I'm not one for buying systems at launch, even the backwards compatible ones. I usually don't see a lot of big incentives for early adopters. The price is usually higher than it will ever be, the possible hardware bugs haven't been recognized yet, the support is usually uncertain, and most importantly, launch lineups are almost always weak.
The 3DS broke the weak lineup trend. So much so that if even a 1/3rd of the "good games" on this list hit at launch (which is normal), it will be the best launch lineup ever! (subjective based on my opinion until Metacritic quite possibly makes the opinion more objective).
Activision Publishing, Inc.
DJ Hero® 3D
AQ INTERACTIVE
cubic ninja
ATLUS
Etrian Odyssey
Shin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Capcom
RESIDENT EVIL® REVELATIONS
SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV 3D Edition (name not final)
Electronic Arts
FIFA Soccer
Madden NFL
The Sims™ 3
Gameloft
Asphalt GT
Harmonix
Music game
HUDSON SOFT
Bomberman franchise
DECA SPORTS franchise
KORORINPA franchise
KONAMI
Baseball franchise
Contra franchise
Frogger franchise
HIDEO KOJIMA’S METAL GEAR SOLID SNAKE EATER 3D
“The Naked Sample”
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER franchise /
WINNING ELEVEN franchise
LEVEL-5
Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (name not final)
Majesco Entertainment
BloodRayne: The Shroud
A Boy and His Blob
Face Racers: Photo Finish
Lion’s Pride: Adventures on the Serengeti
Martha Stewart
WonderWorld Amusement Park
Marvelous Entertainment
BOKUJYOUMONOGATARI 3D (name not final)
NAMCO BANDAI Games
Dragon Ball® franchise (name not final)
Gundam® franchise (name not final)
PAC-MAN™ & GALAGA™ (name not final)
RIDGE RACER® (name not final)
Super Robot franchise (name not final)
Nintendo
Animal Crossing™
Kid Icarus™: Uprising
Mario Kart™
nintendogs™ + cats
Paper Mario™
PilotWings Resort™
Star Fox 64™ 3D
Steel Diver™
ROCKET
Crash-City GP
VS-robo
SEGA
Sonic (name not final)
Super Monkey Ball (name not final)
SQUARE ENIX
CODENAME: Chocobo Racing® 3D
DRAGON QUEST® franchise
FINAL FANTASY® franchise
KINGDOM HEARTS franchise
Take-Two Interactive
Carnival Games® franchise
TECMO KOEI GAMES
DEAD OR ALIVE® 3D (name not final).
I mean, WOW! Not just several huge IPs from Nintendo (some quite welcome after a long leave of absence), which was expected, but look at that 3rd party support as well! Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts? The SMT series (3 of them!), Professor Layton, Bomberman, Etrian Odessey, the Sims 3, Super Street Fighter 4 (WOW), Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid...and this is just currently announced! I could literally not believe what I was reading at first!
This will be the first Day 1 of a system for me ever, and I can't wait! I hope I'm not the only excited one.