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?
If you want to play 3ds you have 3 decent options.
Buy a 3ds for like $200. Hack and jailbreak it. This will be the most authentic experience.
Buy a retro handheld. This will be a good experience and has the benefits that come with Linux based handhelds.
Play on Android phone and use a 3d printed joycon holder. If you have a printer or friend with one and some old switch controllers this option is really cheap and mimics the OG form factor fairly well. I use this and while it’s not perfect, it is functional.
The DS is resurging because there’s no mainstream handhelds now, the DS has a large library and was the most recent successful handheld.
cries in PS Vita
Lol, the Vita is right there and getting Nintendo GCN and previous slop ported to it as I type
And yet almost nobody but a few hardcore fans even care.
For being such an underpowered handheld, the NDS left Sony’s attempts in the dirt.