Editing Nintendo 3DS

{{Real world}}
{{Infobox platform
|title           = Nintendo 3DS
|image           = <gallery>
Nintendo 3DS.png|3DS
Nintendo 3DS XL Black.jpg|3DS XL
Nintendo 2DS Blue.jpg|2DS
NewNintendo3DS.webp|New 3DS
</gallery>
|caption         = The Nintendo 3DS
|price           = 
*¥25,000<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2010/100929.pdf|title=Nintendo 3DS|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=29 September 2010|accessdate=13 June 2018}}</ref> {{C|JP}}
*€259<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zullo|first=Francesco|archiveurl=http://archive.is/39L5p|url=https://games.fanpage.it/nintendo-3ds-uscita-e-prezzo-ufficiale/|title=Nintendo 3DS: uscita e prezzo ufficiale|language=Italian|work=GamesFanpage.it|archivedate=8 May 2020|date=20 January 2011|accessdate=13 June 2018}}</ref> {{C|EU}}
*₽12490<ref>{{Cite web|archiveurl=http://archive.is/e1A4k|url=https://kanobu.ru/articles/probuem-nintendo-3ds-204783/|title=Пробуем Nintendo 3DS|work=Канобу|language=Russian|archivedate=8 May 2020|date=24 March 2011|accessdate=13 June 2018}}</ref> {{C|RU}}
|type            = [[:Category:Handheld platforms|Handheld video game console]]
|manufacturer    = 
*[[Nintendo]] {{C|developer}}
*Foxconn
|first_available = '''3DS'''<br/>{{vgrelease|JP=26 February 2011|NA=27 March 2011|EU=25 March 2011|AUS=31 March 2011}}
'''3DS XL/LL'''<br/>{{vgrelease|JP=28 July 2012|NA=19 August 2012|EU=28 July 2012|AUS=23 August 2012}}
'''2DS'''<br/>{{vgrelease|JP=27 February 2016|NA=12 October 2013|EU=12 October 2013|AUS=12 October 2013}}
'''New 3DS'''<br/>{{vgrelease|JP=25 October 2014|NA=25 September 2015|EU=13 February 2015|AUS=21 November 2014}}
'''New 3DS XL/LL'''<br/>{{vgrelease|JP=11 October 2014|EU=13 February 2015|NA=13 February 2015|AUS=21 November 2014}}
'''New 2DS XL/LL'''<br/>{{vgrelease|JP=13 July 2017|EU=28 July 2017|NA=28 July 2017|AUS=15 June 2017}}
|discontinued    = 17 September 2020
|units_sold      = 75.96 million (as of September 2020)
|cpu             = 268MHz Dual-Core ARM11 MPCore, single-core ARM9
|ram             = 
*128 MB FCRAM
*6 MB VRAM
|sound           = Stereo speakers
|battery         =
*1300 mAh, 3.7 V lithium-ion battery {{C|original}}<ref name="batterytest">{{Cite web|archiveurl=http://archive.is/Lx69E|url=https://www.wired.com/2012/09/battery-test/|title=The (Nearly) Definitive Nintendo Battery Test|last=Robertson|first=Andy|publisher=Wired|archivedate=8 May 2020|date=18 September 2012|accessdate=4 April 2018}}</ref>
*1750 mAh, 3.7 V lithium-ion battery {{C|3DS XL/2DS}}<ref name="batterytest"/>
|battery_life    =
*4 hours {{C|original}}<ref name="batterytest"/>
*5 hours {{C|3DS XL}}<ref name="batterytest"/>
*5-7 hours {{C|2DS}}<ref name="batterytest"/>
|precursor       = [[Nintendo DS]]
|successor       = [[Nintendo Switch]]
|aka=iQue 3DS (China)}}
The '''Nintendo 3DS''' is a handheld video game system released by [[Nintendo]]. The 3DS is the successor of the [[Nintendo DS]] and is notable for fully integrating stereoscopic 3D graphics.

