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Due to the handheld hardware the game was designed for, the 3DS is the preferred system to play {{for3ds}}, especially in tournaments. The game has never been re-released on another system, so players with physical copies can only use the 3DS. While emulators exist, they sometimes possess bugs and performance issues not present on the 3DS. However, the isolated nature of the game and the aging hardware that is becoming progressively less reliable have forced the competitive scene to consider and experiment with these alternatives before the game becomes harder to use, and emulation developers have made great strides in making a nearly identical experience.

The competitive scene for {{For3ds}}, despite essentially being the same as its Wii U counterpart in a competitive sense, always had a significantly smaller scene. This was due to players generally preferring to play ''Smash''  on a big screen, which the 3DS explicitly could not do, but the Wii U did. The 3DS version was released slightly over two months before the Wii U version, but it was not enough time to grow a scene and very few major tournaments specific to this version have occurred.

There are a few noteworthy aspects specific to the 3DS scene. First off, it has a completely different stage list, leading to a completely different competitively [[legal stage]] list. The handheld exclusive [[Smash Run]] has also developed a niche [[speedrun]]ning community, with players attempting to complete the mode in the fastest time and/or the highest score, along with [[TAS|TASers]] seeing how to break the game to tis limits. [[StreetSmash]] has also developed a niche competitive scene, sometimes seen as side events in major tournaments.

===As a controller===

Due to the 3DS essentially being the only official control scheme for {{For3ds}} and being required to play the game, it was essentially the only controller used for the little major tournaments for that game.

Despite being an official control scheme for {{forwiiu}}, the 3DS was rarely used in tournaments. This was due to the logistical hurdles of either owning a copy of both games or paying extra to use the controller functionality, an option that was officially removed with the shutdown of the 3DS eShop on March 27th, 2023, and the controls itself being considered worse than most other options due to its restricted functionality without addons like the Circle Pad Pro. However, the New 3DS and its built-in [[C-stick]] improved its viability as a controller and retroactively improved the 3DS entry by making it control more like other games in the series.