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{{Console infobox
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|korelease=April 28, 2012
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|hkrelease=September 28, 2012
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*Camera: One inner and two outer cameras at 0.3 Megapixels
*Camera: One inner and two outer cameras at 0.3 Megapixels
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The '''Nintendo 3DS''' (Japanese: '''ニンテンドー{{j|3DS}}''' ''Nintendo 3DS'') is [[Nintendo]]'s handheld game console for the {{wp|history of video game consoles (eighth generation)|eighth generation}} of video games, which serves as one of the company's competitions for Sony's {{wp|PlayStation Vita}}, the other being the [[Nintendo Switch]].


The '''Nintendo 3DS''' (Japanese: '''ニンテンドー３ＤＳ''' ''Nintendo 3DS'') is [[Nintendo]]'s handheld game console for the {{wp|history of video game consoles (eighth generation)|eighth generation}} of video games.
Announced in a March 23, 2010 press release,<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2010/100323e.pdf Re: Launch of New Portable Game Machine] (retrieved March 26, 2010)</ref> the Nintendo 3DS is fully backwards-compatible with all [[Nintendo DS]] games (except those that require the GBA slot). Its revolutionary feature, however, is its ability to display stereoscopic 3D graphics without the use of glasses, using the technique of {{wp|parallax barrier}}.


Announced in a March 23, 2010 press release<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2010/100323e.pdf Re: Launch of New Portable Game Machine] (retrieved March 26, 2010)</ref>, the Nintendo 3DS is fully backwards-compatible with all [[Nintendo DS]] games. Its revolutionary feature, however, is its ability to display stereoscopic 3D graphics without the use of glasses, using the technique of {{wp|parallax barrier}}.
More details on the 3DS were [[n:E3 conference reveals wealth of information|revealed at E3 in 2010]], with graphics reminiscent of a [[Nintendo GameCube]] game being shown. The 3DS is fully compatible with Nintendo DS games, as well as its own games, while the 3D depth-sensing features are able to be adjusted at-will using a slider on the right side of the top screen. The top screen is slightly wider than the bottom, with a 5:3 aspect ratio, while the system itself features a control stick dubbed the "Circle Pad", in addition to the normal D-pad featured on all prior handhelds. The 3DS is also fully compatible with DSi-only features, such as those from {{game|Black and White|s}}.<!--Note: mostly copy-paste from PDF right now--> While capable of playing Nintendo DS games from any region, 3DS titles and DSi exclusive titles are region-locked. Its home console counterpart is the [[Wii U]].


More details on the 3DS were [[n:E3 conference reveals wealth of information|revealed at E3 in 2010]], with graphics reminiscent of a [[Nintendo GameCube]] game being shown. The 3DS is fully compatible with Nintendo DS games, as well as its own games, while the 3D depth-sensing features are able to be adjusted at-will using a slider on the right side of the top screen. The top screen is slightly wider than the bottom, with a 5:3 aspect ratio, while the system itself features a control stick dubbed the "Circle Pad", in addition to the normal D-pad featured on all prior handhelds. The 3DS is also fully compatible with DSi-only features, such as those from {{game|Black and White|s}}.<!--Note: mostly copy-paste from PDF right now-->
A larger version, known as the [[Nintendo 3DS XL]], was released in Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia in 2012. A stripped-down cheaper model (lacking stereoscopic 3D and the clamshell design), known as the [[Nintendo 2DS]], was released in North America, Europe, and Australia in 2013; it was released in Japan in 2016. A pair of powerful models, the [[New Nintendo 3DS]] and [[New Nintendo 3DS XL]], were released in Japan and Australia in 2014 and in North America and Europe in 2015. A cheaper version of the more powerful model, known as the [[New Nintendo 2DS XL]], was released in Australia, Japan, North America, and Europe in 2017.
 
A larger version, known as the [[Nintendo 3DS XL]], was released in Japan and Europe on July 28, 2012; in North America on August 19 and Australia on August 23. A third, entry-level model (lacking stereoscopic 3D features) known as the [[Nintendo 2DS]] was released on October 12th, 2013 in North America, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand. The 2DS has no planned Japanese release.


