Topic: Still Playing 3DS in 2022?

@Not_Soos You're just better off buying Dragon Quest 8 now, it's not getting ported to the Switch anytime soon and there have no new hints anywhere.

I highly recommend the 3ds version if you don't have access to emulation or just prefer not to.
The biggest changes that the 3ds version did for DQ8 is that there are no more random encounters. There are also other neat ones like:
-A fast-forward mode can be set in battle, hastening battle animations
-The alchemy pot can produce multiples of the same item from the game's onset, and creations are now instant instead of requiring time to pass.
-A quick menu on the lower screen allows easy access to Baumren's Bell (to ride the Great Sabercat) as well as Zoom. As expected, there is also a minimap on the bottom screen.
-Additional stat tweaking and balancing

So yeah get the game while you can, one of the best games on the system and best JRPGs out there.

My 3DS still gets almost-daily use. The Switch is pretty neglected in comparison, it mostly gets use from my wife playing Fortnite or my daughter wanting to see Animal Crossing or Sonic Mania.
I finished the main story of Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology last night and I'm glad to be done with it. Not because it's not a good game, but because it's just taken me so long and I want to crack into something new! The library is so damn good for the 3DS that I'm not going to be done for years.

Ended up putting 7.5hrs into Samus Returns since Thursday. Cracking stuff.

I still play mine daily. Played Mario Tennis Open online last night and ran into some pretty stiff competition!

@Not_Soos They are good games. I enjoyed them both, but I feel they could have fell into the all time great portable Zelda games category if they ditched the touch controls. Spirit Tracks was extremely annoying whenever you had to use Link's flute which made you blow into the mic. I used my 3DS playing this game and the location of the mic was awkward to use since it's located bottom right of the handheld. I probably would have had a better experience playing on the DS since the Mic is placed in the middle. Aside from that, the game is solid. Using the flute will make you want to pull your hair out though lol.

And that was nice of you not taking the game from your classmate. He might have regretted it in the future like you said lol.

Kinda. Been playing The World Ends With You on it over the last month, since I bought the Switch sequel for beans.

Also pulled out the Vita to play a PSP game I've wanted to try for years.

Neither are much to write home about, unfortunately.

I've recently finished the main story of Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology and now I'm revisiting it every now and then to finish the Nemesia 'what if' stories. They're...okay. Not sure if they're worth the time but I'll keep going for now.

Other than that, been casually revisiting Pokemon Platinum. Not sure what to hop onto next...got a heck of a lot of backlog to choose from.

Yeah consistently for Zelda and Mario and luigi games, then the occasional sticker star playthrough( bad game but I find it to be a good time).

Still playing my 3DS daily.
I been playing a bunch of games on it. Over the last week or so I revisited MH3U for the first time in years, still playing through Devil Survivor, playing DQMJ3 via an english patch and there are still a multitude of games on the system I still want to play.

I'm going to need a bigger micro sd card lol.

I play my 3DS sporadically but it’s still an amazing system, I’ve been scouring the UK for new old stock for an New 3ds XL model but no luck.

I’ve recently gone back and finished SMTIV I was going to jump into Apocalypse right after but it kept freezing in the opening cut scene so I’ve moved onto SMTV on the Switch

.I’ve recently been picked up a good few 3ds games like Devil Survivor 2 (atlus reprint) Kirby planet Robobot and some of the Pokémon games before they get crazy expensive.

Put a solid hour or two into Captain Toad last night.

177+ hours of Yokai Watch 3 Tempura.

48+ hours of Yokai Watch 1

Currently playing through Kirby Planet Robobot and Pushmo. Great games with a lot of charm and fun gameplay!

Yep, although it's mainly been an original DS title, Yu-G-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2008. Been playing some Mario 3D Land as well. Gotten up to Special 7 I think.

Well, I suppose this latest news is either going to light a fire under the people who've been sleeping on their 3DSes, or lead some people to just drop it for their Switch.

@Maximumbeans The news will definitely make the prices of some games skyrocket.
Prices were ridiculous during the early stages of corona, but now with the latest news scalpers will have a field day, even moreso when eshop purchases are shut down completely next year.

@iLikeUrAttitude Yeah you're totally right. Luckily I've got almost everything I care about for my physical collection but for others this could spell the end, except for the people with too much money and too little sense.

@HeavyMetalWario64DS I got that included for free with a copy of pokemon ranger in gamestop in ireland back in the day. I also got two copies of professor layton and the unwound future when I bought a copy there, I don't know what was happening in that store but they had some kind of secret buy one get one free offer haha.

Hi everyone, going to pick up a DS that allows the snes games to be downloaded before it disappears.

Is it just new 3ds XL that allows this or does new 2ds xl?

Where’s best place to pick one up?

Thanks

@boyd88 Both models can download and play Virtual Console titles, you might still be able to buy 2DSXL models brand new in some places but overall I’d aim for eBay, and I’d be prepared to buy secondhand. New sealed units are pretty expensive now.