The 3DS Kept Nintendo Competitive
While the Nintendo was failing on the home console front, it was doing much better in the handheld market. When it came to dedicated handheld gaming devices, the 3DS had no real competition this year. The Vita has been dead in the water over in the West for some time now, and Microsoft shows no real interest in the mobile platform market.
Nintendo’s handheld monopoly could have easily seen profits from mass shovelware releases, but instead, the company put out some great games. Fire Emblem Fates proved to be a stellar trio, Zero Time Dilemma showed that puzzles are still worth our time, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice gave us the dose of law we all wanted, and Pokemon Sun and Moon closed off the year incredibly strong.
Even better is that these titles aren’t just “pretty good for handheld.” They stand up there among some of the best experiences you could get in 2016 on any platform.
