Before the Switch impressed players with its hybrid functionality, it was the 3DS that brought true 3D gaming on a handheld console. Since its release nearly a decade ago, the Nintendo 3DS has sold ...

It's been 10 years since Nintendo released the 3DS console in Japan on February 26. Its pen-and-touch dual screen was one of the most advanced displays at the time among handheld gaming consoles. When ...

A Nintendo 3DS gamer has created a charging dock that can also be used as a "StreetPass farm" for quick connections with other consoles. StreetPass was a beloved feature of the 3DS that allowed ...

Nintendo unexpectedly dropped a surprise system update for its phased-out 3DS console just months after the company announced the shutdown of its eShop. The controversial update has left console ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. The only downside to all this, is that these games are apparently ...

Nintendo has discontinued its handheld 3DS video game systems after nearly a decade. The gaming giant quietly announced on its Japanese and UK websites that it stopped producing all 3DS devices. The ...

In the 2000s, Nintendo made a big comeback with two successful consoles: the DS, which was released in 2004, and the Wii, ...

One of the ongoing arguments against the Nintendo Switch is that its portable nature will overlap with the 3DS and in turn render that handheld redundant. The reality is in fact very different and the ...

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New Virtual Console games were announced for the Nintendo 3DS during today’s Nintendo Direct. Super Nintendo games will be available on the handheld, starting today. They will only be playable on the ...

While the Nintendo 3DS virtual console has been filled with great nostalgia-filled entries over the years, there's been one gaping hole: the SNES. You can play SNES games on the Wii U's Virtual ...

After closing its 3DS and Wii U eShops earlier this year, Nintendo will shut down online services for those consoles in "early April 2024," it announced. That will put a halt to multiplayer features, ...