Thats depend on what’s your intent is. If you just wanna play the game, like the other comment said, there’s a better dual screen android based handheld, which can emulate all nintendo handheld while also capable of playing some pc games with gamenative and droiddeck.

But the pros of 3ds is really how well build that thing is. I bought my n3dsxl in 2015 and use it until 2016, then left untouch until earlier this month. Thing still run as smooth as i remember more than 10 years ago, most thing still hold well, just have to fix up some rubber part and i’m already good to go.

Another pros is, i feels like emulator doesn’t even come close to how good to play the game natively, i feels like this and DS might be the only two popular console that you just can’t emulate the feels, especially the game that use the stylus. The 3ds lower screen is resistive touch screen, which mean you can just use anything as a stylus, where a capacitive touchscreen can’t. On pc you have to awkwardly use a mouse for that, and on phone you have to use your finger for it, obscuring the thing you’re clicking.

As for the games, it has a lot from the 3ds, but the backward compatibility mean the library is huge. It has all the good pokemon, the best Tales of, Chrono Trigger, Luigi Mansion 1 & 2, best Zelda game of all time, and many more. I’ve only start exploring it this months and can already see a lot of game that i might like. There’s also drawing app which make great use of the stylus.

But the biggest thing i think 3ds is really great and no other device is offering is the 3d camera. Now i can take a pic of my cats, but in 3D. Worth it. Oh and gaming in 3d without awkward eyeware.

But is it worth the current price? Idk, but it might be the last nintendo product you actually own the thing especially when you load it up with custom firmware(we all do that, right? Right?), while they can just brick your Switch when they feels like it.