Why The 3DS Is STILL Better Than The Switch

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[@EbagStudios]

Being able to play online for free is one of the most underrated things about the 3ds imo. Every other console, even most back then, made you pay money to play online. But the 3ds just let you do it for free, they even let you play with people who didn’t have the game as long as you did. Can’t remember what the feature was called but it made it so much easier to play 3ds games with family and friends.

[@CosmicDriftR]

download play is the feature your talking about

[@EbagStudios]

@@CosmicDriftR yeah, thats the one

[@ross3695_basedhax]

3DS also had Spotpass and everything Nintendo switch charges you for P2P multiplayer with no servers. It's a scam

[@camg4348]

Even Wii U is better than switch

[@Nodm8]

As much as I like my switch I do wish they made a 3ds successor and kept their handheld and home consoles as 2 different consoles.

[@NintendoJab]

Could happen one day again, I believe Nintendo recently got a patent again for a dual screen detachable device

[@jeremys3408]

Doesn’t make sense at all

[@explosivebirds756]

The ds tech is sadly way too old being made in 2004 then revised in 2011 and we gotta evolve and try new ideas! Nintendo innovates and the switch was a hybrid between handheld and console and we always dreamed of playing Wii u style games on the go rather than good but very outdated Mario kart 7 or smash 3ds. People like the 3ds because of nostalgia but wouldn't you want something new if they just kept doing 3ds models again and again and it couldn't co exist with the switch being way too outdated compared to the switch

[@Nodm8]

@@explosivebirds756 Honestly man I don't care for like 90% of Nintendo's home console games. Nintendo may be innovative but their hardware (performance wise) is always out dated. the Switch is the only home console of Nintendo I have owned and actually used. Every Nintendo handheld I've owned have all basically been Pokemon machines with the exception of some other jrpgs.

[@TobyDBZSkellington1]

I REALY missing to meeting People's Mii with Streetpass and playing with 'em on my 3DS. Still many of my Puzzles in Mii-Plaza are unfinished 😅

[@NintendoJab]

Such a shame they never brought a street pass successor to the Switch. It’s such a cool feature!

[@mistamaog]

As someone who had the new 3ds revision, I used the 3D every single time I played it.

[@NintendoJab]

I need to get one. I already thought the normal 3ds had decent 3D. I know the improvements made on the N3DS lineup is even better!

[@solarliquid_gaming5941]

The Portability of the 3ds is the reason why i prefer it over the Switch. It feels terrible to bring a carrying case all over the town while the 3ds you can just put it in your pocket and play it for a few minutes before closing it back up again while the Switch putting the console it's self in your pocket can work but it will be scratched up even if you could bring it in your pocket.

[@Dreaming-Void]

and those thumb sticks getting pushed up when you slide it in a pocket or bag.. would that help further joycon drift?

[@JaredConnell]

I love the switch but i love the 3ds too and i almost wish Nintendo had a real portable console that could fit in my pocket. Plus, and I know I'm in the minority here, I love the 3d screen and if they made a modern version of it I would buy it immediately. Maybe a switch mini (the switch lite is still too big to be portable imo) with 3d screen or a new new new 3ds or something. I just got a steam deck but it is mainly for playing around the house, not to carry with me to play in other places. I still have my modded 3ds since Nintendo doesn't want to sell their old games anymore I don't mind pirating games on it and I will continue to play my 3ds for years to come.

[@shadowlink3504]

i love the 3d too! i don't know why so many people crap on it

[@NintendoJab]

I didn’t like the 3DS aspect at first but I came to love it. Never hated it I just mostly ignored it but I think Ocarina of Time in 3D changed my view on it

[@stpworld]

I still play mine some how I ended up with 7 3ds consoles I even had the aqua blue one 2 months before it came out to the USA and id be at game stop and people are like wow you have that. @@NintendoJab

[@channingpotter1194]

Agreed! For most games I played, the 3D function was a little weird, but the 3DS has the same, wonderful appeal to me that flip phones do. Open, close, put in pocket, and it actually fits in my bag and is good for casual play wherever, unlike the bigger and more awkward length switch

[@Dreaming-Void]

1:49 THIS. THIS RIGHT HERE. I MISS THIS SO MUCH.

[@shadowmarquez6196]

I recently just purchased one of the newer 3DS XL models (ahem, once again), and I just started playing Kid Icarus Uprising for the very first time. Playing it on the New 3DS XL has left me with a great experience.

[@jodamora7338]

Interesting video you created. Also, I think the NSL would be better if it was created with internal technology to screen share/screen mirror like smart phones. Lastly, if it was created that way it would be able to switch without the need for a dock & in a way it would be more advanced doing what the NS & NSOLED cannot.