To do this, the system uses a technique known as autostereoscopic 3D, which involves rendering two separate images, one for each eye. This allows the top screen to present a sense of depth while also allowing the effect to be adjustable. Note that the bottom screen is not a 3D screen and is instead a touchscreen interface similar to that found on the preceding Nintendo DS.

The 3DS is also backward-compatible with the entire backlog of DS games. All [[Sonic the Hedgehog series|''Sonic the Hedgehog'']] games released on the DS can also be played on the 3DS. The cards for the 3DS have a bump on the right side in order to avoid them being inserted into a Nintendo DS system.

With the release of ''[[Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal]]'' in November 2014, a ''Sonic Boom'' puzzle was added to the ''Puzzle Swap'' game found in the pre-loaded [[wikipedia:StreetPass Mii Plaza|StreetPass Mii Plaza]] application.

Nintendo officially ended production of the Nintendo 3DS in 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/17/21441096/nintendo-3ds-production-discontinued-total-sales|title=Nintendo has discontinued the 3DS|last=Byford|first=Sam|date=17 September 2020|publisher=The Verge|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929091747/https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/17/21441096/nintendo-3ds-production-discontinued-total-sales|archivedate=29 September 2020}}</ref> with the eShop closing on 27 March 2023.<ref name="eShop closed">{{Cite web |title=Wii U & Nintendo 3DS eShop Discontinuation Q&A
|url=https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/57847/~/wii-u-%26-nintendo-3ds-eshop-discontinuation-q%26a |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |accessdate=6 April 2023}}</ref>

==''Sonic'' games==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|[[File:SG 630992 210762 front.jpg|100px]]<br />''[[Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS)|Sonic Generations]]''
|[[File:MarioSonic3DS.jpg|100px]]<br />''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''
|[[File:SASRT 3DS US.jpg|100px]]<br />''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]''
|-
|[[File:Transformed3DSBonusEdition.jpg|100px]]<br />''[[Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]: Bonus Edition''
|[[File:SonicLostWorld3DSBox.jpg|100px]]<br />''[[Sonic Lost World (Nintendo 3DS)|Sonic Lost World]]''
|[[File:SSB 3DS.jpg|100px]]<br />''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|-
|[[File:SB Shattered Crystal NA Box Art.jpg|100px]]<br />''[[Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal]]''
|[[File:Sega-3d-classics-collection-656x584.jpg|100px]]<br />''[[Sega 3D Classics Collection]]''
|[[File:Mario&Sonic20163DS-NTSCbox.png|100px]]<br />''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
|-
|[[File:SBF&I5009540.jpg|100px]]<br />''[[Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice]]''
|[[File:Sega3DArchives3 3DS Box.jpeg|100px]]<br />''[[Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage]]'' {{C|JP}}
|}

===Virtual Console===
The Nintendo 3DS allows players to download old games onto their system via the eShop's Virtual Console service, similar to the corresponding service on the [[Wii]] and [[Wii U]]. Like the console version, the 3DS version includes games from non-Nintendo systems. Several [[Sega Game Gear]] games are available internationally.

Game Gear games on the Virtual Console come with more features than other Virtual Console games. In addition to Restore Points (save states), users can select whether the display fits the screen as a square, stretches to fill the screen, or is surrounded by a detailed, 3D Game Gear border. The latter comes in three colors: red, blue, or black. Screen blurring is an option that emulates the original screen if chosen. Even game performance can be altered between "original" and "special" (original accurately emulates slowdown and special fixes the slowdown issues of the original games).

In addition, there is also a library of Sega 3D Classics on the eShop. These games are emulations of [[Arcade system|arcade]], [[Sega Mega Drive]] and [[Sega Master System|Master System]] titles. These games support 3D, have save states, can add screen blurring, and the games with multiplayer have local multiplayer via wireless.

The Virtual Console titles are no longer available for purchase due to the Nintendo eShop's closure on 27 March 2023.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|[[File:VC3DS Sonic1GG.png|100px]]<br />[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (8-bit)]]
|[[File:VC3DS Sonic2GG.png|100px]]<br />[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' (8-bit)]]
|[[File:VC3DS SonicTripleTrouble.png|100px]]<br />''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble]]''
|-
|[[File:VC3DS SonicDrift2.png|100px]]<br />''[[Sonic Drift 2]]''
|[[File:VC3DS SonicBlast.png|100px]]<br />''[[Sonic Blast]]''
|[[File:VC3DS SonicLabyrinth.png|100px]]<br />''[[Sonic Labyrinth]]''
|-
|[[File:VC3DS TailsAdventure.png|100px]]<br />''[[Tails Adventure]]''
|[[File:VC3DS DRMBM.png|100px]]<br />[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-bit)|''Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine'' (8-bit)]]
|[[File:VC3DS 3DSonic1.png|100px]]<br />''[[3D Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
|-
|[[File:VC3DS 3DSonic2.png|100px]]<br />''[[3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
|}

==3DS themes==
[[File:Sonic 3DS themes.png|thumb|Various ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog series|Sonic]]'' 3DS themes.]]
In 2014, Nintendo updated the 3DS to include different themes for the system's HOME Menu. Many themes based on the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog series|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' and ''[[Sonic Boom (series)|Sonic Boom]]'' series were available for purchase on the 3DS' Theme Shop; some themes were free. They were all removed after the closure of the Theme Shop on 27 March 2023.<ref name="eShop closed"/>
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Theme
!Price
!Release date
!Bundle
!Bundle price
|-
|[[File:Sonic Boom 3DS Theme.png|100px]]<br>''[[Sonic Boom 3DS Theme|Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal]]'' <br>''Sonic Toon: Sonic and Friends'' {{C|JP}}
|Free
|{{Vgrelease|INT=11 November 2014<ref>{{Cite web|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20200508125742/https://nichegamer.com/2014/11/06/an-official-sonic-boom-shattered-crystal-3ds-theme-is-coming/|url=https://nichegamer.com/2014/11/06/an-official-sonic-boom-shattered-crystal-3ds-theme-is-coming/|last=Orselli|first=Brandon|title=An Official Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal 3DS Theme is Coming|publisher=Niche Gamer|archivedate=8 May 2020|date=6 November 2014|accessdate=8 May 2020}}</ref>|JP=10 December 2014<ref name="JPThemes2014">{{cite web |url=http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/topics/goods/141210/index.html|title=「ソニック」シリーズのニンテンドー3DS™テーマ販売！|work=[[Sonic Channel]]|publisher=[[Sega]]|date=12 October 2014|accessdate=10 January 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318194319/http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannelOld/topics/goods/141210/index.html|archivedate=18 March 2016|language=Japanese}}</ref>}}
| colspan="2" |N/A
|-
|[[File:N3DS Theme Sonic.png|100px]]<br />''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3DS Theme|Sonic the Hedgehog Theme]]''
|$1.99 USD 
| rowspan="4" |{{Vgrelease|INT=28 November 2014|JP=10 December 2014<ref name="JPThemes2014"/>}}
