Also known as | 3DS (abbreviation) |
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Developer | Nintendo Research & Engineering |
Manufacturer | Nintendo, Foxconn |
Type | Handheld game console |
Generation | Eighth generation |
Release date | Nintendo 3DS:
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Lifespan | 2011–present |
Introductory price |
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Units shipped | All models combined: 75.08 million (as of March 31, 2019) |
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Operating system | Nintendo 3DS system software |
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Memory | 128 MBFCRAM, 6 MBVRAM (Fujitsu MB82M8080-07L FC-RAM) |
Storage | 2 GB Toshiba eMMC |
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Display |
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Graphics | DMP PICA200 @ 133 MHz |
Sound | Stereo speakers(pseudo-surround), microphone |
Input | A/B/X/Y buttons, Circle Pad, L/R bumpers, D-pad, 3D depth slider, volume slider, wireless switch, power button |
Camera | One user-facing and two forward-facing VGA cameras |
Connectivity | 2.4 GHz802.11b/gWi-Fi, Infrared |
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Current firmware | 11.10.0-43 |
Online services |
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Best-selling game | Mario Kart 7, 18.26 million units (as of March 31, 2019)[5] |
Backward compatibility | Nintendo DS |
Predecessor | Nintendo DS |
Successor | New Nintendo 3DS |
Website | www.nintendo.com/3ds |
Title | Release Date | Publisher | Notes |
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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate[87][91] | 2011/12/10 | Capcom | No support in the demo in all regions.[99] |
Ace Combat 3D: Cross Rumble[91] | 2012/01/12 | Bandai Namco Games | No support for the 2011 Assault Horizon Legacy western release.[100] |
Resident Evil: Revelations[91] | 2012/01/26 | Capcom | The peripheral is supported in the demo for all regions.[101] |
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D[91] | 2012/02/21 | Konami | |
Kid Icarus: Uprising[102] | 2012/03/22 | Nintendo | |
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance[91] | 2012/03/29 | Square Enix | |
Shin Sangoku Musou VS[91] | 2012/04/26 | Koei Tecmo | |
Sengoku Musou Chronicle 2nd | 2012/09/13 | Koei Tecmo | |
E.X. Troopers | 2012/11/22 | Capcom | |
3D Galaxy Force II | 2013/07/24 | SEGA | |
Monster Hunter 4 | 2013/09/14 | Capcom | |
One Piece: Unlimited World Red[103] | 2013/11/21 | Bandai Namco Games | |
Steel Diver: Sub Wars[97] | 2014/02/13 | Nintendo | |
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson | 2014/08/07 | Marvelous | |
Dragon Quest X | 2014/09/04 | Square Enix | |
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate[104] | 2014/10/11 | Capcom | |
Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains[105] | 2014/12/04 | Spike Chunsoft | |
Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 | 2014/12/04 | Koei Tecmo | |
Final Fantasy Explorers | 2014/12/18 | Square Enix | |
Kenka Bancho 6: Soul and Blood | 2015/01/15 | Spike Chunsoft | |
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy + | 2015/01/29 | Bandai Namco Games | |
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D | 2015/02/13 | Nintendo | |
IronFall: Invasion | 2015/02/13 | VD-Dev | |
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. | 2015/03/13 | Nintendo | |
Cube Creator 3D[106] | 2015/04/23 | Big John Games | |
Touch Battle Tank 3D 3 | 2015/04/28 | SilverStarJapan | |
Super Robot Taisen BX | 2015/08/20 | Bandai Namco Games | |
The Legend of the Dark Witch 2 | 2015/11/04 | Flyhigh Works | |
Noah no Yurikago | 2015/11/18 | SilverStarJapan | |
Monster Hunter Generations | 2015/11/28 | Capcom | |
Metroid Prime: Federation Force[107][108] | 2016/08/19 | Nintendo |
Launch title | JP | NA | EU | AU |
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Asphalt 3D | ||||
Bust-a-Move Universe | ||||
Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D | ||||
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars | ||||
Madden NFL Football | ||||
Nintendogs + Cats | ||||
Pilotwings Resort | ||||
