3DS - Timeline
Monday2nd Sep 2019
News Get Discounts On Mario, Pokémon And Metroid In The Latest My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
Plus Boxboy! and Bravely Default
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are eight new discounts up for grabs this time, including a nice selection of Mario games, some highly enjoyable Pokémon games (we loved TCG on Game Boy...
Sunday1st Sep 2019
News You Can No Longer Get 3DS And Wii U Discounts From My Nintendo In Japan
They're gone!
Depending on how you feel about the 3DS and Wii U, you may or may not be pleased to hear software discounts for these two systems are no longer being offered on the My Nintendo website in Japan. According to Japanese Nintendo, the page where you could once redeem these rewards no longer exists. If you attempt to navigate to it, you'll...
Tuesday27th Aug 2019
News Nintendo Removing Credit Card Support From 3DS And Wii U eShop In Europe
Update: Possibly thanks to new EU ruling
Update (27th Aug, 13:45 BST): Further digging suggests that the change could be thanks to PSD2, a new payment directive adopted by the European Parliament. PSD2 is said to add new levels of protection for those making purchases online and make cross-border European payment services safer, and it comes into...
News Hold Me, There's A New Firmware Update For Nintendo 3DS
Happiness through stability
Guess what? Nintendo just pushed a new firmware update out for the good old Nintendo 3DS. Double guess what? All it does is make the system more stable, and - as you'll know if you've been following the exciting business of 3DS firmware updates over the years - it was pretty darned stable already. Version number...
Sunday25th Aug 2019
News Nintendo's North American Website Now Only Advertises The 2DS Line
But what about the 3D one?
The 3DS is easily one of the greatest Nintendo systems of all-time thanks to its vast library of games and fancy features that took handheld gaming to the next level. As its time in the spotlight draws to a close, Nintendo appears to have officially phased out the 3D model on its North American website. As spotted by the...
Saturday24th Aug 2019
News The Persona Series Has Now Sold More Than 10 Million Copies Worldwide
No joke
The Persona series might not be as globally recognised as Mario or Pikachu just yet, but it's certainly grown in popularity over the past number of years. In fact, it recently reached a significant milestone in its history. According to Atlus, in a blog post over on the official Japanese Persona website, the entire series has now sold more...
Friday16th Aug 2019
Random Teen Uses 3DS, Wii U And A Fridge To Tweet After Parent Confiscates Her Phone
A true icon
Update: Sorry folks, it seems like this whole story is most likely a hoax and some unsavoury concerns have been raised over the people involved in the story. Original Story: Over the last few days, a teenage girl has gone viral on Twitter after using a number of unorthodox devices to send tweets to her followers and we have to say,...
Friday2nd Aug 2019
News Get Discounts On Super Mario Games And More With My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
Including a Game & Watch collection
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are a handful of Super Mario games to choose from this time around, as well as a couple of Yo-Kai Watch games and more. As always, you can take...
Tuesday30th Jul 2019
News Mario Kart 7 Is Still The Best-Selling 3DS Game Of All Time, Here Are The Top Ten
The top Nintendo-published games
The Nintendo 3DS may well be on its very last legs, but that doesn't mean we can't celebrate the games which made it the fantastic console it was (and still is). We've already looked at the top ten best-selling Switch games earlier today, but now it's time to turn our attention to its older cousin, the 3DS. As you...
News Sorry Nintendo, But The 3DS Really Is Dead Now
Just 200,000 units sold in the last quarter
The 3DS is a remarkable machine and has played host to some of the best games of the past decade. However, every console has its time in the sun, and despite Nintendo's protests, the 3DS really is dead now. In Nintendo's latest financial report, it was revealed that the 3DS sold j
News 3DS YouTube Service Ends In Japan This September
Turning off the lights
Nintendo's website has revealed Google's YouTube service for the 3DS will end on 3rd September in Japan. After this date, users in this region will no longer be able to download the free app from the 3DS eShop. The YouTube app for the 3DS originally went live in 2013 and followed on from the YouTube update for the Wii U...
Thursday25th Jul 2019
Deals Get A New 2DS XL With Three Games Of Your Choice For Just £135 At Nintendo UK
A sizzling summer deal
The Nintendo Official UK Store has a new deal which would be a perfect way to get started with the 3DS family of systems. You can now pick up a New Nintendo 2DS XL along with three games for just £135 (which can cost up to £209.97 ordinarily). The 3DS family - which includes the 2DS XL, of course - now has an amazing...
Wednesday24th Jul 2019
Incredible savings
Update: As a reminder, Nintendo's huge summer sale ends tomorrow, 25th July. Make sure to pick up any of these bargains before then! Original Article: The European Nintendo Download has just gone live for this week, but we're also being treated to a monstrous sale across Nintendo Switch and 3DS. This 'Summer Sale' includes more...
Thursday11th Jul 2019
News Doug Bowser Says Nintendo Will Continue To Support The 3DS Family Of Systems
"as long as there is demand"
The Nintendo Switch Lite seems like the perfect successor to the 3DS line of systems. It's a dedicated handheld and it's more affordable than the original Switch hardware. Despite this, Nintendo has no plans to drop support for its existing handheld device just yet. During an interview with The Verge, shortly after the...
Video The 25 Best Nintendo 3DS Games Of All Time
What will you play?
