The 3DS was already a great handheld gaming device before 2013(with titles like 3D Land, OoT, Kart 7, Kid Icarus, NSMB2 and Resident Evil) but now with Fire Emblem, Dark Moon, Monster Hunter and many more to come, it's become even better.

I'm extremely satisfied with my 3DS XL, been playing the heck out of it. If there's one thing that could make the 3DS even better is better VC support. More frequent additions from the GB, GBC, NES and GG libraries and start to add GBA and SNES titles.

Ultra excited for this game but having it a month late is fine. I'll have more than enough to play on 3DS in the meantime.

Fire Emblem Awakening and Professor Layton MM for me. I agree with Damien; the 3DS is really on fire. By the looks of it, it isn't slowing down either.

Hopefully they reveal more new Pokemon(possibly the starter's full evolution lines?) Either way, new X/Y info has me excited.

Nice review. I'll be picking up the 3DS version along with the CPP XL.

I rented Season shortly after it came out but only played through the first few minutes of the game. I'll definitely be getting both.

I got this new for $20 last summer and for that price it's great. I've spent a lot of time getting all the medals, unlocking costumes and topping high scores. If you like arcade shooters and/or the Mercs mode in the previous RE games, then this is definitely for you.

There is some concern for the Wii U, but I'm sure it'll get out of it's rut and have some good software and at worst 'decent' sales.
I don't find any reason to be worried/concerned about the 3DS. It already has a nice library of games and this year is definitely the year of the 3DS.

More FPSes should focus on single player so I'm happy to hear this. RK's previous FPS titles were pretty good so I'm hyped for this.

I'm looking forward to most of the titles listed, however Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon is my first pick. 2013 already looks good for the 3DS.

Just ordered mine. This will be very handy, thanks for the heads up NL!

I'm currently playing through it now(on the second World). So far, I disagree with this score. I usually agree with NL's reviews. This one's a bit harsh imo.

@LZBirdboi Agreed.

Capcom should just make a standard LP game on 3DS.

As soon as I saw Re Revelations and Kid Icarus Uprising weren't nominated for mobile/handheld GOTY, I lost the slight interest I had in the show. I agree with someone else said above; they should've had a best 3DS and best Vita game category.

Mercs 3D is a good game. Really fun if you liked the mode from previous games and/or you like high scores and unlocking stuff. I got my copy new so I don't have any use to wipe my data but it's a nifty feature to have.

Good news. I'll most likely buy this game soon, but a demo would seal the deal.

I'll be getting Zelda II this week and Crashmo later.

I'd love to see the Illusion and Shinobi games land on the eShop.

This game looks good, can't wait. A Peter Pan world now an Aladdin world, hopefully there's a decent amount of worlds based on other Disney classics.

Hopefully it happens. This game looks pretty solid.

I would love to see Marvel vs Capcom 2 on the eShop.

Matte finish, bigger screens and the shoulder buttons have made me want it. Can't wait to play games like DoA, SF643D and OoT3D on the XL.

GBA:

Pokemon LeafGreen

DS:
Aliens Infestation

3DS
Wario Land
Kid Icarus OMAM
Dead or Alive Dimensions
Marvel Pinball 3D

I'll be getting Kid Icarus. I recommend Mario's Picross, I got it through CN but at 2,99 it's still worth it.

@Wheels2050

Yeah, these Gold/Plat. rewards cost no coins.

It's pretty cool that they're offering some VC games as a third option.

Solid week. I'll be getting LoZ.

I'm gonna get this when I get my next eShop card. Thanks for the review.

I'll pick up KI, Wario and LoZ. Thanks for posting the specific dates.

I'm glad they're adding more NES titles to the 3DS VC. I'm waiting for LoZ and AoL. Looks like a good week overall, I'll definitely be downloading the Spidey demo.

Kid Icarus Uprising, Dead or Alive Dimensions and PiCTOBiTS.

Pretty cool. They should add some enemies/bosses/features from SMB 2. Birdo and Wart at least.

I'm hoping for Yoshi and plenty of mini-games.

This is pretty cool. My menu is getting a tad cluttered with VC games. It's good to know I'll be able to put all of 'em in one folder.

Beat it today, an outstanding game.

This looks like another great review from NL. I can't wait till this Friday. About the length, the supposed 12 hours seems like a good length. I'm expecting this one to be on the hard side(even on the easier difficulties). As stated in the review, the difficulty settings encourage multiple playthroughs. All-in-all, it'll be worth the money.

I don't have Pushmo yet, this might be a good time to buy it.

Priced cheaper? We don't know the price of it yet. Of course it won't be priced at $150; does that mean it's going to fail? I can't believe people are still comparing Sega with Nintendo..

Solid review. I can't wait till this hits NA.

Darn, I would've loved to seen a set date for Wario Land. It's good to see we'll be getting Punch-Out.

I love 8-bit music; extremely catchy and nostalgic.

Can't wait for your guy's reviews on these. I may get Dragon Crystal and Shinobi.

Got Mario's Picross. At first I didn't want to spend money/3DS card points on this, but it's pretty addicting.

Haven't gotten Zen, but Marvel looks really cool.

Definitely like wariowoods's idea. I'd love for Alien Infestation to be on the Eshop. If not, maybe an exclusive.

This sounds good, lots could come of this. I love how now all the 'doom & gloom' comments are directed at the Vita when people acted like it was going to kill the 3DS and have the best launch ever. Well, people did said the same about the PSP and look how badly the DS killed it. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to see a healthy 'war' between the handhelds but I just laugh at the snobby Sony fans.

Hopefully Wario Land hits NA soon. Always wanted to play that game.

Great news. Revelations will definitely be one of the next games I'll be getting.

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That was a close call, Mario.

I was hoping for a 3DS VC game. MP2 is decent though I'll probably save up my coins or get that 3DS/DS game case.

I like the way the 3DS and playing the Revelations demo, it's fine without a second circle pad.

However, I do have fairly big hands and I will be getting Revelations, Uprising, RE Mercs and possibly Snake Eater 3D so it'll be useful. I'm not interested in a 3DS XL(or revision) because I just got my 3DS and hope to have it for several years. I was worried about the battery but now knowing a battery will last around 500 hours, I'm more interested in buying.