==Technical specifications==
==Technical specifications==
* Size: 5.3 inches wide, 2.9 inches long, 0.8 inches tall.
* Size: 5.3 inches wide, 2.9 inches long, 0.8 inches tall.
* Weight: 8 ounces
* Weight: 8 ounces
* Top screen: 3.53-inch widescreen LCD, 3D capability, 800×240 pixel resolution (400 pixels are allocated for each eye to enable 3D viewing)
* Top screen: 3.53-inch widescreen LCD, autostereoscopic 3D capability, 800×240 pixel resolution (400 pixels are allocated for each eye to enable 3D viewing)
* Bottom screen: 3.02-inch LCD, touch screen, 320×240 pixel resolution
* Bottom screen: 3.02-inch LCD, touch screen, 320×240 pixel resolution
* Cameras: One inner camera, two outer cameras, both at 640x480 pixel resolution (0.3 MP)
* Cameras: One inner camera, two outer cameras, both at 640×480 pixel resolution (0.3 MP)
* Nintendo 3DS game card: 2GB max at launch.
* Nintendo 3DS game card: 2GB max at launch.
* Wireless communication: Can communicate in the 2.4 GHz band. Multiple Nintendo 3DS systems can connect via a local wireless connection to let users communicate or enjoy competitive game play. Systems also can connect to LAN access points to access the Internet and allow people to enjoy games with others. Supports IEEE 802.11 with enhanced security (WPA/WPA2). Nintendo 3DS hardware is designed so that even when not in use, it can automatically exchange data with other Nintendo 3DS systems or receive data via the Internet while in sleep mode.
* Wireless communication: Can communicate in the 2.4&nbsp;GHz band. Multiple Nintendo 3DS systems can connect via a local wireless connection to let users communicate or enjoy competitive game play. Systems also can connect to LAN access points to access the internet and allow people to enjoy games with others. Supports IEEE 802.11 with enhanced security (WPA/WPA2). Nintendo 3DS hardware is designed so that even when not in use, it can automatically exchange data with other Nintendo 3DS systems or receive data via the internet while in sleep mode. Additionally has an infrared port, utilized by games for line-of-sight matchmaking and by official peripherals.
* Game controls: Touch screen, embedded microphone, A/B/X/Y face buttons, + Control Pad, L/R buttons, Start and Select buttons, "Circle Pad" that allows 360-degree analog input, one inner camera, two outer cameras, motion sensor and a gyro sensor.
* Game controls: Touch screen, embedded microphone, A/B/X/Y face buttons, +Control Pad, L/R buttons, Start and Select buttons, "Circle Pad" that allows 360-degree analog input, one inner camera, two outer cameras, motion sensor and a gyro sensor.
* Other input controls: 3D Depth Slider to adjust level of 3D effect (can be scaled back or turned off completely depending on the preference of the user), Home button to call system function, Wireless switch to turn off wireless communications (even during game play), Power button. The telescoping stylus is approximately 4 inches when fully extended.
* Other input controls: 3D Depth Slider to adjust level of 3D effect (can be scaled back or turned off completely depending on the preference of the user), Home button to call system function, Wireless switch to turn off wireless communications (even during game play), Power button. The telescoping stylus is approximately 4 inches when fully extended.
* Input/Output: A port that accepts Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DSi, and Nintendo DS game cards, an SD memory card slot, an AC adapter connector, a charging cradle terminal, and a stereo headphone output jack.
* Input/Output: A port that accepts Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DSi, and Nintendo DS game cards, an SD memory card slot, an AC adapter connector, a charging cradle terminal, and a stereo headphone output jack.
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* Battery: Lithium ion battery
* Battery: Lithium ion battery
* Parental controls: Included
* Parental controls: Included
* Later firmware updates allow for the purchase and download of custom [[Nintendo 3DS themes|menu themes]] featuring various game franchises and characters.


==Pokémon games==
==Pokémon games==
All releases listed are the year in which the Japanese version was released.
All releases listed are the year in which the Japanese version was released.
{{consolegames}}
{{consolegames}}
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]]
| [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]]
| Action RPG
| Action RPG
| 2011
| 2011
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]]
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]]
| Dungeon crawler
| Dungeon crawler
| 2012
| 2012
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon X and Y]]
| [[Pokémon X and Y]]
| Main series RPG
| Core series RPG
| 2013
| 2013
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Art Academy]]
| Art training
| 2014
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]
| [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]
| Versus fighter
| Versus fighter
| 2014
| 2014
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]
| Core series RPG
| 2014
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon]]
| Dungeon crawler
| 2015
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]]
| Core series RPG
| 2016
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]]
| Core series RPG
| 2017
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{OBP|Detective Pikachu|video game}}
| style="background:#FFF" | Cinematic adventure
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | 2018
|}{{left clear}}
|}{{left clear}}


===Nintendo eShop===
===Nintendo eShop===
The {{wp|Nintendo eShop}} is an application which is obtained by performing a system update. It uses the Internet to purchase and download select full 3DS titles, 3DS-exclusive downloadable games (including 3D classics)<!--not 3DSWare-->, DSiWare, and Virtual Console games with money uploaded onto the console.
The {{wp|Nintendo eShop}} used the internet to purchase for download select full 3DS titles, 3DS-exclusive downloadable games (including {{wp|3D Classics}}), {{wp|downloadable content}} for 3DS titles, {{wp|DSiWare}}, and [[Virtual Console]] games with money uploaded onto the player's account. Some such products were available for download for free, such as [[Pokédex 3D]], and some were free to download but contain in-game purchases, such as [[Pokémon Picross]].


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From March 27, 2023 onwards, it is no longer possible to make purchases of 3DS content, as the 3DS and Wii U eShop clients, listings of digital 3DS content on Nintendo's website, and the transaction applet used by 3DS software ceased to accept sales. [[Pokémon Bank]] became free for usage as a result. It is similarly no longer possible to download 3DS content made available for free if the eShop account did not previously download it before cessation of purchases. Content previously purchased or downloaded on an eShop account can still be redownloaded, excluding a handful of titles that are fully delisted like the now non-functional [[YouTube]] app.
! class="roundytl" style="padding:2px; background: #EEE" | Title
{{consolegames}}
! style="background: #EEE" | Genre
|- style="background:#FFF"
! class="roundytr" style="padding:2px; background: #EEE" | Release
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokédex 3D]]
| [[Pokédex 3D]]
| Utility
| Utility
| 2011
| 2011
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Dream Radar]]
| [[Pokémon Dream Radar]]
| First-person shooter
| First-person shooter
| 2012
| 2012
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokédex 3D Pro]]
| [[Pokédex 3D Pro]]
| Utility
| Utility
| 2012
| 2012
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Bank]]
| [[Pokémon Bank]]
| Utility
| Utility
| 2013
| 2013
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Poké Transporter]]
| [[Poké Transporter]]
| Utility
| Utility
| 2013
| 2013
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Battle Trozei]]
| Puzzle
| 2014
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[The Thieves and the 1000 Pokémon]]
| Action
| 2014
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version]]
| Core series RPG (demo)
| 2014
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Shuffle]]
| Puzzle
| 2015
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Rumble World]]
| Action RPG
| 2015
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Picross]]
| Puzzle
| 2015
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{OBP|Detective Pikachu|video game}}
| Cinematic adventure
| 2016
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version]]
| style="background:#FFF" | Core series RPG (demo)
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | 2016
|}{{left clear}}
|}{{left clear}}


====Retail titles====
====Retail titles====
Select Nintendo 3DS retail software titles are available to download via the Nintendo eShop since August 2012.
Select Nintendo 3DS retail software titles were available to purchase for download via the Nintendo eShop from August 2012 to March 27, 2023.
 
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! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background: #EEE" | Title
! style="background: #EEE" | Genre
! style="background: #EEE" | Original release
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background: #EEE" | eShop release
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Rumble Blast]]
| Action RPG
| 2011
| 2012
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]]
| Dungeon crawler
| 2012
| 2012
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon X and Y]]
| Core series RPG
| 2013
| 2013
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Art Academy]]
| Art training
| 2014
| 2014
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]
| Versus fighter
| 2014
| 2014
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]
| Core series RPG
| 2014
| 2014
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon]]
| Dungeon crawler
| 2015
| 2015
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]]
| Core series RPG
| 2016
| 2016
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]]
| Core series RPG
| 2017
| 2017
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{OBP|Detective Pikachu|video game}}
| style="background:#FFF" | Cinematic adventure
| style="background:#FFF" | 2018
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | 2018
|}{{left clear}}
 
====Virtual Console games====
[[Virtual Console]] games are old games that were originally released on past consoles and had been re-released on the Nintendo eShop. They could be downloaded after being bought.