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3D | ||||
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask | ||||
Rayman 3D | ||||
Ridge Racer 3D | ||||
Samurai Warriors: Chronicles | ||||
The Sims 3 | ||||
Steel Diver | ||||
Super Monkey Ball 3D | ||||
Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition | ||||
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars | ||||
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3D |
Name | New Nintendo 2DS XL | New Nintendo 3DS XL | New Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo 2DS | Nintendo 3DS XL | Nintendo 3DS |
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In production | Current | Discontinued | Discontinued[184] | Current | Discontinued[185] | Discontinued[186] |
Generation | Eighth generation | |||||
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Launch price |
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| ¥18,900 US$199.99 €199.99 £179.99 A$249.95[63] | ¥25,000 US$249.99[3] €249.99 £209.99 A$349.95 | ||
Current price | Same as the launch price. | Same as the launch price. | Discontinued | Discontinued | Discontinued | |
Units shipped | Worldwide: 72.53 million (as of March 31, 2018)[189] includes 60.41 million 3DS and variants, and 12.12 million 2DS and variants | |||||
Best-selling software title | Mario Kart 7, 16.76 million (as of September 30, 2017) | |||||
3D enabled | No | Yes (adjustable depth with Super Stable 3D) | No | Yes (adjustable depth) | ||
Display | 4.88 in 800 × 240 | Autostereoscopic (3D) 4.88 in (124 mm)[190] | Autostereoscopic (3D) 3.88 in (99 mm)[190] | 3.52 in (90 mm) | Autostereoscopic (3D) 4.88 in (124 mm)[190] | Autostereoscopic (3D) 3.53 in (90 mm)[190] |
Upper: pxWQVGA | Upper: 800 × 240 px (400 × 240 WQVGA per eye) | Upper: 400 × 240 pxWQVGA | Upper: 800 × 240 px (400 × 240 WQVGA per eye) | |||
Lower: 320 × 240 QVGA | ||||||
approximately 16.77 million colors[190] | ||||||
5 brightness levels[citation needed] | 5 brightness levels & automatic brightness adjustment[citation needed] | 5 brightness levels[citation needed] | ||||
Processor | 804 MHz quad-core ARM11 & 134 MHz single-core ARM9[191] | 268 MHz dual-core ARM11 & 134 MHz single-core ARM9[191] | ||||
Graphics | 268 MHz Digital Media Professionals PICA200[191][192] | |||||
Memory | 256 MB FCRAM @ 6.4GB/s (64 MB Reserved for OS) | 128 MB FCRAM @ 3.2GB/s (32 MB Reserved for OS)[193] | ||||
Camera | One front-facing and two outward-facing 0.3 MP (VGA) sensors InfraredLED light facing the user | One front-facing and two outward-facing 0.3 MP (VGA) sensors[190] | ||||
Storage | 4 GB Micro SD Card included | 4 GB SDHC Card included[194] | 2 GB SD Card included[195] | |||
Physical media | Nintendo 3DS Game Card(1-8 GB) Nintendo DS Game Card (8-512 MB) | |||||
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Battery | 1400 mAh lithium-ion battery
| 1750 mAh lithium-ion battery
| 1400 mAh lithium-ion battery
| 1300 mAh lithium-ion battery
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5–9 hours for DS compatibility mode | 7–12 hours for DS compatibility mode | 6.5–10.5 hours for DS compatibility mode | 5–9 hours for DS compatibility mode | 6–10 hours for DS compatibility mode | 5–8 hours for DS compatibility mode | |
Connectivity |
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Stylus | 69 mm (2.7 in) long | 86 mm (3.4 in) long | 76.5 mm (3.01 in) long | 96 mm (3.8 in) long[201] | 96 mm (3.8 in) long | Extendable up to 100 mm (3.9 in) long[190] |
Weight | 260 grams (9.2 oz) | 329 grams (11.6 oz) | 253 grams (8.9 oz) | 260 grams (9.2 oz) | 336 grams (11.9 oz)[200] | 235 grams (8.3 oz)[202] |
Dimensions | 159.36 mm (6.27 in) W 86.36 mm (3.4 in) D 20.8 mm (0.81 in) H | 160 mm (6.3 in) W 93.5 mm (3.68 in) D 21.5 mm (0.85 in) H | 142 mm (5.6 in) W 80.6 mm (3.17 in) D 21.6 mm (0.85 in) H | 144 mm (5.7 in) W 127 mm (5.0 in) D 20.3 mm (0.80 in) H | 156 mm (6.1 in) W 93 mm (3.7 in) D 22 mm (0.87 in) H [200] | 134 mm (5.3 in) W 74 mm (2.9 in) D 22 mm (0.87 in) H [203] |
Online services | Nintendo Network
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Preloaded applications |
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Regional lockout | Yes | |||||
