For the past two years, 3DS owners have been on a bit of a roller coaster ride. The system’s launch and opening months were certainly anemic, but ever since the arrival of Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7, the portable’s fortunes continued to climb. That strong momentum continued into 2012 with several great releases, including Kid Icarus Uprising, Resident Evil Revelations, Paper Mario: Sticker Star and New Super Mario Bros. 2. Yet the fact that the year’s best releases (Pokemon Conquest and Pokemon Black & White 2) were still from the DS era was very much noteworthy.
As the powerful DS (finally) starts to fade from view, 2013 is in some ways is the first full test of Nintendo’s portable. The system can no longer rely on its predecessor. It must deliver new content, and do that consistently. Here’s what’s incredible: it will very likely do that. Looking over what’s imminent, what might make this year, and considering what could eventually make its way to the 3DS this year, there is a ton of quality content headed Nintendo’s way. Quite possibly more than the last two years combined.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games