Nintendo 3DS
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| Variants: Nintendo 3DS XL (LL), Nintendo 2DS, New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL (LL), New Nintendo 2DS XL (LL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Nintendo 3DS (ニンテンドー3DS) is a handheld video game console manufactured by Nintendo and released in 2011 as the successor to the Nintendo DS. The 3DS is notable for its pioneering use of 3D visuals, which can be seen without 3D glasses. It competed directly with the PlayStation Vita.
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Overview
For the Nintendo DS's successor, Nintendo sought to expand on the hardware and bring stereoscopic 3D technology to the system (after previous failed attempts such as the Virtual Boy), and as such the display is capable of displaying 3D visuals without the aid of 3D glasses. The player can adjust how strong the visuals are with a slider on the system. A Circle Pad is also added to the system for more precise control in 3D games, and SD cards up to 32 GB are used for storage.
The Nintendo 3DS, however, had a disappointing launch due in part to its high price tag and lack of hit games. Not helping matters was its poor battery life of 3-5 hours. Less than six months after launch, Nintendo announced a significant price reduction from $249 to $169, and offered 20 free games (10 Nintendo Entertainment System games and 10 Game Boy Advance games) to consumers who bought the system at the original launch price.[1] This strategy majorly turned things around, allowing the system to become very successful and sell 73.53 million units as of September 30, 2018.[2]
Like the Nintendo DS before it, different versions of the system have been released, including an XL model (LL in Japan) with bigger screens and better battery life, and the Nintendo 2DS, a cheaper model that removes the 3D functionality to cater to younger audiences out of health concerns. An updated 3DS, the New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL, was launched for Japan and Australia in 2014, and the rest of the world in 2015. The New Nintendo 3DS sports several upgrades, including extra RAM, improved 3D functionality that tracks the user's movements and adjusts the picture accordingly, amiibo support, the 
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buttons and C Stick, and the use of microSD cards for storage instead of SD cards.
Sega support
Sega has been among several companies to show support for the Nintendo 3DS, with Super Monkey Ball 3D as their first title for the system, and select Sega Game Gear games being released for the system's Virtual Console service. They have even collaborated with M2 to bring classic Sega games remastered with stereoscopic 3D support to the system via the 3D Classics series.
When custom HOME menu theme support was added to the system, Sega contributed with various Sonic the Hedgehog-themed menu themes, as well as menu themes based on Sega consoles from the Sega Mark III to the Sega Dreamcast.
List of Sega games for the Nintendo 3DS
- 3D After Burner II (2013)
- 3D Altered Beast (2013)
- 3D Ecco the Dolphin (2013)
- 3D Fantasy Zone II W (2014)
- 3D Fantasy Zone: Opa-Opa Bros. (2014)
- 3D Galaxy Force II (2013)
- 3D Gunstar Heroes (2015)
- 3D OutRun (2014)
- 3D Power Drift (2015)
- 3D Puyo Puyo 2 (2016)
- 3D Shinobi III (2013)
- 3D Sonic the Hedgehog (2013)
- 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2015)
- 3D Space Harrier (2012)
- 3D Streets of Rage (2013)
- 3D Streets of Rage 2 (2015)
- 3D Super Hang-On (2013)
- 3D Thunder Blade (2014)
- 7th Dragon III Code: VFD (2015)
- The Alliance Alive (2018)
- Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains (2015)
- Captain America: Super Soldier (2011)
- Citizens of Earth (2015)
- Columns (?)
- Crush 3D (2012)
- Crystal Warriors (?)
- Defenders of Oasis (?)
- Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (2014)
- Devil Survivor Overclocked (2015)
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (?)
- Dragon Crystal (?)
- Etrian Mystery Dungeon (2015)
- Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight (2014)
- Etrian Odyssey Nexus (2018)
- Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl (2014)
- Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth (2016)
- G-LOC: Air Battle (?)
- The GG Shinobi (?)
- Hatsune Miku and Future Stars Project mirai (2012)
- Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 (2013)
- Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (2015)
- Hero Bank (2014)
- Hero Bank 2 (2014)
- Initial D: Perfect Shift Online (2014)
- Jewelpet Mahou no Rhythm de Ieie! (2011)
- The Legend of Legacy (2015)
- Mario & Sonic - London 2012 Virtual Card Album (2012)
- Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2012)
- Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016)
- Master of Darkness (?)
- Nazo Puyo (?)
- Nazo Puyo 2 (?)
- Nazo Puyo Arle no Roux (?)
- Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth (2018)
- Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth (2014)
- Project X Zone (2012)
- Project X Zone 2 (2015)
- Puyo Puyo (?)
- Puyo Puyo Chronicle (2016)
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014)
- Puyo Puyo Tsuu (?)
- Puyo Puyo!! (2011)
- Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology (2017)
- Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (2012)
- Sega 3D Classics Collection (2015)
- Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives (2014)
- Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 1 & 2 Double Pack (2015)
- Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 1-2-3 Triple Pack (2016)
- Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage (2016)
- Sekaiju no Meikyuu IV: Denshou no Kyojin (2015)
- Sekaiju to Fushigi no Dungeon 2 (2017)
- Shin Megami Tensei IV (2013)
- Shin Megami Tensei IV & Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final - Double Hero Pack (2018)
- Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (2016)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker (2015)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux (2017)
- Shining Force Gaiden: Ensei Jashin no Kuni e (?)
- Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict (?)
- Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya (?)
- Shinobi 3D (2011)
- Smash Controller (2015)
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2013)
- Sonic Blast (?)
- Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (2016)
- Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (2014)
- Sonic Drift 2 (?)
- Sonic Generations (2011)
- Sonic Labyrinth (?)
- Sonic Lost World (2013)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (?)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (?)
- Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble (?)
- Stella Glow (2015)
- Super Monkey Ball 3D (2011)
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014)
- Tails Adventures (?)
- Thor: God of Thunder (?)
- Wappy Dog (2014)
By region
- List of Nintendo 3DS games in Australia
- List of Nintendo 3DS games in Brazil
- List of Nintendo 3DS games in Canada
- List of Nintendo 3DS games in France
- List of Nintendo 3DS games in Germany
- List of Nintendo 3DS games in Italy
- List of Nintendo 3DS games in Japan
- List of Nintendo 3DS games in Mexico
- List of Nintendo 3DS games in Russia
- List of Nintendo 3DS games in South Korea
- List of Nintendo 3DS games in Spain
- List of Nintendo 3DS games in Taiwan
- List of Nintendo 3DS games in the United Kingdom
- List of Nintendo 3DS games in the United States
Promotional images
References
- ↑ https://mashable.com/2011/07/28/nintendo-cuts-3ds-price/?europe=true (Wayback Machine: 2018-10-17 17:03)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/181030e.pdf (Wayback Machine: 2018-10-30 17:04)
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