[@M64bros]

I still prefer them both and I still carry both with me still to this day, I'm planning on getting one more 3DS which is the Black Friday version before the online functionality shuts down for real

[@Laz3rCat95]

I have a 3DS but I haven't played it in a long time. Thinking about getting back into it though. Like you said it's so much more portable than the Switch and I've never needed to buy a case for my DS or 3DS.

[@NintendoJab]

Highly recommend it. Such an awesome library of games

[@KAGReacts]

As an owner of every console and handheld I have to agree. While the Switch does have its nice graphics, support and easy way to play on the tv; the 3DS is objectively a much better experience. Everything from console design, themes, folders, Eshop, Music, sharing a single game between 2 consoles for multiplayer, Streetpass, AR Games, portability, Dual Screens for main game and maps/inventory and different types of gaming experiences, Free Online, Chat system, better Virtual Console, Internet Browser, Also a better Activity Log. I could keep going, but by now you should already know it was truly better. Hopefully Switch Successor will bring back these features.

[@KAGReacts]

Also on a side note why does the Switch even have a touch screen if none of them really use it? 🤔

[@SplatSkill]

I wanted a 3ds when I was younger but didn't get one till 2022 when I put the 3ds in my Christmas list too see if I would acctually get one which I actually did get one from my cousin. It's the old 3ds aqua color and I modded it just last month

[@NintendoJab]

Nice! Modding it really breaths new life into the console. You now have access to all the delisted games since the eshop closure, homebrew apps, custom community made themes, etc. Enjoy!

[@template_stefan420]

I got a aqua blue modded 3ds too. Just got it last week!

[@akalalaimranrp]

3DS is an amazing Nintendo handheld console. I have 2 New 3DS XL and 1 New 2DS XL.

[@spartanlou3204]

3DS and PS Vita for me

[@Elgi72]

3ds is currently the best Handheld ever released.

[@NintendoJab]

My goat

[@ogueyratogeyrat7448]

Best

[@RoseSupreme]

Facts, my guy.

[@gamerestboi]

1:38 hello little stylus HELLO MARIO

[@mefun13]

The stuff you said at the beginning can still be fixed so... hopefully so😁

[@cyberpunkspike]

I use my 3ds far more than my switch... i play new games on switch, but I go back to 3ds soon after.

[@NintendoJab]

They’re both fantastic consoles but yea 3DS is special. Love the platform

[@JustEpic_Yt]

I like my switch and 3ds for different reasons (if it was a face off though 3ds would win) Switch May have better games though but everything surrounding the games isn’t that great (I still love both though)

[@NintendoJab]

It pains me that the 3ds had so many more social features and additional apps/uses vs switch. Switch games are amazing of course but the fact you need the mobile app to do basically anything else is crazy 😅😭

[@sias.2569]

The 3DS: 1) Doesn’t have joycon drift. 2) Free online 3) Wouldn’t charge you $70 for a game that could run on the PS4. 4) Games can actually run on the console (looking at you bayonetta 3 and TotK) 4) Themes and folders (customization) 5) can play GBA and DS games natively to the system. 6) You can play games in 3D (If you want, choices are still good!) 7) You can play every generation of Pokémon up to gen 7. 8) Actually portable 9) Street Pass 10) (Had) the virtual console The Switch: 1) Better graphics 2) Better third party support 3) It’s a hybrid. (Also no one actually uses that feature because it’s not very portable. However, it’s a choice so it’s still good. Just like 3D for the 3DS). 4) It has NSO (which you have to pay for and all the emulated games you have access to will be removed once the switch eshop is taken down. Too bad there is no way to own them like the virtual console). 5) Has access to the worst mainline Pokémon games in existence and okay spin-offs. 6) Has a bunch of Wii U ports C’mon guys. The switch is objectively better. It’s okay to have your preference, but the facts speak for themselves. 🤪 Edit: The switch isn’t all bad, but people overlook its glaring flaws because it’s Nintendo. It’s hard to remember, but people were really afraid that the switch was going to flop like the Wii U. As a result, it felt like there was a massive wave of toxic positivity regarding everything Nintendo switch. Reviewers who gave BotW average scores were canceled (Jim Sterling) and the 3DS was dogpiled because it existed. Nintendo KZbinrs would crap on any 3DS game that released after the switch came out regardless of wether it was good or bad. I feel like that stuff is dying down, but that was a frustrating time to be Nintendo fan (specifically if you were not a huge fanboy of the switch).