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{| style="{{roundy|10px}}; border: 2px solid #777; background: #CCC; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background: #EEE" | Title
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}; background: #EEE" | Title
! style="background: #EEE" | Genre
! style="background: #EEE" | Genre
! style="background: #EEE" | Original system
! style="background: #EEE" | Original release
! style="background: #EEE" | Original release
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background: #EEE" | eShop release
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background: #EEE" | VC release
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|[[Pokémon Rumble Blast]]
| {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}
|Action RPG
| Card game
|2011
| [[Game Boy Color]]
|2012
| 1998
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| 2014
|[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Dungeon crawler
| [[Pokémon Puzzle Challenge]]
|2012
| Puzzle
|2012
| [[Game Boy Color]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| 2000
|[[Pokémon X and Y]]
| 2014
|RPG
|- style="background:#FFF"
|2013
| {{game|Red and Green|s}}
|2013
| Core series RPG
|}
| [[Game Boy]]
{{left clear}}
| 1996
| 2016
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{game|Blue| (Japanese)}}
| Core series RPG
| [[Game Boy]]
| 1996
| 2016
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{game|Red and Blue|s}}
| Core series RPG
| [[Game Boy]]
| {{tt|1998|Based on the North American release date, as the games were released under different names in Japan}}
| 2016
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{game|Yellow}}
| Core series RPG
| [[Game Boy]]{{tt|*|Japan}}<br />[[Game Boy Color]]{{tt|*|International}}
| 1998
| 2016
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}
| Core series RPG
| [[Game Boy Color]]
| 1999
| 2017
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{game|Crystal}}
| style="background:#FFF" | Core series RPG
| style="background:#FFF" | [[Game Boy Color]]
| style="background:#FFF" | 2000
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | 2018
|}{{left clear}}
 
====Patches====
Patches for various Pokémon games have been released on the Nintendo eShop. Additionally, Pokémon Shuffle could perform minor updates when performing the daily check-in; such updates could not be downloaded through the Nintendo eShop and can no longer be downloaded because checking in is no longer available. If an update is available on Nintendo eShop for a game the player has, the update has not been downloaded yet and there is an attempt to launch that game while connected to the internet, the system will inform the player of the update and offer to download it immediately, view its details on the eShop, or temporarily ignore it.
 
{{consolegames}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Pokémon X and Y patches
| Update
| 2013 - 2015
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Pokémon Bank patches
| Update
| 2013 - 2014, 2020
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Poké Transporter patches
| Update
| 2013 - 2014, 2020
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Pokémon Art Academy patch
| Update
| 2014
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS patches
| Update
| 2014 - 2016
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire patches
| Update
| 2014 - 2015
|-
| style="background:#FFF; | Pokémon Sun and Moon patches
| style="background:#FFF" | Update
| style="background:#FFF; | 2017
|-
| style="background:#FFF; | Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon patch
| style="background:#FFF" | Update
| style="background:#FFF; | 2017
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon patches
| style="background:#FFF" | Update
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | 2017 - 2018
|}{{left clear}}


===Via backwards compatibility===
===Via backwards compatibility===
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{{consolegames}}
{{consolegames}}
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Dash]]
| [[Pokémon Dash]]
| Racing game
| Racing game
| 2004
| 2004
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Trozei!]]
| [[Pokémon Trozei!]]
| Puzzle game
| Puzzle game
| 2005
| 2005
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team]]
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team]]
| Dungeon crawler
| Dungeon crawler
| 2005
| 2005
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}}
| {{vg|Pokémon Ranger}}
| Action RPG
| Action RPG
| 2006
| 2006
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}
| {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}
| Main series RPG
| Core series RPG
| 2006
| 2006
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time]]
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness]]
| Dungeon crawler
| 2007
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness]]
| Dungeon crawler
| Dungeon crawler
| 2007
| 2007
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]]
| [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]]
| Action RPG
| Action RPG
| 2008
| 2008
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{game|Platinum}}
| {{game|Platinum}}
| Main series RPG
| Core series RPG
| 2008
| 2008
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky]]
| [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky]]
| Dungeon crawler
| Dungeon crawler
| 2009
| 2009
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
| {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
| Main series RPG
| Core series RPG
| 2009
| 2009
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]
| [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]
| Action RPG
| Action RPG
| 2010
| 2010
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{game|Black and White|s}}
| {{game|Black and White|s}}
| Main series RPG
| Core series RPG
| 2010
| 2010
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]]
| [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]]
| Typing
| Typing
| 2011
| 2011
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Card Game: How to Play DS]]
| [[Pokémon Card Game: How to Play DS]]
| Card game
| Card game
| 2011
| 2011
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pokémon Conquest]]
| [[Pokémon Conquest]]
| Turn-based strategy
| Turn-based strategy
| 2012
| 2012
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|-
| [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]]
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]]
| Main series RPG
| style="background:#FFF" | Core series RPG
| 2012
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | 2012
|}<br clear="left">
|}{{left clear}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Nintendo 3DS.png|A Flame Red Nintendo 3DS
File:Nintendo 3DS Flame Red.png|A Flame Red Nintendo 3DS
File:Nintendo 3DS Pearl Pink.png|A Pearl Pink Nintendo 3DS
File:Nintendo 3DS Pearl Pink.png|A Pearl Pink Nintendo 3DS
File:Nintendo 3DS Black.png|A Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS
File:Nintendo 3DS Cosmo Black.png|A Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS
File:Nintendo 3DS Ice White.png|An Ice White Nintendo 3DS
File:Nintendo 3DS Ice White.png|An Ice White Nintendo 3DS
File:Nintendo 3DS Metallic Red.png|A Metallic Red Nintendo 3DS
File:Nintendo 3DS Metallic Red.png|A Metallic Red Nintendo 3DS
File:Nintendo 3DS Midnight Purple.png|A Midnight Purple Nintendo 3DS
File:Nintendo 3DS Midnight Purple.png|A Midnight Purple Nintendo 3DS
File:Nintendo 3DS Blue.png|An Aqua Blue Nintendo 3DS Open, Closed and front view
File:Nintendo 3DS Blue.png|An Aqua Blue Nintendo 3DS Open, Closed and front view
File:Nintendo 3DS Red.png|A Red Nintendo 3DS Open, Closed and front view
File:Nintendo 3DS Blue fore edge.png|The fore edge of an Aqua Blue Nintendo 3DS
File:Nintendo 3DS Red fore edge.png|The fore edge of a Red Nintendo 3DS
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Cameos==
[[File:Sophocles with his parents.png|thumb|250px|Sophocles's Nintendo 3DS]]
* In {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, two students of the [[Pokémon Trainers' School]] located in [[Rustboro City]] can be seen exchanging Pokémon via the 3DS Wireless Communication.
* {{an|Sophocles}} was shown with a Nintendo 3DS in a [[Poké Problem]] segment from ''[[SM019|A Guardian Rematch!]]''.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The Nintendo 3DS can play Pokémon games from the most generations, with the total being four generations (a few Generation III spin-off handheld games and all handheld games from Generations IV, V and VI).
* The Nintendo 3DS family of systems:
** Can play Pokémon games from the most generations, being able to play games from the first seven generations (all core series and one spin-off from Generation I, all core series and one spin-off from Generation II, a few Generation III handheld spin-off games, and all handheld games from Generations IV, V, VI, and VII).
** Can play core series Pokémon games based in every core series region prior to [[Generation VIII]].
** Are the only Nintendo systems with core series games to not have any solitary core series releases.
* The Nintendo 3DS's word filter (swear filter) has a different list for each region and language combination (for example, Canadian French and European French have different word filters). However, the US English word list also applies for all U region languages, and the UK English word list also applies for all E region languages (no additional lists apply in the J, K, and T regions). Unlike the Generation V filters, spaces are removed from names before checking them against the filter(s). The region- and language-exclusive lists apply when entering something like the 3DS's username. However, when entering something like Pokémon [[nickname]]s, all of the lists apply at once (including those that do not match the 3DS's locked region, and even including internal lists for region and language combinations that are not selectable on any system in the Nintendo 3DS family).
** In [[Generation VI]], [[Pokémon Storage System|Box]] names are subject to the word filter, but not in the [[Generation VII]] 3DS games.


