Nintendo 3DS
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The Nintendo 3DS is a portable handheld gaming device made by Nintendo that features two screens and can display 3D graphics without requiring special glasses. It was a significant handheld console that continued Nintendo's tradition of bringing console-quality games to players on the go.
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Key facts
- Codename
- CTR · Centrair · Citrus
- Also known as
- iQue 3DS (China)
- Developer
- Nintendo Research & Engineering
- Manufacturer
- Nintendo , Foxconn
- Product family
- Nintendo 3DS family
- Type
- Handheld game console
- Generation
- Eighth
- Released
- February 26, 2011 Nintendo 3DS: JP : February 26, 2011 EU : March 25, 2011 NA : March 27, 2011 AU : March 31, 2011 Nintendo 3DS XL:, JP / EU : July 28, 2012 NA : August 19, 2012 AU : August 23, 2012
- Introductory price
- 3DS: ¥ 25,000 (equivalent to ¥28,690 in 2024) US$ 249.99 (equivalent to $360 in 2025) A$ 349.99 (equivalent to $450 in 2022) 3DS XL: US$ 199.99 (equivalent to $280 in 2025) A$ 349.99 (equivalent to $440 in 2022) 3DS LL: ¥ 18,900 (equivalent to ¥21,690 in 2024)
- Discontinued
- WW : September 16, 2020
- Units shipped
Article
The Nintendo 3DS is a foldable dual-screen handheld game console developed by Nintendo. Announced in March 2010 and released beginning in early 2011, it succeeds the Nintendo DS and DSi. Building on the basic design of the DS, the 3DS retains the clamshell form factor and backward compatibility with Nintendo DS software, while introducing autostereoscopic 3D visuals that do not require special glasses. As an eighth-generation console, its primary competitor was Sony's PlayStation Vita.
The Nintendo 3DS was released in Japan on February 26, 2011, and worldwide beginning the next month. Less than six months after launch, Nintendo announced a significant price reduction from US$249.99 to US$169.99 amid disappointing launch sales. The company offered free games from the Nintendo eShop to consumers who bought the system at the original launch price. This strategy was considered a major success, and the console went on to become one of Nintendo's most successful handheld consoles in the first two years of its release. As of December 31, 2025, the Nintendo 3DS family of systems combined have sold 75.94 million units, and games for the systems have sold 392.29 million units.