Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo 3DS
File:Nintendo3DS.jpg File:3DS Logo.png
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Type	Handheld video game console
Generation	Eighth generation era
First available	February 26, 2011 March 25, 2011 March 27, 2011 March 31, 2011 April 28, 2012
GPU	Digital Media Professionals PICA200 GPU
Media	Nintendo 3DS cartridge, Nintendo DS cartridge, SD Card
System storage	Included 2 GB SD card 256 MB internal flash memory Cartridge save
Controller input	Nintendo 3DS, Circle Pad Pro
Connectivity	Wi-Fi
Online service	Nintendo Network, Nintendo eShop, Nintendo Zone
Backward compatibility	Nintendo DS, Virtual Console
Predecessor	Nintendo DS
Article on Nintendo Wiki	Nintendo 3DS

The Nintendo 3DS is a handheld video game console released by Nintendo. The console is the direct successor to the Nintendo DS. It is competing in the eighth generation of video game consoles alongside the PlayStation Vita.

The console is slightly less powerful than the Wii, and has an autostereoscopic 3D screen which allows a player to see an alterable level of 3D without the need to wear glasses. It also features a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and a touchscreen. The 3DS also features a wireless mode, active even in sleep mode, that renders it able to passively share information with other nearby 3DS systems, known as StreetPass. A mode similar to StreetPass, SpotPass also allows the 3DS to download data from the internet when the 3DS comes in range with a Wi-Fi hotspot. While moving, the built-in pedometer also allows the user to earn Play Coins. One Play Coin is earned for every 100 steps walked. The 3DS is fully backwards-compatible with the DS, though it lacks a Game Boy Advance port that some DS games use. The built-in online shopping software Nintendo eShop, however, allows for the download of NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and other third party handheld console games. Game Boy Advance games have also been offered on the eShop via promotion.

Nintendo first spoke of the console prior to the 2010 E3 press conference, and Nintendo released the system in Japan on Febuary 26, 2011 and to North America in March 27, 2011.

A second model of Nintendo 3DS, the Nintendo 3DS XL, was released on July 28th in Japan and Europe, and in North America on August 19th, boasting larger screens than the original Nintendo 3DS. A third variation of the 3DS, called Nintendo 2DS, was released in all regions except Japan on October 12, 2013. It is considered a reduced-cost Nintendo 3DS, with a flat design rather than a clamshell design; it also lacks the option for 3D visuals.

In the Japan-exclusive Nintendo 3DS Direct on August 29, 2014, the fourth and fifth models (the New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL) were announced, released in Japan on October 11, 2014 and in Australia on November 21, 2014, with release in other regions set for sometime in 2015. The New 3DS has ZL and ZR buttons, a C-Stick, better hardware, different positioning of some buttons, automatic brightness depending on surrounding light levels, different HOME Menu themes via attachable face plates, and 3D that can be seen at an angle. The New 3DS also has built-in amiibo compatibility, whereas the original 3DS models will require an adapter to interact with the figurines.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS was released for the 3DS, marking the first time in the series that a Super Smash Bros. game has been playable on a handheld system. The Nintendo 3DS can also be used as a controller in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U by linking the two games.

A special version of the Nintendo 3DS XL was also released that featured characters from Super Smash Bros. in poses similar to those of the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS boxart.

Standard controls (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS)

• The controls are customizable. These are the default controls.

	Move
	Standard attacks
	Special moves
	Jump
	Shield
	Grab
	Taunt
	Pause
	Home Menu

Gallery

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  The Nintendo 3DS XL

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  The Nintendo 2DS

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  The limited edition Super Smash Bros. for 3DS Nintendo 3DS XL

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  The New Nintendo 3DS