One of Nintendo’s most beloved handheld consoles, the 3DS, has been discontinued. Nintendo confirmed in a statement today to Polygon that “manufacturing of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems has ended ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After the closure of the Wii U and 3DS digital storefronts in March 2023, Nintendo is preparing to turn out the lights for online gaming on both systems. The platform holder has announced that online ...

Used Nintendo 3DS price tags are reading as much as or even more than a used Switch online, and it has fans and experts stumped. Some of these handheld gaming systems are selling on platforms like ...

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The prices of Nintendo 3DS consoles have skyrocketed in 2025, with some versions of the popular handheld going for just under $400. The going rates of some used Nintendo 3DS consoles have surpassed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...