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Do You Prefer Modern Day 2D or 3D Nintendo Games?

2D Generally 1 5.00%
 
3D Generally 13 65.00%
 
Depends on the Series 6 30.00%
 
Total:20
firebush03 on 03 November 2025
Valdney said:

Wonder is a crappy 2d Mario (that wonder effect is so off putting) and EoW is so bad that it enrages me.

this might just be the most difficult sentence I have ever read in all my life. You’re talking about games I’ve poured nearly 100hr combined into.



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Wman1996 on 04 November 2025

3D games often have more to them. Not always in my preferences, though. Give me Super Mario Bros. Wonder over 3D Land and 3D World.
But yeah, 3D. I've barely played Kirby games over the years but look forward to finally getting Forgotten Land once I buy it.



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Veknoid_Outcast on 04 November 2025

Based on those five franchises, I would say...

Super Mario - 3D. I'd choose Odyssey and Bowser's Fury over Wonder. That's not a knock on Wonder; it's just that 3D Mario is on another level.
The Legend of Zelda - 3D. This is fairly easy. BotW and TotK are two of the best games ever made. Echoes of Wisdom is good, not great.
Donkey Kong - 2D. I loved my time with Bananza. Right now it's my GOTY. But Tropical Freeze (if that's truly "modern day") wins.
Metroid - 2D. This is, of course, a guess, since we don't know how MP4 will turn out. But it will be tough to top Dread.
Kirby - 3D. Kirby isn't really my favorite, 2D or 3D. But Forgotten Land tops recent 2D entries.

In general, I think that Nintendo has entered a second golden age during the Switch era, for both 2D and 3D games.