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Platina on 07 April 2015

Well you could technically argue that any console has a lot of quality games...

The 3DS is the one of the oldest of the 8th gen, so more games are out that are good quality. I'd say that due to the sucess of the original DS, games didn't have to be as good in order to sell.



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Dr.Vita on 07 April 2015

I agree with you -> 3DS has better games than NDS.




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Conina on 07 April 2015
Samus Aran said:
Conina said:

The DS also has 15x the installbase than the Vita, but less than double 85+ games (38vs24 if I counted right, Shovel Knight will push it to 38vs25 this week). If all is said and done, the number of 85+ games on Vita will be a lot nearer to the number the DS has. So being sold THAT much less, but still has such an awesome library? Why that? ;)

If you call late ports and the likes an awesome library.

Late port like Ocarina of Time, Cave Story, 3D Out Run, Majora's Mask, Xenoblade Chronicles, Super Street Fighter IV, and Donkey Kong Returns?

Love them! Great addition to the 3DS portfolio, which would have less than twenty 85+ titles without them.



WhiteEaglePL on 07 April 2015

Because 3DS is my favorite console.

But seriously, it arguable is one of the best consoles in history, and has arguably better games than any other previous Nintendo handheld.



MikeRox on 07 April 2015
Mnementh said:
Teeqoz said:
celador said:
The main reason it has lots of of great games because it is over four years old.

DS had much the better library though, no matter what metacritic says. I would imagine the 80-89 meta range is much in the DS' favour. 3DS is a good console, but inferior to its predecessor.


Actually the DS has about twice as many 85+ games as the 3DS.

Nearly twice as many (38vs22 if I counted right), but the DS has thrice the installbase and was longer on the market. If all is said and done, the 3DS will probably end up around half the installbase of the DS, but the number of 85+-games will be a lot nearer to the number the DS has. So being sold THAT much less, but still has such an awesome library? Why that?


Vita has 24 85+ games on an even smaller userbase ;p Why does 3DS have so few 85+ rated games for a system with 5x the userbase of the bomba?

Being serious though, it's really subjective as to which system (DS vs 3DS) has the better library. Personally I find the 3DS content generally much more, enjoyable (in fact, palatable is probably the word) now because the DS is such dated hardware. Much like I don't get as much enjoyment out of PS1 games as I would PS4 games in the same genre, even if they scored a few points less. That said, the 2D stuff is timeless.



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Mnementh on 07 April 2015
Dr.Vita said:
I agree with you -> 3DS has better games than NDS.

Yes, that's because 3DS is the best console of all time! That is an objective fact and in no way subjective!



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Samus Aran on 07 April 2015
Conina said:
Samus Aran said:

If you call late ports and the likes an awesome library.

Late port like Ocarina of Time, Cave Story, 3D Out Run, Majora's Mask, Xenoblade Chronicles, Super Street Fighter IV, and Donkey Kong Returns?

Love them! Great addition to the 3DS portfolio, which would have less than twenty 85+ titles without them.

And the Vita would only have one.

Majora's Mask and OoT are remakes btw, not ports. This means Vita has two games that are exclusive and 85+ (Persona 4 Golden and LBP Vita).



MikeRox on 07 April 2015
Samus Aran said:
Conina said:

Late port like Ocarina of Time, Cave Story, 3D Out Run, Majora's Mask, Xenoblade Chronicles, Super Street Fighter IV, and Donkey Kong Returns?

Love them! Great addition to the 3DS portfolio, which would have less than twenty 85+ titles without them.

And the Vita would only have one.

Majora's Mask and OoT are remakes btw, not ports. This means Vita has two games that are exclusive and 85+ (Persona 4 Golden and LBP Vita).


Only Nintendo would ever sell any games if we no longer counted multiplat and remakes.



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Dr.Vita on 07 April 2015
Mnementh said:
Dr.Vita said:
I agree with you -> 3DS has better games than NDS.

Yes, that's because 3DS is the best console of all time! That is an objective fact and in no way subjective!


Nope, the best console of all time is PS3 imo.  
Nintendo 3DS is better than NDS because it had much better games!




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Dr.Vita on 07 April 2015
Samus Aran said:
Conina said:

Late port like Ocarina of Time, Cave Story, 3D Out Run, Majora's Mask, Xenoblade Chronicles, Super Street Fighter IV, and Donkey Kong Returns?

Love them! Great addition to the 3DS portfolio, which would have less than twenty 85+ titles without them.

And the Vita would only have one.

Majora's Mask and OoT are remakes btw, not ports. This means Vita has two games that are exclusive and 85+ (Persona 4 Golden and LBP Vita).


What about Tearaway?




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