The 3DS is still going strong and this year there were many great games for this little system. Nintendo shows that it can still dominate the handheld market with its first-party games and a number of loyal third party developers.

Shovel Knight

Shovel Knight isn’t just any old 8-bit platformer clone. Shovel Knight does it exactly like we all remember back in the day but with a touch of today’s better controls and level design. Shovel Knight is very hard, but just the right amount of hard that only a few areas require constant restarts but they are oh-so-satisfying.

Runner-Ups

Bravely Default

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Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

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Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo 3DS

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Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

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