

[Robb]

Pretty bad list imo, only thing I agree with is probably ALBW as number one.

 

[Chukhopops]

MH4U instead of Monster Hunter Generations is one of those « oh yeah IGN doesn’t know shit about video games » moments.

Oh yeah and Bravely Default instead of any of the dozens of fantastic JRPGs…

 

[Doom85]

And it will now die the slow painful death

Three Houses was the best selling game in the franchise. Like the new direction or not, it’s working sales wise.

 

[GeekyDad]

No SMTIV?

 

[SeraphJan]

No problem with Link Between Worlds being first