10 Games That Should be Made for the Nintendo 3DS

The software library for the Nintendo 3DS is currently thinner than Kate Moss. Sure, there are some quality titles out there, but what if you could have any 10 games for the system? What would they be? Would you want more sports games? Platformers? A GTA clone?

Here’s ReviewFix.com Editor-in-Chief Patrick Hickey Jr.’s picks for 10 games that must be made/ported on the 3DS.

10: An NHL game: A hockey game in 3D doesn’t have that much appeal, so forgive me for being selfish. There’s never been a decent handheld hockey game on a Nintendo handheld. Time that that’s changed.

9: An original Kirby: He’s not nearly as mistreated as Pit, but this guy needs his own 3DS game. What’s the holdup?

8: An original Donkey Kong: Something in the vein of Donkey Kong Country would be awesome for the system. If it could take a page from Super Mario 3D Land and mix both the elements from the 16-bit and 64- bit additions of the series; it would be a must-own.

7: Fatal Frame: This game is meant to be played on the 3DS. A lack of horror games and a built-in camera make for an even more enticing offering.

6: Squids: Easily one of the best iPad games available from an up and coming French development team, Squids would be a fantastic addition to a 3DS library in dire need of intriguing RPGs.

5: King of Fighters Collection: Tekken, check. Street Fighter, check. This just makes sense. Can the 3DS handle the complex button inputs KOF is known for? Who knows. But with touch-screen controls, this could turn this niche fighter into a game everyone can enjoy.

4: A real Pokémon RPG: Nothing against Pokémon Rumble Blast 3D, but 3DS needs a traditional Pokémon game. With Streetpass, trading Pokémon could be a snap. Put Pokémon you don’t want anymore in a queue and once you walk by another person who has the game that has a Pokémon you want [which would be managed in another list] and boom. Simple, intuitive and ingenius. It’s exactly what a Pokémon game on the 3DS should be.

3: A 3D Classics compilation: All those great old-school titles in one? Where do we sign up?

2: A new Smash Bros: This, you would think would be a no-brainer. The game is reportedly in development, but we’re not holding our breath.

1: A Fallout spin-off: We started this list off selfishly and we’ll end it that way. The Fallout series is arguably one of the most important franchises in the industry today. If some version of the series was available on the 3DS, it would give millions of hardcore gamers a reason to own the system. Much like Grand Theft Auto’s Chinatown Wars, it could change the way people think about handheld gaming.

mm
About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*