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This might be a side effect of searching "top 15 3DS games" and going from that list. Most of them are filled with JRPGs, and JRPGs on the 3DS surely do love to use the chibi artstyle - the 3DS can't handle that many polygons at once, so simplified models make sense, and a chibi artstyle fits the genre and most of the target audience.
But there are plenty of counter examples of games that might not make the list, but have their own style. Though yes, most will have simplified geometry. Let's see: