Why has the 3DS so much quality titles?

[Samus Aran]

outlawauron said:

Samus Aran said:

outlawauron said:
What pushes 3DS above DS? I keep seeing that people believe it's surpassed its predecessor, but I don't see how....

FE: A is better than the DS FE games.

Super Mario 3D Land is better than New Super Mario Bros for the DS.

Bravely Default is better than the DS FF games.

It has Super Smash Bros.

It has Youkai Watch which I'm very excited about.

It has Monster Hunter games.

BUT

Mario Kart DS is better than Mario Kart 7.

It has GTA: Chinatown Wars.

It has good Castlevania games.

I cleared out series I don't really care about.

I'd say that Bravely Default and the DS FFs are a push to me for quality (quantity, obviously DS wins that). Awakening is obviously better than a remake. Can't agree that 3D Land is worth championing. Smash Bros is a console title for me. Youkai Watch isn't a good game. I've stopped caring about MonHun, but it's certainly a title to showcase the hardware. I've actually enjoyed the rhythm titles on 3DS the most.

I think you forget about the great Layton triology, the excellent Pheonix Wright titles, Elite Beat Agents, great RPGs like Radiant Historia, FF4 remake, DQ4-6, Lunar Knights, Suikoden, and Valkyrie Profile. There's a dozen other titles I could list, but the main point is that the DS had quality titles but in much greater volume. There was far more for people to play and it certainly captured a wider audience.

How do you know? ;)
If a boring game like Pokémon X/Y can score 88% on metacritic and be played by millions...

The 3DS also has Layton and Phoenix Wright games, I just don't care about those. DQ is the one major franchise the 3DS is missing.