Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo 3DS
File:Nintendo3DS.jpg File:3DS Logo.png
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Type	Video game console
Generation	Eighth generation era
First available	Febuary 26 2011
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, Extended Slider Pad
Connectivity	Wi-Fi Bluetooth USB 2.0 x2 LAN Adapter (via USB)
Online service	Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Nintendo eShop
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 PSVita.

The console is slightly more powerful than the Wii, and has a stereoscopic 3D screen which allows a player to see an alterable level of 3D without the need to wear glasses. It also features a gyroscope, accelerometer and a touchscreen.

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

In the Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. 4 is a Super Smash Bros. game to be released for the Nintendo 3DS system, as well as the Wii U.