| rowspan="4" |''Sonic Bundle''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nintendoeurope/status/539343519539023872|title=Nintendo of Europe on Twitter|work=Twitter|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=1 December 2014|accessdate=10 January 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518230900/https://twitter.com/nintendoeurope/status/539343519539023872|archivedate=18 May 2020 }}</ref>
| rowspan="4" |$5.99 USD 
|-
|[[File:N3DS Theme Amy.png|100px]]<br />''[[Amy Rose 3DS Theme|Amy Rose Theme]]''
|$1.99 USD
|-
|[[File:N3DS Theme Shadow.png|100px]]<br />''[[Shadow the Hedgehog 3DS Theme|Shadow the Hedgehog Theme]]''
|$1.99 USD
|-
|[[File:N3DS Theme Chao.png|100px]]<br />''[[Chao 3DS Theme|Chao Theme]]''
|$1.99 USD
|-
|[[File:N3DSTheme 25thAnn.png|100px]]<br />''Sonic Series: 25th Anniversary''
|Free
|{{Vgrelease|INT=22 September 2016<ref name="25thThemeNA">{{cite web|url=https://nintendoeverything.com/new-sonic-3ds-themes-out-now-in-north-america-including-a-free-one/|title=New Sonic 3DS themes out now in North America, including a free one|work=Nintendo Everything|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=22 September 2016|accessdate=10 January 2021|author=Brian(@NE_Brian|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108091503/https://nintendoeverything.com/new-sonic-3ds-themes-out-now-in-north-america-including-a-free-one/|archivedate=8 November 2020}}</ref>|JP=27 October 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/sonic20th/status/765499825840197633|title=ソニック委員会・ザ・ムービー on Twitter|work=Twitter|date=16 August 2016|accessdate=10 January 2021|language=Japanese}}</ref>}}
| colspan="2" |N/A
|-
|[[File:BoomStyle 3DSTheme.png|100px]]<br />''Sonic Series: Boom Style''
|$1.99 USD
| rowspan="3" |{{Vgrelease|INT=22 September 2016<ref name="25thThemeNA"/>|JP=28 September 2016<ref name="Bundle2and3"/>}}
| rowspan="3" |''Sonic Bundle #2''<ref name="Bundle2and3">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/sonic20th/status/778459348750053378|title=ソニック委員会・ザ・ムービー on Twitter|work=Twitter|date=21 September 2016|accessdate=10 January 2021|language=Japanese}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |$4.99 USD
|-
|[[File:SonicStyle 3DSTheme.jpg|100px]]<br />''Sonic Series: Sonic Style''
|$1.99 USD
|-
|[[File:ClassicStyle 3DSTheme.png|100px]]<br />''Sonic Series: Classic Style''
|$1.99 USD
|-
|[[File:CuteStyle 3DSTheme.png|100px]]<br />''Sonic Series: Cute Style''
|$1.99 USD
| rowspan="3" |{{Vgrelease|INT=13 October 2016|JP=19 October 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/topics/information/20161019_001174/|title=ソニック関連テーマ第2弾が本日より配信開始！|date=19 October 2016|work=[[Sonic Channel]]|publisher=[[Sega]]|accessdate=10 January 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006090158/http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/topics/information/20161019_001174/|archivedate=6 October 2020|language=Japanese}}</ref>}}
| rowspan="3" |''Sonic Bundle #3''<ref name="Bundle2and3" />
| rowspan="3" |$4.99 USD
|-
|[[File:ShadowStyle 3DSTheme.png|100px]]<br>''Sonic Series: Shadow Style''
|$1.99
|-
|[[File:SilverStyle 3DSTheme.png|100px]]<br>''Sonic Series: Silver Style''
|$1.99
|-
|[[File:Sega3DArchives2_3DSTheme.png|100px]]<br />''[[Sega 3D Classics Collection#3DS Theme|Sega 3D Reprint Archives 2 Package Illustration]]''
|¥200
| rowspan="2" |{{Vgrelease|JP=22 December 2016}}
| rowspan="2" |''Package Illustration''
| rowspan="2" |¥500
|-
|[[File:Sega3DArchives3 3DSTheme.png|100px]]<br />''[[Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage#3DS Theme|Sega 3D Reprint Archives 3 Package Illustration]]''
|¥200
|}

