I mean, there’s clearly a demand for it since the prices have gotten through the roof. Should I really purchase one or is it pointless and a waste of money. What’s the reason behind its sudden resurgence despite it being an “old” console as the Switch lineup has replaced it? Does it have to do with physical game ownership?
The library definitely still holds up, especially since you can also run NES, SNES, GBC, GBA and NDS games via homebrew as well. Games for 3DS are more designed for portability as well, better suited for short pick up and play bursts and easily paused/saved for later as opposed to console games that tend to expect you to have more time to dedicate to them.
That being said, with original hardware going up in price it might be better just to get a cheaper replica device. You’re probably going to be emulating most games anyways, it does not need to be on original hardware. I would only spring for a real 3DS if you are a real retro hardware fan or if there’s a particular game you want that doesn’t work on one of the knockoffs.
I thought about getting a backup new 3dsxl to compliment my current one because it’s fantastic. I think I would much rather have a Retroid Pocket Duo with that slick OLED screen.
Love my 3DS but when it dies I’ll probably go to a replica machine. OG hardware is dated.
Yeah we’re at a point far enough past the 3DS’s heyday that replicas are generally better quality and cheaper now
I still wonder how the replica machines handle 3DS homebrew, though I suppose a lot of it probably doesn’t matter since it’s enabling or expanding on 3DS functionality that the replica machines would already have built in