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Nintendo 3DS

Basic Information
Type(s)	Handheld Console
Generation	Eighth
Manufacturer(s)	Nintendo
Predecessor(s)	Nintendo DS
Successor(s)	Nintendo 3DS XL
Competitor(s)	PlayStation Vita
Unit(s) sold	Over 17.13 million worldwide
Top game(s)	Super Mario 3D Land
Technical Information
Variant(s)	Nintendo 3DS XL
Networking	Wi-Fi connectivity.
Supported Media	Game card, SD
Save Capabilities	Save to Game card/SD card
Input(s)
Voice recognition, 3D, Speakers
European Release
March 25, 2011
North American Release
March 27, 2011
Australian Release
March 31, 2011
Japanese Release
February 26, 2011
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The Nintendo 3DS (often abbreviated to simply 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. The 3DS handheld was announced at E3 2010. It is a direct competitor to the PlayStation Vita handheld console.

Design

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 screen; an expandable stylus; two outer cameras enabling 2D and 3D photography, one inner camera for 2D photography only, 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 Lite had. It has features such as augmented reality, so they come with AR cards.

History

This isn't Nintendo's first attempt at a 3D console. The Virtual Boy was a failed attempt at creating 3D in 1995. The Virtual Boy, due to it being released earlier than intended and nauseating effects of the 3D, became a commercial failure for Nintendo. They thought that a 3D video game console was impossible, but despite this, Nintendo continued anyway. After experimenting with a 3D display on a Game Boy Advance SP, (which was only a test GBA SP and was never meant to be released and never did) they went on to create the 3DS.

Launch Titles

Europe

Nintendogs + Cats
The Sims 3
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Super Monkey Ball 3D
Rayman 3D
Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
Ridge Racer 3D
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Shadow Wars
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D
Samurai Warriors
Asphalt 3D

North America

PilotWings Resort
Steel Diver
Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
Nintendogs + Cats
Super Monkey Ball 3D
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D
The Sims 3
Samurai Warriors: Chronicles
Ridge Racer 3D
Madden NFL 11
Bust-a-Move Universe
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Rayman 3D
Asphalt 3D
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars
Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D

Games

Main article: List of Nintendo 3DS video games

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-|topgame = [[Super Mario 3D Land]]
+|network      = [[Wi-Fi]] connectivity.
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-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. The 3DS handheld was announced at [[E3 2010]]. It is a direct competitor to the [[PlayStation Vita]] handheld console.
+|predecessor  = Nintendo DS
-==Design of the 3DS==
+|successor    = Nintendo 3DS XL
-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 screen; an expandable stylus; two outer cameras enabling 2D and 3D photography and one inner camera for 2D photography only, 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 Lite]] had. it had features such as augmented reality,so they come with AR cards.
+}}
+The '''''Nintendo 3DS''''' (often abbreviated to simply '''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. The 3DS handheld was announced at [[E3 2010]]. It is a direct competitor to the [[PlayStation Vita]] handheld console.
+==Design==
+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 screen; an expandable stylus; two outer cameras enabling 2D and 3D photography,  one inner camera for 2D photography only, 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 Lite]] had. It has features such as augmented reality, so they come with AR cards.
 ==History==
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 ==Launch Titles==
-'''Europe'''
+===Europe===
+*[[Nintendogs + Cats]]
+*[[The Sims 3]]
-Nintendogs + Cats
+*[[Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars]]
-[[The Sims 3]]
+*[[Super Monkey Ball 3D]]
+*[[Rayman 3D]]
+*[[Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition]]
-[[Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars]]
+*[[Ridge Racer 3D]]
+*[[Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Shadow Wars]]
-Super Monkey Ball 3D
+*[[Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D]]
+*[[Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D]]
-Rayman 3D
+*[[Samurai Warriors]]
+*[[Asphalt 3D]]
-Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
-Ridge Racer 3D
-Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Shadow Wars
-Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D
-Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D
-[[Samurai Warriors]]
-Asphalt 3D
-'''North America'''
-[[PilotWings Resort]]
-[[Steel Diver]]
-Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
-Nintendogs + Cats
-Ridge Racer 3D
-Samurai Warriors: Chronicles
-[[The Sims 3]]
-Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D
-Super Monkey Ball 3D
-Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars
-Rayman 3D
-Asphalt 3D
+===North America===
-[[Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars]]
+*[[PilotWings Resort]]
+*[[Steel Diver]]
+*[[Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition]]
+*[[Nintendogs + Cats]]
+*[[Super Monkey Ball 3D]]
+*[[Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D]]
+*[[The Sims 3]]
+*[[Samurai Warriors: Chronicles]]
+*[[Ridge Racer 3D]]
+*[[Madden NFL 11]]
+*[[Bust-a-Move Universe]]
+*[[Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars]]
+*[[Rayman 3D]]
+*[[Asphalt 3D]]
+*[[Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars]]
+*[[Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D]]
+==Games==
-Bust-a-Move Universe
+{{Main|List of Nintendo 3DS video games}}
-Madden NFL 11
+{{Nintendo Hardware}}
-Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D
+{{Eighth-Generation Hardware}}
-[[Category:Consoles]]
-[[Category:Handheld consoles]]

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Dedicated Consoles	Color TV-Game (Game 6 · Game 15 · Racing 112 · Block Breaker · Computer TV-Game)
Home Consoles	NES [Classic · Family Computer · Disk System · Network System · 3D System · NES-101] · SNES [Classic · Satellaview · Super Famicom · Super Famicom Jr.] · Virtual Boy · Nintendo 64 [64DD] · GameCube · Wii [Wii Mini · Wii V2] · Wii U [Premium Edition]
Handheld Consoles	Game & Watch · Game Boy · Game Boy Light · Game Boy Pocket · Game Boy Color · Game Boy Advance [SP · SP ver2 · Game Boy micro] · Nintendo DS [DS Lite · DSi · DSi XL] · Nintendo 3DS [2DS · 2DS XL · 3DS XL] · New Nintendo 3DS [XL]
Hybrid Consoles	Nintendo Switch [Lite · OLED]
iQue home & handheld consoles	iQue DS · iQue DS Lite · iQue DSi · iQue Game Boy Advance · iQue Game Boy Advance SP · iQue Game Boy Micro · iQue Player
Arcade	Nintendo Classic · Vs. UniSystem/DualSystem · PlayChoice-10 · Nintendo Super System · Triforce
Peripherals	Game Boy Advance TV Tuner · Game Boy Camera · Game Boy Printer · Game Boy Player · GameCube Controller Adapter · GameCube Microphone · GameCube Modem · Joy-Con · Nintendo 64 Modem · Nintendo e-Reader · Super Game Boy · Super Game Boy 2 · Super Nintendo Controller · Transfer Pak · Wii Balance Board · Wii Classic Controller · Wii Nunchuk · Wii Remote · Wii Remote Plus · Wii Sensor Bar
Storage & Optical Media	59 Block GameCube Memory Card · 64DD Disk · Family Computer Cartridge · GameCube Game Disc · NES Cartridge · Nintendo 3DS Game Card · Nintendo 64 Cartridge · Nintendo DS Game Card · Nintendo New 3DS Game Card · Nintendo Switch Game Card · SNES Cartridge · Super Famicom Cartridge · Wii Optical Disc · Wii U Optical Disc