==See also==
==See also==
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Nintendo 3DS
ニンテンドー3DS Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DS Aqua Blue.png
The Nintendo 3DS
Release dates
Japan: February 26, 2011
North America: March 27, 2011
Europe: March 25, 2011
Australia: March 31, 2011
South Korea: April 28, 2012
China: N/A
Hong Kong: September 28, 2012
Taiwan: September 28, 2012
Technical specs
  • GPU: Digital Media Professionals PICA200 GPU
  • Size: 134.6mm×73.7mm×20.3mm
  • Screen size: 3.53 inches (top) 3.02 inches (bottom)
  • Screen resolution: 400×240 (top), 320×240 (bottom)
  • Weight: 287g
  • Camera: One inner and two outer cameras at 0.3 Megapixels
Related information
Console generation: Eighth generation
Pokémon generations: I*, II*, III*, IV*, V*, VI, VII
Console type: Handheld
Colors:
Cosmo Black
Aqua Blue
Flame Red
Pearl Pink
Cobalt Blue
Midnight Purple
Cerulean Blue
Gloss Pink
Ice White
Metallic Red
Faded Orange*
External links

The Nintendo 3DS (Japanese: ニンテンドー3DS Nintendo 3DS) is Nintendo's handheld game console for the eighth generation of video games, which serves as one of the company's competitions for Sony's PlayStation Vita, the other being the Nintendo Switch.

Announced in a March 23, 2010 press release,[1] the Nintendo 3DS is fully backwards-compatible with all Nintendo DS games (except those that require the GBA slot). Its revolutionary feature, however, is its ability to display stereoscopic 3D graphics without the use of glasses, using the technique of parallax barrier.

More details on the 3DS were revealed at E3 in 2010, with graphics reminiscent of a Nintendo GameCube game being shown. The 3DS is fully compatible with Nintendo DS games, as well as its own games, while the 3D depth-sensing features are able to be adjusted at-will using a slider on the right side of the top screen. The top screen is slightly wider than the bottom, with a 5:3 aspect ratio, while the system itself features a control stick dubbed the "Circle Pad", in addition to the normal D-pad featured on all prior handhelds. The 3DS is also fully compatible with DSi-only features, such as those from Pokémon Black and White. While capable of playing Nintendo DS games from any region, 3DS titles and DSi exclusive titles are region-locked. Its home console counterpart is the Wii U.

A larger version, known as the Nintendo 3DS XL, was released in Japan, North America, Europe, and Australia in 2012. A stripped-down cheaper model (lacking stereoscopic 3D and the clamshell design), known as the Nintendo 2DS, was released in North America, Europe, and Australia in 2013; it was released in Japan in 2016. A pair of powerful models, the New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL, were released in Japan and Australia in 2014 and in North America and Europe in 2015. A cheaper version of the more powerful model, known as the New Nintendo 2DS XL, was released in Australia, Japan, North America, and Europe in 2017.

