It only started late 2014, when it was already 3 and a half years old. and it's not like there are few games coming, only less than before.

They'll be dead in terms of good high quality third party games go.  If you are strictly a Nintendo fan you can enjoy to your hearts content for many years to come, but if you also enjoy good HQ third party games you will need to go elsewhere.

Hey tbone, got any lists of good portable racing games and FPS/TPS?

This has been the biggest issue for me with the 3DS. It has Nintendo stuff and its great, but if you want anything else your options really really dry up. The library lacks diversity.

Trust me, you don't want to play FPS or TPS on a 3DS.

There's plenty of diversity.

It has some decent third party support in Bravely Default, Bravely Second, Youkai Watch 1-3 (coming next year to the West), Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Persona Q, Resident Evil Revelations, Professor Layton, Phoenix Wright, Shin Megami Tensei IV, Shantea, Shovel Knight, etc.

But yeah, it deserves a lot more, but Western developers are just not interested...

As for racing games, can't think of anything other than Mario Kart 7.

Ridge Racer 3D is actually really good. It was just a shame other than that all I can think of that was released was Need for Speed The Run which was shocking.

I enjoy Killzone Mercs and Strangers Wrath as portable FPS games. Uncharted and Earth Defence Force are good TPS too. This is why I am so meh over the directions the portable systems have taken. KZ M especially is a massive tease as to what could have been :( I even had fun with Metroid Prime: Hunters.

Isn't Moon getting a 3DS sequel or remake soon?

The games you listed aren't really what I would call diverse. Not denying they're good games.

Because the golden age for 3ds vas 2013.

Since 2014, it looks like most of devs go for the Vita instead, who fill much their "niche" market.

3ds catalog is really poor since 2014, except for Atlus games, and maybe one or another dev like square-enix.

PSV getting niche games instead of 3ds but 3ds still get the bigger IP

There are more than enough games on the 3DS. What's missing compared to the DS is all that shovelware from 3rd Parties like Project Rub and countless Brain Training things. Those went to mobile, because why should people target 50 million people with those games when they can reach 2 billion people on iOS and Android?

But honestly, you won't miss these "games".

TPS

Best HH game ever! Amazingly good, an interesting and fun cast of characters + story. 4th Wall breaking and so much content. This underrated gem only because u need to play the game differently than normal. If this game ws ported to the wiiu, then we be in business. 

1. Install base hardly matters if people don't buy the games. Most publishers are making PS games because they know the audience is more inclined to spend money on their games.

2. That means like... you know, if I sell a product for 7000 yens, I'm richer than if I sell it for 5000.

3. I was talking processing power and capabilities of course

Besides, my article is not biaised. It's an absolutely objective analysis leading to the conclusion that 3rd parties will increasingly develop for PS platforms and withdraw from Nintendo platforms. Thing that is happening right now, hence this thread.