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 ...

The Nintendo 3DS portable game machine has just launched in Japan and stores have already sold out of their initial supply. And as Nintendo gears up to release the gadget in North America, the ...

Nintendo is not very good at naming consoles. Luckily for gamers, it is very good at making them. Naming difficulties have plagued the corporate behemoth since the release of the Nintendo 64 back in ...

With Sunday’s release of the Nintendo 3DS XL handheld console, Nintendo is hoping that bigger is better. The new unit is essentially a big brother to the Nintendo 3DS released in the spring of 2011, ...

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If you like your portable gaming three-dimensional, clam-shelled and big, then Nintendo's 3DS XL fulfills those broad, unconventional requirements. It's a design refresh that more closely references ...

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Nintendo's "New 3DS" handheld may have a confusing name, but its obsessive devotion to symmetry, intelligent enhancement of features and detailed sculpting for fit in the hand turns an adequate design ...

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March 27th is an important day for Nintendo fans, as it marks the anniversary of the North American release of the Nintendo 3DS. In 2021, this day is even more consequential, as it represents the ten ...