Technical specifications

  • Size: 5.3 inches wide, 2.9 inches long, 0.8 inches tall.
  • Weight: 8 ounces
  • Top screen: 3.53-inch widescreen LCD, autostereoscopic 3D capability, 800×240 pixel resolution (400 pixels are allocated for each eye to enable 3D viewing)
  • Bottom screen: 3.02-inch LCD, touch screen, 320×240 pixel resolution
  • Cameras: One inner camera, two outer cameras, both at 640×480 pixel resolution (0.3 MP)
  • Nintendo 3DS game card: 2GB max at launch.
  • Wireless communication: Can communicate in the 2.4 GHz band. Multiple Nintendo 3DS systems can connect via a local wireless connection to let users communicate or enjoy competitive game play. Systems also can connect to LAN access points to access the internet and allow people to enjoy games with others. Supports IEEE 802.11 with enhanced security (WPA/WPA2). Nintendo 3DS hardware is designed so that even when not in use, it can automatically exchange data with other Nintendo 3DS systems or receive data via the internet while in sleep mode. Additionally has an infrared port, utilized by games for line-of-sight matchmaking and by official peripherals.
  • Game controls: Touch screen, embedded microphone, A/B/X/Y face buttons, +Control Pad, L/R buttons, Start and Select buttons, "Circle Pad" that allows 360-degree analog input, one inner camera, two outer cameras, motion sensor and a gyro sensor.
  • Other input controls: 3D Depth Slider to adjust level of 3D effect (can be scaled back or turned off completely depending on the preference of the user), Home button to call system function, Wireless switch to turn off wireless communications (even during game play), Power button. The telescoping stylus is approximately 4 inches when fully extended.
  • Input/Output: A port that accepts Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DSi, and Nintendo DS game cards, an SD memory card slot, an AC adapter connector, a charging cradle terminal, and a stereo headphone output jack.
  • Sound: Stereo speakers positioned to the left and right of the top screen
  • Battery: Lithium ion battery
  • Parental controls: Included
  • Later firmware updates allow for the purchase and download of custom menu themes featuring various game franchises and characters.

Pokémon games

All releases listed are the year in which the Japanese version was released.

Title Genre Release
Pokémon Rumble Blast Action RPG 2011
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Dungeon crawler 2012
Pokémon X and Y Core series RPG 2013
Pokémon Art Academy Art training 2014
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Versus fighter 2014
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Core series RPG 2014
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Dungeon crawler 2015
Pokémon Sun and Moon Core series RPG 2016
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Core series RPG 2017
Detective Pikachu Cinematic adventure 2018


Nintendo eShop

The Nintendo eShop used the internet to purchase for download select full 3DS titles, 3DS-exclusive downloadable games (including 3D Classics), downloadable content for 3DS titles, DSiWare, and Virtual Console games with money uploaded onto the player's account. Some such products were available for download for free, such as Pokédex 3D, and some were free to download but contain in-game purchases, such as Pokémon Picross.

From March 27, 2023 onwards, it is no longer possible to make purchases of 3DS content, as the 3DS and Wii U eShop clients, listings of digital 3DS content on Nintendo's website, and the transaction applet used by 3DS software ceased to accept sales. Pokémon Bank became free for usage as a result. It is similarly no longer possible to download 3DS content made available for free if the eShop account did not previously download it before cessation of purchases. Content previously purchased or downloaded on an eShop account can still be redownloaded, excluding a handful of titles that are fully delisted like the now non-functional YouTube app.

Title Genre Release
Pokédex 3D Utility 2011
Pokémon Dream Radar First-person shooter 2012
Pokédex 3D Pro Utility 2012
Pokémon Bank Utility 2013
Poké Transporter Utility 2013
Pokémon Battle Trozei Puzzle 2014
The Thieves and the 1000 Pokémon Action 2014
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version Core series RPG (demo) 2014
Pokémon Shuffle Puzzle 2015
Pokémon Rumble World Action RPG 2015
Pokémon Picross Puzzle 2015
Detective Pikachu Cinematic adventure 2016
Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Special Demo Version Core series RPG (demo) 2016


Retail titles

Select Nintendo 3DS retail software titles were available to purchase for download via the Nintendo eShop from August 2012 to March 27, 2023.

Title Genre Original release eShop release
Pokémon Rumble Blast Action RPG 2011 2012
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Dungeon crawler 2012 2012
Pokémon X and Y Core series RPG 2013 2013
Pokémon Art Academy Art training 2014 2014
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Versus fighter 2014 2014
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Core series RPG 2014 2014
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Dungeon crawler 2015 2015
Pokémon Sun and Moon Core series RPG 2016 2016
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Core series RPG 2017 2017
Detective Pikachu Cinematic adventure 2018 2018


Virtual Console games

Virtual Console games are old games that were originally released on past consoles and had been re-released on the Nintendo eShop. They could be downloaded after being bought.