Backward compatibility | Physical OnlyNintendo Game Cards
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Date | Japan | America | Other | Total | Increase |
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2011-03-31[212] | 1.06 | 1.32 | 1.23 | 3.61 | N/A |
2011-06-30[213] | 1.27 | 1.43 | 1.63 | 4.32 | 19.7% |
2011-09-30[214] | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.42 | 6.68 | 54.6% |
2011-12-31[215] | 4.66 | 5.47 | 4.91 | 15.03 | 125% |
2012-03-31[216] | 5.85 | 5.99 | 5.30 | 17.13 | 14% |
2012-06-30[217] | 6.76 | 6.41 | 5.82 | 19.00 | 10.9% |
2012-09-30[218] | 7.94 | 7.38 | 6.88 | 22.19 | 16.8% |
2012-12-31[219] | 10.88 | 9.97 | 8.99 | 29.84 | 34.5% |
2013-03-31[220] | 11.54 | 10.26 | 9.29 | 31.09 | 4.2% |
2013-06-30[221] | 12.18 | 10.62 | 9.69 | 32.48 | 4.5% |
2013-09-30[222] | 13.33 | 11.43 | 10.22 | 34.98 | 7.7% |
2013-12-31[223] | 15.76 | 14.36 | 12.62 | 42.74 | 22.18% |
2014-03-31[224] | 15.89 | 14.59 | 12.85 | 43.33 | 1.4% |
2014-06-30[225] | 16.15 | 14.83 | 13.16 | 44.14 | 1.84% |
2014-09-30[226] | 16.61 | 15.27 | 13.54 | 45.42 | 2.9% |
2014-12-31[227] | 18.70 | 16.77 | 14.93 | 50.41 | 10.99% |
2015-03-31[228] | 18.96 | 17.51 | 15.58 | 52.06 | 1.4% |
2015-06-30[229] | 19.25 | 17.91 | 15.90 | 53.07 | 1.4% |
2015-09-30[230] | 19.79 | 18.27 | 16.29 | 54.34 | 2.4% |
2015-12-31[231] | 20.97 | 19.50 | 17.47 | 57.94 | 2.4% |
2016-03-31[232] | 21.32 | 19.76 | 17.77 | 58.85 | 1.4% |
2016-06-30[233] | 21.63 | 20.11 | 18.05 | 59.79 | 1.6% |
2016-09-30[234] | 22.14 | 20.73 | 18.69 | 61.57 | 2.98% |
2016-12-31[235] | 23.13 | 21.96 | 20.21 | 65.30 | 5.7% |
2017-03-31[236] | 23.31 | 22.32 | 20.50 | 66.12 | 1.26% |
2017-06-30[237] | 23.54 | 22.73 | 20.80 | 67.08 | 1.45% |
2017-09-30[238] | 24.07 | 23.49 | 21.42 | 68.98 | 2.83% |
2017-12-31[239] | 24.63 | 24.88 | 22.48 | 71.99 | 4.36% |
2018-03-31[240] | 24.70 | 25.17 | 22.66 | 72.53 | 0.75% |
2018-06-30[241] | 24.76 | 25.37 | 22.76 | 72.89 | 0.5% |
2018-09-30[242] | 24.93 | 25.67 | 22.92 | 73.53 | 0.88% |
2018-12-31[243] | 25.15 | 26.35 | 23.34 | 74.84 | 1.78% |
2019-03-31[244] | 25.18 | 26.45 | 23.46 | 75.08 | 0.32% |
2019-06-30[245] | 25.21 | 26.54 | 23.54 | 75.28 | 0.27% |
Currently, we have no information what exact chip is being used [just that nVidia won the contract], but with the debut set for February 2010, the second generation of Tegra chips could make an excellent base [to be launched at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona].
Any kind of March announcement wouldn't fit with the timeline I understand the second DS to be on,' he added.
'Apparently, the Japanese press was all over it and talked with suppliers there and Nintendo just wanted to get out ahead by breaking the news to prevent a leak,' says Billy Pigeon, senior analyst with M2 Research.
An FCC filing today by Mitsumi exposed what appears to be a Nintendo DS testing platform.
For their '3D Control Stick' Nintendo has decided to go for something much more akin to the 'control nub' on the PSP systems.
And so, we finally know who's providing the graphics chip for the Nintendo 3DS.
The memory size for Nintendo 3DS cartridges will range from one to eight gigabytes, reports major Taiwanese newspaper China Times.
'Nintendo has finally confirmed that two downloadable Pokemon games first teased during last month's Nintendo Direct Japanese broadcast will be coming to North America this fall. The first is Pokémon Dream Radar, an AR shooting game that allows players to use the system's gyroscope and Augmented Reality capabilities along with its internal camera to find and catch monsters in the real world. [..]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nintendo 3DS. |
Cover of Official Nintendo Magazine UK issue 70, released in June 2011 | |
Editor | Matthew Castle (UK), Robert Edwards (Australia) |
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Categories | Video games |
Frequency | 13 times a year (UK and Australia) |
First issue | 16 February 2006; 13 years ago (UK) |
Final issue | 14 October 2014 (UK) |
Company | Future plc |
Country | United Kingdom, Australia |
Language | English |
Website | Official Nintendo Magazine |
ISSN | 1750-9998 |