It's a good time to be a handheld gamer.
3DS getting such high-profile support from Nintendo is awesome and I don't care what Switch-owning port-beggars say. Not everyone is ready to drop $300 on a new system this year, especially when that money can go towards all the great games coming out instead.
Vita, well, Vita means life. The games may not be as high-profile but they are there and in far greater quantity than you may realize.
By no means complete, but I attempted to compile a list of notable 2017 games for these two aging handhelds.
italics = released
3DS 2017
Dragon Quest VIII
Poochi and Yoshi
Punch Club
Mario Sports Superstars
Shovel Knight Specter of Torment
Bye-Bye BoxBoy
Go Go Kokopolo 3D
Story of Seasons Trio of Towns
Blaster Master Zero
Elliot Quest
Fire Emblem Echoes
Runbow Pocket
Monster Hunter Stories
Layton's Mystery Journey
Shakedown Hawaii
Ever Oasis
Hey Pikmin
Miitopia
Culdcept Revolt
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology
SMT Strange Journey Redux
Etrian Odyssey V
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga DX
Metroid 2: Return of Samus
Pokemon Ultra Sun & Moon
Sushi Striker
Vita 2017
Atelier Shallie
Fate/Extella
Dynasty Warriors Godseekers
Berserk and the Band of the Hawk
Stranger of Sword City Revisited
Atelier Firis
Talismam Digital Edition
Toukiden 2
Tohou Gensou Wanderer
Zero Escape: Nonary Games
Salt & Sanctuary
Full Throttle Remastered
Operation Babel
Hakuoki
Oceanhorn
Akiba's Beat
ClaDun Returns
Ys Origin
A Rose In Twilight
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception
Caligula Effect
Valkyria Revolution
Shakedown Hawaii
God Wars: Future Past
Ys VIII
Windjammers
Tokyo Xanadu
Operation Babel New Tokyo Legacy
Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion
Cosmic Star Heroine
Summon Night 6
Collar x Malice
accel world vs sword art online
Mary Skelter
Danganronpa 3
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth
Yamawari: Mask of Shadows
Undertale
I left out a lot of indies, too.
3DS getting such high-profile support from Nintendo is awesome and I don't care what Switch-owning port-beggars say. Not everyone is ready to drop $300 on a new system this year, especially when that money can go towards all the great games coming out instead.
Vita, well, Vita means life. The games may not be as high-profile but they are there and in far greater quantity than you may realize.
By no means complete, but I attempted to compile a list of notable 2017 games for these two aging handhelds.
italics = released
3DS 2017
Dragon Quest VIII
Poochi and Yoshi
Punch Club
Mario Sports Superstars
Shovel Knight Specter of Torment
Bye-Bye BoxBoy
Go Go Kokopolo 3D
Story of Seasons Trio of Towns
Blaster Master Zero
Elliot Quest
Fire Emblem Echoes
Runbow Pocket
Monster Hunter Stories
Layton's Mystery Journey
Shakedown Hawaii
Ever Oasis
Hey Pikmin
Miitopia
Culdcept Revolt
Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology
SMT Strange Journey Redux
Etrian Odyssey V
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga DX
Metroid 2: Return of Samus
Pokemon Ultra Sun & Moon
Sushi Striker
Vita 2017
Atelier Shallie
Fate/Extella
Dynasty Warriors Godseekers
Berserk and the Band of the Hawk
Stranger of Sword City Revisited
Atelier Firis
Talismam Digital Edition
Toukiden 2
Tohou Gensou Wanderer
Zero Escape: Nonary Games
Salt & Sanctuary
Full Throttle Remastered
Operation Babel
Hakuoki
Oceanhorn
Akiba's Beat
ClaDun Returns
Ys Origin
A Rose In Twilight
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception
Caligula Effect
Valkyria Revolution
Shakedown Hawaii
God Wars: Future Past
Ys VIII
Windjammers
Tokyo Xanadu
Operation Babel New Tokyo Legacy
Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion
Cosmic Star Heroine
Summon Night 6
Collar x Malice
accel world vs sword art online
Mary Skelter
Danganronpa 3
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth
Yamawari: Mask of Shadows
Undertale
I left out a lot of indies, too.