Can you believe the 3DS been chugging along since 2011? It outlived the Wii U and has even received a number of games during the Switch generation. With the system essentially on life support at this stage following the announcement of the Nintendo Switch Lite, now is a great time to reflect on the 25 best 3DS games of all time...
Monday1st Jul 2019
News Get Discounts On Kirby, Star Fox, Dr. Mario And More With My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
And Splatoon themes
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are four new discounts up for grabs this time, including a couple of Dr. Mario titles no doubt included thanks to the upcoming mobile game. As always, you can take...
Thursday27th Jun 2019
News Weekly Famitsu Drops The 3DS From Its Release Schedule Section
A sign of the times
One noticeable difference at this year's E3 was the absence of the 3DS. Although the five-in-one Atooi Collection was announced for the platform during the Limited Run presentation, Nintendo did not showcase any new games for its 3D device. If it wasn't already evident the handheld system has come to the end of
Thursday20th Jun 2019
News It Looks Like The Final Japanese 3DS Title Has Been Canned
The true end of an era?
While Nintendo won't come out and actually say it, the 3DS is pretty dead now. All of the major publishers and developers have shifted their attention to the Switch, and as a result, the older handheld system has seen its list of releases dry up completely. 2019 is looking pretty barren for 3DS owners as far
Wednesday19th Jun 2019
Random Turns Out Super Mario Odyssey's Dog Started Its Career As A Nintendogs Star
Here's a fun fact for you
Remember the wonderful little good boy in Super Mario Odyssey? The one that ran around and played with you at the beach? Of course you do. Well, as it turns out, this very dog was actually already a famous Nintendo star, likely explaining its talent and confidence on screen when playing fetch with Cappy and digging up...
Monday17th Jun 2019
News Mario Stars In The Latest My Nintendo Reward Discounts For Europe
With just a splash of Disney
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are five new discounts up for grabs this time, all for games which Nintendo has described as "magical". Ooer. As always, you can take advantage of these...
Thursday13th Jun 2019
Done and dusted?
Although the 3DS appears to be on its last legs following the recent launch of Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth, it still managed to get some spotlight at this year's E3 when Limited Run announced the Atooi Collection, featuring five games in one physical release While it's clear third-party publishers are still releasing games for...
Tuesday11th Jun 2019
News Atooi Collection Keeps The 3DS Alive By Throwing Five Games On One Physical Cart
Limited Run's first 3DS title
During Limited Run Games' E3 conference, it was revealed that the company would be entering the world of physical Nintendo 3DS releases for the first time. The first game (or should we say 'games) coming to Limited Run's 3DS line-up is Atooi Collection, which sees five of the Texas-based studio's games arrive on one...
Tuesday4th Jun 2019
Review Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth - The Last Picture Show
You'll find me in the matinée, the dark of the matinée...
Atlus has been one of the strongest supporters of Nintendo’s 3DS handheld over the years, keeping RPG fans busy with a total of seventeen stellar RPGs from the company. These releases have been coming at a consistent and reliable pace since the 3DS’ first year, so it's only fitting that...
Monday3rd Jun 2019
News Get Discounts On Zelda, EarthBound And More With My Nintendo Rewards (North America)
And physical Super Mario Maker 2 stuff, too
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for North America has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices and some additional extras to celebrate Father's Day. Let's kick things off with the games, shall we? There are eight on offer in total - some...
News Get Discounts On Pokémon, Pikmin And More With The Latest My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
And an Animal Crossing 3DS theme
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are seven new discounts up for grabs this time, all for the Nintendo 3DS (it would seem that My Nintendo has given up on Wii U at this point). As always,...
Thursday30th May 2019
News A 3DS eShop Title Just Launched For An Eye-Watering $100
Keep your eye(s) on this one
Joining the ranks of games dropping on Switch and 3DS eShop this afternoon, there was one in particular that caught our eye, although not due to its snazzy aesthetic. Nope, the snappily named PDI Check for Nintendo 3DS attracted our notice thanks to its alarmingly high price tag: $99.99. Hailing from an Alaskan eye...
Tuesday28th May 2019
News 3DS System Update 11.10.0-43 Is Now Live
Super stable
The 3DS might be on life support, but there are still a handful of quality titles on the way to the system. One of these is Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth, due out early next month, on 4th June. To help ensure the experience on this system continues to be as stable as possible, Nintendo has released a new firmware update. It's the...
Wednesday22nd May 2019
News Citizens Of Earth Is Being Mysteriously Removed From The 3DS eShop In Japan
Available until the end of the month
Citizens of Earth will reportedly be removed from the Japanese 3DS eShop at the end of this month. At the time of writing, a reason for its removal has not been provided. The game was originally released in 2015 on both the 3DS and Wii U and draws inspiration from Nintendo's EarthBound / Mother series. Right now,...
Friday17th May 2019
News Get Discounts On Yoshi, Kirby And More With The Latest My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
Anything take your fancy?
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at discounted prices. There are just the four new discounts up for grabs this time around, once again being limited to just the Nintendo 3DS. As always, you can take advantage of these...
Thursday16th May 2019
Video Meet Pappy Van Poodle, The Nintendo Character Nobody Knew Existed
Pay-to-meet
Do you have any memories of the free-to-play 3DS eShop title, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball? It was launched exclusively in North America in 2014 and was one of the earliest games Nintendo released prior to its mobile selection, to include paid downloadable content. The baseball mini-game compilation starred a down and out in-game shop...
