Now that the Switch 2 has been out for a while, I wanted to take a look back at Nintendo’s last handheld before the Switch era: the Nintendo 3DS. Released around the world in 2011, the 3DS was a step ...

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Newer isn’t always better—sometimes, nostalgia wins big. As X user Pirat_Nation discovered, the over-a-decade-old Nintendo 3DS has seen its value skyrocket, now almost matching the price of the ...

Nintendo will soon be ceasing all sales through its eShop service for 3DS and Wii U consoles. Users will no longer be able to purchase new games digitally, although existing owners of those games will ...

While the final days of the Nintendo 3DS might have been a long time coming, that doesn’t take away the sting that comes with the final step of ending a generation of consoles. Nintendo shut down the ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Nintendo has just kicked off its Switch 2 era of gaming, but the ...

When it comes to unique gimmicks, the Nintendo 3DS is mainly remembered for the wow factor of its glasses-free stereoscopic 3D effects (which Nintendo would eventually abandon with the introduction of ...

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Nintendo this week said it will end online support for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U models in April 2024. This change will affect the Nintendo 2DS, New 2DS XL, 3DS, 3DS XL, New 3DS and New 3DS XL as ...

After more than a decade since the Wii U and 3DS release, Nintendo is now moving forward with its shutdown of the online servers for these previous generation consoles starting today, April 8. This ...

An experimental port of popular 3DS emulator is now up and running on the PS Vita, showcasing Smash Bros. running at around ...

We knew it was coming, but that doesn't make it any easier to say goodbye. Nintendo shut down the online servers for both the Wii U and 3DS today. This means the end of online multiplayer gaming for ...