Title Genre Original system Original release VC release
Pokémon Trading Card Game Card game Game Boy Color 1998 2014
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge Puzzle Game Boy Color 2000 2014
Pokémon Red and Green Core series RPG Game Boy 1996 2016
Pokémon Blue Core series RPG Game Boy 1996 2016
Pokémon Red and Blue Core series RPG Game Boy 1998 2016
Pokémon Yellow Core series RPG Game Boy*
Game Boy Color* 		1998 2016
Pokémon Gold and Silver Core series RPG Game Boy Color 1999 2017
Pokémon Crystal Core series RPG Game Boy Color 2000 2018


Patches

Patches for various Pokémon games have been released on the Nintendo eShop. Additionally, Pokémon Shuffle could perform minor updates when performing the daily check-in; such updates could not be downloaded through the Nintendo eShop and can no longer be downloaded because checking in is no longer available. If an update is available on Nintendo eShop for a game the player has, the update has not been downloaded yet and there is an attempt to launch that game while connected to the internet, the system will inform the player of the update and offer to download it immediately, view its details on the eShop, or temporarily ignore it.

Title Genre Release
Pokémon X and Y patches Update 2013 - 2015
Pokémon Bank patches Update 2013 - 2014, 2020
Poké Transporter patches Update 2013 - 2014, 2020
Pokémon Art Academy patch Update 2014
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS patches Update 2014 - 2016
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire patches Update 2014 - 2015
Pokémon Sun and Moon patches Update 2017
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon patch Update 2017
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon patches Update 2017 - 2018


Via backwards compatibility

The 3DS can be used to play games playable in the Nintendo DS series of systems, excluding Game Boy Advance games.

Title Genre Release
Pokémon Dash Racing game 2004
Pokémon Trozei! Puzzle game 2005
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team Dungeon crawler 2005
Pokémon Ranger Action RPG 2006
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Core series RPG 2006
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness Dungeon crawler 2007
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Action RPG 2008
Pokémon Platinum Core series RPG 2008
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky Dungeon crawler 2009
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Core series RPG 2009
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Action RPG 2010
Pokémon Black and White Core series RPG 2010
Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure Typing 2011
Pokémon Card Game: How to Play DS Card game 2011
Pokémon Conquest Turn-based strategy 2012
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Core series RPG 2012


Gallery

  • A Flame Red Nintendo 3DS

    A Flame Red Nintendo 3DS

  • A Pearl Pink Nintendo 3DS

    A Pearl Pink Nintendo 3DS

  • A Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS

    A Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS

  • An Ice White Nintendo 3DS

    An Ice White Nintendo 3DS

  • A Metallic Red Nintendo 3DS

    A Metallic Red Nintendo 3DS

  • A Midnight Purple Nintendo 3DS

    A Midnight Purple Nintendo 3DS

  • An Aqua Blue Nintendo 3DS Open, Closed and front view

    An Aqua Blue Nintendo 3DS Open, Closed and front view

  • A Red Nintendo 3DS Open, Closed and front view

    A Red Nintendo 3DS Open, Closed and front view

  • The fore edge of an Aqua Blue Nintendo 3DS

    The fore edge of an Aqua Blue Nintendo 3DS

  • The fore edge of a Red Nintendo 3DS

    The fore edge of a Red Nintendo 3DS

Cameos

Sophocles's Nintendo 3DS


Trivia

  • The Nintendo 3DS family of systems:
    • Can play Pokémon games from the most generations, being able to play games from the first seven generations (all core series and one spin-off from Generation I, all core series and one spin-off from Generation II, a few Generation III handheld spin-off games, and all handheld games from Generations IV, V, VI, and VII).
    • Can play core series Pokémon games based in every core series region prior to Generation VIII.
    • Are the only Nintendo systems with core series games to not have any solitary core series releases.
  • The Nintendo 3DS's word filter (swear filter) has a different list for each region and language combination (for example, Canadian French and European French have different word filters). However, the US English word list also applies for all U region languages, and the UK English word list also applies for all E region languages (no additional lists apply in the J, K, and T regions). Unlike the Generation V filters, spaces are removed from names before checking them against the filter(s). The region- and language-exclusive lists apply when entering something like the 3DS's username. However, when entering something like Pokémon nicknames, all of the lists apply at once (including those that do not match the 3DS's locked region, and even including internal lists for region and language combinations that are not selectable on any system in the Nintendo 3DS family).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Re: Launch of New Portable Game Machine (retrieved March 26, 2010)
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