[@NintendoJab]

I mention in the video the switch is one of my favorite consoles of all time and that no hate was meant towards it. The point isn’t really to say 100% without question 3ds is better in every way, but rather to celebrate the points that do make the 3ds better in some ways despite being succeeded by the Switch. Both consoles are amazing, and both (like you mention) have their advantages over the other

[@sias.2569]

@@NintendoJab*sigh*… Fine. I guess I will tone down the toxicity…

[@TimmyDaTurtle]

Agreed. Once the next console comes out watch as people say "oh that switch sucked"

[@kurtistang5425]

Note homebrew it if you can so you can get more use out of it

[@riccccccardo]

Playing my 3ds right now I love it I don’t own a switch but will def buy a switch 2.

[@abundantwealth-vy5bn]

have never owned a 3ds or a switch. I like things about both consoles but not enough as individuals to buy either. If they were to combine both models (duhh really) and brought the 3d technology to the switch 3 - as well as sold a folding case like the unicorn beetle tough case for the samsung fold devices I would buy immediately. I'm so angy they never brought the glasses-less 3d T.V.'s to the u.s. in mass. The glasses is what ruined that idea but, in japan they had them - They were six thousand dollars but, they had them. I thought the 3d button to 'switch' the screen to 3d mode on the ds was the coolest tech i have seen to this date. My eyes couldn't believe what they were seeing

[@GoogleHelpYou]

I still play 3DS on Retroid Flip despite having a Switch

[@NintendoJab]

W

[@blastygamez]

Bcuz it is better we had way more fun and it is just a better console.

[@ShadedOne]

I think the failure of the Wii U scared Nintendo so much that they played it safe and didn't go all out like they did with the 3ds. Maybe the next console or handheld hybrids will have all these or most of these features make a return. Now that the switch is a success. If you look at their track record, they do this whenever they have a successful console or handheld GB, GBA, DS, Wii and 3DS, so now with the switch we will see then go all out with features with the next device. Or, it could just be that Satoru Iwata wanted these features, and now since he's gone there's no one left to push for these ideas on newer devices(he passed away before switch was released). Let me know what you think.

[@CosmicDriftR]

Who else is watching this in 2024?

[@NintendoJab]

W

[@reinveil]

rare xeno jab notification

[@NintendoJab]

Frfr 😂

[@Serious5GamingS5G]

Xeno Jab jumpscare

[@azurekite3870]

man,it's a switch lite for a reason cuz it can't go into dock and you wanted dockable switch it's just better to get a normal switch at that point onstead of the bad switch lite. so no the switch lite will never be dockable.

[@abundantwealth-vy5bn]

IF NINTENDO WAS REALLY SMART THEY WOULD create an adaptable console that has all the goods and you simply plug it into whatever you want - then they could sell specialized screen / mini monitors as a whole separate money making division. This would make sales for the console units reach a larger market but also give plenty of room for consumers of different budgets to play ball. NINTENDO IF YOUR HEARING ME I AM A MASTER OF SALES AND COULD SURE USE A JOB THAT APPRECIATES MY SKILL SET 🤙☎️😁

[@abundantwealth-vy5bn]

Demographic reach should be the primary objective of any sales strategy above all else.

[@Now_Roxas]

Power Switch Zelda Switch Everything else 3ds Portability 3ds (The switch is a home console that can play without a tv like the PSONE)

[@mikehasfallen]

I would take the switch over the 3DS, switch just has better games and more high quality games.

[@NintendoJab]

It definitely has a lot of quality games and the third party support in particular is really great.

[@mk-ie9vn]

4ds and swich 2 at the same time and achievements

[@azurekite3870]

you mean 3ds? not the 4ds.

[@TANKTREAD]

Yeah, the 3DS rules! Long live the DS/3DS family, suck it Switch.

[@asjoalsjka]

You know what's even better? The PS Vita because it can also emulate old Pokemon games.

[@NintendoJab]

I love the Vita too and it has an insane library of unique games even compared to the 3ds!

[@Kinoparapino]

Why the Nintendo 3DS is STILL better than the Nintendo Switch!*

[@ShadedOne]

I think the failure of the Wii U scared Nintendo so much that they played it safe and didn't go all out like they did with the 3ds. Maybe the next console or handheld hybrids will have all these or most of these features make a return. Now that the switch is a success. If you look at their track record, they do this whenever they have a successful console or handheld GB, GBA, DS, Wii and 3DS, so now with the switch we will see then go all out with features with the next device.

[@extherxal]

the switch e shop is so much cheap. mobile game garbage on it compared to the 3ds

[@cheerful_crop_circle]

Nintendo Switch destroys everything

[@ogueyratogeyrat7448]

And the price 😂😂😂

[@Donyourmom]

The 3DS really was a joke in retrospect. Good selection of games, but overall just a ridiculous gimmick.

