As Club Nintendo begins its slow descent into obsolescence - the last day to register any game and receive the program's Coin currency is March 31 - you might wonder which games, exactly, you should pick up.
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We've already outlined some of the must-haves for the Wii U. Today, our eyes turn towards the Nintendo 3DS and its many offerings that span the last 30 years of gaming.
Most every game on the list is worth a look, but here are the ones you should start with:
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Kid Icarus / Kid Icarus Of Myths And Monsters / Kid Icarus Uprising - okay, so it's three games. Pit was nearly forgotten for a decade before he came back with a vengeance in the Smash Bros. series. 200 nets you the original NES platformer. For 150 coins, you can pick up the still challenging - albeit dated- original Gameboy title Of Myths And Monsters and for 700 you can get the 3DS title Uprising, the handheld 3D beat em up. Beware though, stress injuries are common, but totally worth it.
Star Fox 64 3D [700 Coins] - first, why haven't you picked this up yet? Second, you should pick this up. The all time great space flier, the game that launched at least one meme, has been lovingly remastered for handheld (it even comes with improved motion controls for the New Nintendo 3DS systems) and a four-player multiplayer mode. Plus, you'll never know how much you appreciate not having Slippy start talking about whatever the hell he talks about on the same screen, as all dialogue has been moved to the lower touchscreen on the 3DS.
Club Nintendo will rise like the phoenix from its ashes as a new service after its shutdown on July 1. Hopefully some of these games will come with it, but in case they don't, best pick them up now. These things have a way of disappearing mysteriously.
