Category Archives: New Nintendo 3DS

I now have all six mainline Ace Attorney games–again–but this time on a single console

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Lavon Samuel Davis

Before we begin, I want to make sure I say this for both those who may be going through law school right now, may have an interest in the legal profession or may currently be working in the legal profession … Continue reading →

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20 Nintendo 3DS exclusives that deserve getting ported to other platforms

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  It may be a dead console now but threre are a LOT of games on Nintendo’s last handheld–first party and third party–that deserve to get a new lease on life on other platforms. I will talk about just 20 … Continue reading →

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Nintendo’s Virtual Console concept should have been standalone

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  At this point, I think it’s more than fair to say Nintendo’s Virtual Console concept is a massive failure. Why? Because at the time it was introduced with the original Wii in 2006, it and Nintendo’s online store in … Continue reading →

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Xbox CEO Phil Spencer to the Industry: “Preserve your Gaming History through Emulation”

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  The Xbox brand celebrated its 20th Anniversary last year. It’s easy to forget at the time Microsoft announced it was throwing its hat into the gaming industry, Sega was in the process of filing for bankruptcy. The original Xbox … Continue reading →

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The Nintendo 3DS eShop may be taken offline in February or March 2022

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  If it does happen then, it will be 11 years to the day the console first launched in Japan (launched in the U.S. a month later). To the surprise of a lot of people I’m sure, the Nintendo 3DS … Continue reading →

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Have you played one or more games from any of these longtime RPG series?

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Lavon Samuel Davis

    When most people think of longtime RPG Series, Square-Enix’s Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest series are usually what comes to mind for most people. Initially two separate companies, Squaresoft and Enix merged in 2000. By then, Squaresoft had … Continue reading →

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The Nintendo 3DS is Officially Discountinued; No plans to end online functions anytime soon

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  Nine years after its release, the Nintendo 3DS is officially retired. Nintendo announced on September 17 they have halted production of all Nintendo 3DS consoles including the Nintendo 2D and New Nintendo 3DS family consoles. Once all Nintendo 3DS … Continue reading →

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It took reading a fanfic for me to realize a MAJOR tie-in Fire Emblem Echoes has with Fire Emblem Awakening

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  …MAJOR spoilers for both games, obviously. Mind you, Awakening has been out for 6 years and Echoes has been out for 2 years now. There are quite a few other tie-ins between the games but the one concerning the … Continue reading →

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Sony confirms they are OUT of the Handheld Market and speculation on a cancelled Fire Emblem remake

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  To the surprise of no one, a Sony executive stated in a recent interview there will be no successor to the Playstation Vita. The comments come during a year Nintendo is ramping up its gradual shutdown of their own … Continue reading →

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Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are now out…and I’ve decided to hard pass on them

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  …I feel like it’s more than fair for me to now say the naysayers were justified in their scathing criticism of the newest entires in the MAINLINE Pokemon games when they were first announced almost 8 months ago. You … Continue reading →

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