[@NintendoJab]

Ehh I think the "new" 3ds lineup really did the 3d aspect well. I use to dislike the gimmick, but it became a great way to play games like Zelda

[@RoseSupreme]

You can't play the GBA Pokémon games on 3DS. No backwards compatibility or Virtual Console versions.

[@forestreflection2066]

Ya you can. Just mod your system. It's super easy to do a baby could do it. And the 3DS has the ability to run GBA games natively so when u run the roms on it your actually booted to the virtual console menu. It even has a GBA system with the title screen of said game and when the game released just like any other virtual console game. It's just that Nintendo never used that feature unless you purchased the 3DS back when it first released with the ambassador program.

[@forestreflection2066]

It runs off of the DSI software chip in the 3DS it's the same software that allows you to play your original DS games.

[@NintendoJab]

Yes you can, I have an modded OG 3DS with a bunch of GBA games on it

[@One-gp4cp]

You can play all GBA, GBC, GB and DS Games on 3DS/2DS.

[@Mushroomtoppin_fan]

Yes you can- oh what’s the point its not like they’re gonna respond! YES YOU ACTUALLY CAN ITS CALLED MODDING

[@user-nx7fr3qp3v]

3DS is the Goat.

[@CaptainCannabis-fw4hz]

i still use my original 3DS

[@ogueyratogeyrat7448]

For money save 3ds

[@HyperFire16]

Nice

[@NintendoJab]

Thanks!

[@minecraftesitz9]

The first reason is that the 3ds isn't better than the switch

[@twigmasta]

I grew up playing nes, snes, n64. Switched to Playstation 2,3,4. Im 46 and recently returned to nintendo products and got a 3ds, and a switch. Maybe its the retro nostalgia in me, but i think the 3ds is something special i missed out on. The switch collects dust. If i want to play new games its ps4. And the 3ds is just so much more fun than switch in handheld. I personally enjoy the 3d graphics, and the 2 screens are such a cool thing that you cant do with any other console. Game selection is pretty deep on 3ds. Switch e shop is just boring compared to most online shops, but 3ds e shop i found so many games i wanted to try, or bought. Im really suprized how much i love the 3ds. It goes with me so many places, while the clunky switch is reserved for home use, and exclusive nintendo titles you cant play on other concoles. I just dont like my switch that much. Its my least favorite console ive ever owned.

[@NintendoJab]

Personally I still love my switch. But yea the 3ds is a special one. Really deep library, super portable, a lot of uniqueness with the design & dual screen implementation. Just a really good console!

[@EpicRobloxianReal]

imo, I think that the Wii U is also better than the Switch. 3DS, Wii, and Wii U were goated. Edit: Sure the Wii U sold very little, but that’s just because of the poor marketing. I had more fun with the Wii U than I ever will with the Switch. Remember guys, sales don’t define a console.

[@PicMus]

You are comparing a hybrid console to a portable one and forgetting processor, graphics, etc. This is more "what I like the most about my DS that I don't about my switch". The only thing I agree to be objective is the themes argument. Makes no sense for us not to have more ways of customization. If possible, own the 2 consoles and it will be fine hehe

[@Liam-yk7li]

nah 3ds is better

[@PicMus]

@@Liam-yk7li because...

[@Serious5GamingS5G]

3DS is still better, Graphics isn't everything, 3DS has a more lively and has more personality than the bland Nintendo Switch and Nintendo actually put work into the 3DS unlike the Switch

[@PROE_RN]

@PicMus on point bro. Glad u mentioned this.

[@PicMus]

@@Serious5GamingS5G Agree graphics isn't everything, but it can't be ignored. "Personality" is totally subjective, although I agree the Switch lacks personalization as I've already said. Saying 3DS is better due to "personality" is , more than vague, meaningless.

[@CholoBeavis]

The 3ds experience is better

[@weichiang89]

"I wish I could dock the switch lite." Then buy a regular freaking switch. Poor bait.

[@azurekite3870]

yup,the damn same thing i was thinking too hahaha.

[@NintendoJab]

There's a massive difference between the size and ergonomics of the Lite vs a normal switch. Which is why I said I prefer the portability and color profiles of the Lites and wish it was able to docked cause that's the one thing it's missing

[@randyhouse7366]

promo sm

[@ImThatDoGG]

L take

[@mangofruitbasket]

Saying the 3DS is better than the Switch is like saying Ronaldo is a better soccer player than Courtois.

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

This is just a horrible opinion but anything for views I guess 🙄

[@NintendoJab]

Explain