With over seven years of game releases, the Nintendo 3DS has a far, far larger library than the Nintendo Switch. It has major Mario and Zelda games, a smattering of major Pokémon games, and much more.
The Switch, however, is far more powerful. And Nintendo is using that power to great effect in major games like "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" (above), "Super Mario Odyssey," and "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe."
In so many words: On paper, the 3DS has a far larger, richer library of games, but in reality, the best games Nintendo makes are on the Switch.
The next major "Super Smash Bros." game arrives on the Switch this December, and there's a long list of major upcoming games in the works for next year and beyond. The 3DS, by comparison, has a relatively bleak future in terms of game launches. Nintendo has clearly shifted focus to its big new console, the Switch.
But if you're not as concerned with having the biggest, prettiest, newest games, there is a massive library of great games on the 3DS. Games like "Super Mario 3D Land" and "The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds" are just as incredible as when they originally came out, to say nothing of the excellent "Pokémon" games.
Of note: Games cost less on the 3DS, by about half ($30 on 3DS versus $60 on Switch). That is tremendously meaningful!