== amiibo ==
Starting with the release of the New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL systems from 2014-2015, 3DS titles began gradually adding amiibo support by means of an NFC reader built into the Touch Screen. Older 3DS models (3DS, 3DS XL, 2DS) without built-in NFC capabilities requires the use of an NFC Reader/Writer accessory released in late 2015 that lines up with the infrared ports of those systems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/nfc-readerwriter-2ds-3ds-3ds-xl|last=Nunneley-Jackson|first=Stephany|date=28 July 2015|title=You can finally use your amiibo on 2DS and 3DS systems this fall|publisher=VG247
|accessdate=4 April 2023}}</ref>

==Revisions==
===Nintendo 2DS===
[[File:Nintendo 2DS.png|thumb|A black and red 2DS model.]]
On 12 October 2013 in North America and PAL regions, the Nintendo 2DS was released. The 2DS is a budget model that is fully compatible with all 3DS and DS games but does not include the ability to display games in 3D. It still features all the functionality of 3DS and can be put to sleep using a slider that replicates closing the clamshell on a standard 3DS. Wi-Fi can still be turned off, though it's done via controls in the software rather than with a physical switch. In addition, the system only features a single mono speaker, unlike the dual stereo speakers on other models. When it was released a red model and a blue model were sold at $129.99 USD alongside the 3DS and 3DS XL.<ref name="nintendo2ds">{{Cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/08/28/nintendo-announces-2ds|title=Nintendo announces Nintendo 2DS|last=Goldfarb|first=Andrew|publisher=[[Wikipedia:IGN|IGN]]|date=28 August 2013|accessdate=28 August 2013}}</ref>

===New Nintendo 3DS (XL)===
In late 2014/early 2015, the 3DS received a hardware upgrade in the form of the "New Nintendo 3DS", an iterative update comparable to the Nintendo DSi and DSi XL. Improvements on the original model include slightly larger screens, faster quad-core CPU, doubled RAM, and extra buttons to match the Circle Pad Pro accessory (a second analog nub and ZL/ZR buttons). Other new features include built-in amiibo support on the touch screen and an eye-tracking 3D feature that allows the console to adjust stereoscopic output based on the user's position. Much like the 2DS, the New 3DS and New 3DS XL lacks a wireless switch and can only be toggled in the HOME Menu. Several games can only be played on the New 3DS due to its upgraded hardware, although this does not include any ''Sonic'' games.

Like the original console, the New 3DS is also produced in regular and XL variants. The regular model features interchangeable face plates similar to the Game Boy Micro, and received a limited release in NTSC regions.

=== New Nintendo 2DS XL ===
In mid-2017, Nintendo released a new revision of the Nintendo 2DS, dubbed the New Nintendo 2DS XL. Unlike the original 2DS, the New 2DS XL features a clamshell design much like the rest of the DS and 3DS family systems. The system still retains many of the features of the New 3DS and New 3DS XL (barring the eye-tracking 3D feature), like the increased processing power, analog nub, and the ZL/ZR buttons. The Game Card slot is still located on the bottom-left of the system much like the New 3DS and New 3DS XL systems, but the microSD card slot has also been re-located there and the system now boasts a cover for the slots, much like the [[Nintendo Switch]]'s Game Card slot. This would be the final system released in the Nintendo 3DS family and the last one to be in production leading up to the system's overall discontinuation.

==Trivia==
*The Nintendo 3DS was the first portable console to receive a 3D ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog series|Sonic]]'' game, this being ''[[Sonic Lost World]]''. The game also marks the handheld debut of the ability to play as [[Super Sonic]] in levels, and the first predominantly-underwater 3D levels in the series.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' is the only ''Sonic'' title released on the Nintendo 3DS to support any New Nintendo 3DS enhancements; it allows for {{Plain link|https://www.ssbwiki.com/C-Stick|C-sticking}} with the analog nub.
**The Circle Pad Pro is not supported with the 3DS version due to lack of required processing power on the original 3DS models.<ref>{{cite web |last=Whitehead |first=Thomas |date=30 September 2014 |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/09/super_smash_bros_on_3ds_lacks_circle_pad_pro_support_due_to_processing_power_limitations |title=Super Smash Bros. on 3DS Lacks Circle Pad Pro Support Due to Processing Power Limitations |publisher=Nintendo Life |accessdate=9 June 2022}}</ref>
*If a user holds the Select or Start button while booting up a DS or DSi game, the game will be displayed in its original resolution.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to Play Nintendo DS and DSi Games in their Original Resolution |url=https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/179/~/how-to-play-nintendo-ds-and-dsi-games-in-their-original-resolution|publisher=[[Nintendo]] |accessdate=7 April 2023}}</ref>
*The Nintendo 3DS is the second and final Nintendo handheld to be region locked, with the [[wikipedia:Nintendo DSi|Nintendo DSi]] being their first region locked handheld (only applies to DSi-exclusive software).
**Backwards compatible [[Nintendo DS]] games are still region free, since the Nintendo DS is not region locked.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0DWKJ0Ec6rs Nintendo 3DS region lock tip</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{WP link|Nintendo 3DS}}
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