[Let’s Talk] Your top Wii U and 3DS eShop picks

One of the big pieces of Nintendo news this week concerns the eShop, as in one way, the digital store will be ending on both Wii U and 3DS. Starting in late March 2023, it will be closing down for business on these platforms. New purchases will no longer be possible.

Many Wii U and 3DS games have made their way over to Switch, but a ton have also stayed behind. That means a lot of hidden gems will be left behind without a way for new players to get their hands on them once March 2023 rolls by.

With that in mind, we want to hear about some of your top picks that you’d suggest Wii U and 3DS owners should pick up. Are there any particular games you feel flew under the radar? Let us know in the comments below.

Highlights from last week’s topic: February 2022 Nintendo Direct reactions

Duarte Pacheco

Announcements I liked, followed by reasoning:

I) Mario Strikers – I actually never played the previous ones, so I’m eager to finally enjoy this franchise. A new Mario Baseball is all I want next!
II) Live a Live – Super Famicom RPG from Squaresoft? Say no more! I’m glad Nintendo is publishing it physically for us.
III) Xenoblade 3 – Self-explanatory.
IV) FE Warriors Three Hopes – This might not be the new FE/Echoes I wished but it is cool too. FETH deserves its musou spin-off as much as BotW and Persona 5.
V) Getsufuumaden – Shadowdropped.

Announcements I find to be between liking and disliking, followed by reasoning:

I) Nintendo Switch Sports – Great idea. But I find it terrible that Nintendo is too comfortable about releasing the golf section sometime later as an update.
II) Front Mission remakes – Cool. Being developed by Forever Entertainment doesn’t inspire any confidence, but let’s see how it turns out (btw, where is The House of the Dead remake, Forever?).

Announcement I disliked, followed by reasoning:

I) MK8DX gargantuan amount of DLC – Not only this possibly sets back the development of a new entry, but it also deconstitutes MK8DX from being the definitive version of MK8. I guess this would be tolerable in 2017 or 2018, fresh off the development cycle, but five years later it is out of place. Also, I don’t find joy in how this feels like a “season pass” system.
(And before I get any replies, know that, yes, I understand that almost all Nintendo gamers have been playing this game to death since the Wii U, like myself, and are eager for new tracks, but this is really not the way to go; I also understand and agree that MK8 is wonderful in every aspect and that many would be happy to play it for the rest of their lives, but what I expect from Nintendo is an even better and more excellent MK in the future, and that’s where I would like to see them investing their effort on.)

SnowRyder05

I loved the direct. It had the games that I want to play and many juicy tid bits. My favorites were Live A Live Chrono Cross Mario Strikers Battle League SD Gundam Battle Alliance Klonoa and Xenoblade 3. Oh and the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC. I will have to pace my spending as most of them are spread around Summer 2022. So I will have to pick and choose. Though I know my most games to play.

Justmadeanaccount3

I was happy. 48 Mario Kart 8 levels, new Xenoblade, Live A Live remake, Front Mission remakes, Klonoa, Mario Strikers, etc Only close minded casuals didn’t like it. They cry every time bigger Nintendo games aren’t shown because that’s all they play.

Locky Mavo

I thought it was a great direct and it didn’t even have a heavy hitter like Mario, Zelda or Pokémon, Bayonetta and Metroid Prime would also have been pretty significant.
Even so, it was still a great direct. Mario Strikers, MK8 dlc and Xenoblade 3 being big takeaways, but NS Sports and No Man’s Sky being unexpected surprises.
It was also great to see more Kirby and Advanced Wars.
This year looks like it’ll be a good one for gaming.