Nintendo 3DS

ニンテンドー３ＤＳ Nintendo 3DS

File:3DS Blue open.jpg The Nintendo 3DS

Release dates Japan: February 26, 2011 North America: March 27, 2011 Europe: March 25, 2011 Australia: March 31, 2011 South Korea: N/A China: N/A Hong Kong: N/A Taiwan: N/A

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: 400x240 (top), 320x240 (bottom) Weight: 287g Camera: One inner and two outer cameras at 0.3 Megapixels

Related information Console generation: Eighth generation Pokémon generations: IV*, V* Console type: Handheld Colors: Aqua Blue Cosmos Black Flare Red/Flame Red Misty Pink/Coral Pink Ice White Cobalt Blue Midnight Purple

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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.

Announced in a March 23, 2010 press release, the Nintendo 3DS is fully backwards-compatible with all Nintendo DS games. Its revolutionary feature, however, is that it is able to display 3D graphics that appear to move in space depending on the direction that the system is facing, using a technique called 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, like the ones in Pokémon Black and White.

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, 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 640x480 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.
• 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

Pokémon games

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

Title	Genre	Release
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Fighter	2011

Nintendo eShop

The Nintendo eShop is an application which is obtained by performing a system update. It uses the Internet to purchase and download 3DS-exclusive downloadable games (including 3D classics), DSiWare, and Virtual Console games with money uploaded onto the console.

Title	Genre	Release
Pokédex 3D	Utility	2011

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	Main series RPG	2006
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time	Dungeon crawler	2007
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness	Dungeon crawler	2007
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Action RPG	2008
Pokémon Platinum	Main series RPG	2008
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky	Dungeon crawler	2009
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver	Main series RPG	2009
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Action RPG	2010
Pokémon Black and White	Main series RPG	2010
Battle & Get! Pokémon Typing DS	Typing	2011
Pokémon Card Game: How to Play DS	Card game	2011
Pokémon Conquest	RPG	2012
Pokémon Black and White 2	Main series RPG	2012

Gallery

• 3DS Red open.jpg

  Flare Red/Flame Red

• Nintendo 3DS Black.png

  Cosmos Black

See also

• Official Japanese Pokémon site