Since RF4 isn't out, the drought is still ongoing and there is no reason for me to buy a 3DS.

That will change in 2012...

Funny how some people are so quick to jump on the 3DS has no games wagon. Really, if you're all expecting one game for the handheld then of course you won't be seeing it anytime soon. As for me? the 3DS has an amazing offer so far, and it's going to get better and better from next month onward.

imo the line-up is still pretty much shit. by the end of the year there will still only be 2 games i personally think are worth buying -- super mario and mario kart. 2 games that are undoubtedly very very good but still a pretty weak line-up overall after almost a full year on the market.

...and maybe monster hunter. never played one so i'm not sure if i'd like it so maybe 3 games.

Tell me, did both the PSP or the DS had so much of a better line up after their first year to consider the 3DS line up shit? 

And you used the key word, what you personally think. I also think that the Vita line-up is worthless to me, because there's not a single game that I want, even Uncharted and the only one games i'm looking forward so far are Persona 4 Golden and FFX remake. That doesn't entitle me to call the Vita line-up shit, because that wouldn't be the right thing to do.

What drought?? There have been quite a few releases for 3DS, now if you dont like those games, then thats all good, but I wouldnt call it a drought.

So 2 N64 games + Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 = drought over?

Read the article. 

BTW, Audrey has become my favorite IGN editor recently. 

Yeah, big problems, like these big problems from now on:

Tales of the Abyss, Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, Super Pokèmon Scramble or Rumble (depends on the region), a new Shinobi, Sonic Generations (for 3DS it's a totally different game), Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy, Resident Evil: Revelations...yeah, big problems for this winter.

And Pokemon Rumble Blast, Super Street Fighter 4, Blazblue: Continuum Shift and Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns. Oh and if you're contabilizing the games that are also coming out till the end of the year then you also have Rayman Origins (finally a true Rayman), Cave Story 3D, Ace Combat and Sonic Generations

So I count 2 N64 games, the two Mario games which will be megatons again and 7 more good games. Yeah, I would count that the drought is pretty much over. 

Problem is that, those that aren't going to get the 3DS see those games as a nice-to-have, not must-have.