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[[File:Nintendo-3ds.jpg|thumb|The 3DS from three point of views.]]The '''Nintendo 3DS''' (often abbreviated to 3DS) is a [[Nintendo]] portable video game console and is the successor to the [[Nintendo DS]] and features 3D technology without 3D glasses. The 3DS features backwards compatibility with [[Nintendo DS]] software, from [[Nintendo DSi]] to Nintendo DS.
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[[File:Nintendo-3ds.jpg|thumb|The 3DS from three point of views.]]The '''Nintendo 3DS''' (often abbreviated to 3DS) is a [[Nintendo]] portable video game console and is the successor to the [[Nintendo DS]] and features 3D technology without 3D glasses. The 3DS features backwards compatibility with [[Nintendo DS]] software, from [[Nintendo DSi]] to Nintendo DS. It competes with Sony's [[PlayStation Vita]].
 
==Design of the 3DS==
 
==Design of the 3DS==
 
The 3DS retains some of its old components from the DS. It still has a directional pad and an A, B, X and Y button. Along with those, it has new features: a circle pad that acts the same way as a D-pad; a home button on the bottom of the lower half; an expandable stylus; two outer cameras and one inner camera similar to the Nintendo DSi; an SD card slot and a 3D depth slider. However, it lacks the [[Game Boy Advance]] game slot the Nintendo DS had.
 
The 3DS retains some of its old components from the DS. It still has a directional pad and an A, B, X and Y button. Along with those, it has new features: a circle pad that acts the same way as a D-pad; a home button on the bottom of the lower half; an expandable stylus; two outer cameras and one inner camera similar to the Nintendo DSi; an SD card slot and a 3D depth slider. However, it lacks the [[Game Boy Advance]] game slot the Nintendo DS had.

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Nintendo-3ds

The 3DS from three point of views.

The Nintendo 3DS (often abbreviated to 3DS) is a Nintendo portable video game console and is the successor to the Nintendo DS and features 3D technology without 3D glasses. The 3DS features backwards compatibility with Nintendo DS software, from Nintendo DSi to Nintendo DS. It competes with Sony's PlayStation Vita.

Design of the 3DS

The 3DS retains some of its old components from the DS. It still has a directional pad and an A, B, X and Y button. Along with those, it has new features: a circle pad that acts the same way as a D-pad; a home button on the bottom of the lower half; an expandable stylus; two outer cameras and one inner camera similar to the Nintendo DSi; an SD card slot and a 3D depth slider. However, it lacks the Game Boy Advance game slot the Nintendo DS had.

Nintendo 3DS is a system with 3D announced at E3 2010.