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15 Best Nintendo 3DS Games for 7-Year-Olds

James Ellaby
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James Ellaby
Written by
James Ellaby
James is a father of two young boys, which is helping him to relive his childhood and play with his old toys as well as lots of awesome new toys. His boys help him review toys so he always makes sure to ask for their opinion before he sits down to write.
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Nintendo games have always been great for kids, bright and colorful with iconic characters, fun challenges, and immersive worlds that they want to keep visiting. The 3DS is full of these kinds of games, with familiar faces like Batman, Mario, Sonic, Kirby, Pikachu, Captain America, and more all there to be played on the ever-popular handheld console.

We’ve picked out the 15 best games for 7-year-olds, so whether they want to go treasure-hunting with Captain Toad or help the Angry Birds in Star Wars-themed levels, there’s something here for everyone. All of these games are awesome kid-friendly fun that make the most of the unique 3DS technology perfectly.

With so many games to choose from, we know how important it is to know that the games you buy for 7-year-olds are going to be good fun and also appropriate so we’ve done our research carefully, filtering out fake online reviews so that you can trust these games to be the best out there.

Game Title
Best Budget Option
Best Quality Option
Best Developmental Option
Preview
The Trash Pack - Nintendo 3DS
LEGO Marvel's Avengers - 3DS
Nintendo Selects: Star Fox 64 3D – Nintendo 3DS
Pros
Some of the Trashies characters include a rat, toilet paper, curdled milk, and rotten fish
Some of the movie scenes that players navigate come from the Marvel movies
Players can also collaborate with others to design new courses
Cons
we wish one or two figures were included from the series
We wish this version included as many characters and missions as the console version
The collaborative and sharing functions require internet connectivity
Price
$11.56
$6.98
$24.98
Best Budget Option
Game Title
Preview
The Trash Pack - Nintendo 3DS
Pros
Some of the Trashies characters include a rat, toilet paper, curdled milk, and rotten fish
Cons
we wish one or two figures were included from the series
Price
$11.56
More information
Best Quality Option
Preview
LEGO Marvel's Avengers - 3DS
Pros
Some of the movie scenes that players navigate come from the Marvel movies
Cons
We wish this version included as many characters and missions as the console version
Price
$6.98
More information
Best Developmental Option
Game Title
Preview
Nintendo Selects: Star Fox 64 3D – Nintendo 3DS
Pros
Players can also collaborate with others to design new courses
Cons
The collaborative and sharing functions require internet connectivity
Price
$24.98
More information

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