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**Many games that used Online Services are still playable but players will not be able to 100% complete the game. For example: Animal Crossing New Leaf will lose Dream Towns and some exclusive items on the island gift shop. | **Many games that used Online Services are still playable but players will not be able to 100% complete the game. For example: Animal Crossing New Leaf will lose Dream Towns and some exclusive items on the island gift shop. | ||
====Privacy==== | ====Privacy==== | ||
As of 2020, the 3DS line of consoles | As of 2020, the 3DS line of consoles has been discontinued. Many games require a connection to the now discontinued Nintendo Network servers, but are supported by 3rd party services like Pretendo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pretendo Network |url=https://pretendo.network/ |access-date=May 10, 2025 |website=}}</ref> Information relating to Nintendo Network accounts included name, email, birthday, Mii, and gender. | ||
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Focused on games that can either be purchased physically or digitally, with some special editions being made. Special editions of consoles were also made. | Focused on games that can either be purchased physically or digitally, with some special editions being made. Special editions of consoles were also made. | ||
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| Release Year | Mar 27, 2011 |
| Product Type | Handheld gaming console |
| In Production | No |
| Official Website | https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-3DS-Family/Nintendo-3DS-Family-94560.html |
The Nintendo 3DS is a handheld game console manufactured and distributed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Nintendo DS. The Nintendo 3DS had five revisions: the Nintendo 3DS XL, New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS and New Nintendo 2DS XL. Collectively, they are referred to as the "Nintendo 3DS family".
Consumer impact summary[edit | edit source]
Freedom[edit | edit source]
Due to efforts of the modding community, custom firmware can be installed on every retail version of Nintendo 3DS Family of consoles. With the use of custom firmware, many home brew apps can be used to restore the lost functionality of the online services.[1]
- Many games that used Online Services are still playable but players will not be able to 100% complete the game. For example: Animal Crossing New Leaf will lose Dream Towns and some exclusive items on the island gift shop.
Privacy[edit | edit source]
As of 2020, the 3DS line of consoles has been discontinued. Many games require a connection to the now discontinued Nintendo Network servers, but are supported by 3rd party services like Pretendo.[2] Information relating to Nintendo Network accounts included name, email, birthday, Mii, and gender.
Business model[edit | edit source]
Focused on games that can either be purchased physically or digitally, with some special editions being made. Special editions of consoles were also made.
Market control[edit | edit source]
In 2016, the 3DS gaming platform was worth $2.6 billion in gaming market, with similar handheld consoles such as the PS Vita only making $1 billion.[3]
Incidents[edit | edit source]
This is a list of all consumer protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Nintendo 3DS category.
Closure of eShop and other online services (April 2024)[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Storefront shutdown#Wii U/3DS eShops (2012–2023)
On April 8, 2024 Nintendo shut down the Wii U and 3DS eShops.[4][5] 2 years prior, consumers could no-longer load funds onto an account to make purchases, and purchases in general were discontinued in March of 2023.[4] With the closure of the eShops, roughly 2,000 games became unavailable for download. This includes roughly 450 digital only Wii U games, 600 digital only 3DS games, 100 Wii U games that are also available physically, as well as 300 3DS games that are also available physically and 530 virtual console games. Some of these games include Mario Kart 7, Super Mario Maker, Pokémon, Picross 3D, and more.[6] As of now, over 1,000 digitally exclusive games can no longer be purchased and are not available on another console. It should be noted that of the 530 virtual console games, about 230 of them are available on Nintendo Switch Online service, exclusively underneath a subscription.
Currently, the only services that remain accessible for consumers are the Pokémon Bank,[citation needed] specifically its Poké Transporter, which allows users to one-way transfer Pokémon caught in previous generations to more modern releases. This service however, requires paying for a subscription to be capable of using Pokémon Home.[citation needed]
Faulty New Nintendo 2DS XL models[edit | edit source]
Editor's notice: This section is intentionally left incomplete, and data is currently being collected about this via the Nintendo Homebrew Discord community. Please contact them if you need to verify this information.
The New Nintendo 2DS XL (N2DSXL) is the final console revision of the 3DS line, releasing in July of 2017. Unlike previous models, the console is built with cheaper materials, risking a shorter lifespan of the console.
Via Nintendo Homebrew Discord:
Reasons to avoid the "New" 2DS XL model:
- Designed to be a budget console, so parts and overall build quality are cheap
- Hinge is both flimsy and very thin, meaning it cracks/breaks easily
- Known to have bad ICs, meaning very high rates of FCRAM and NAND failures
- Is liable to turn to dust when attempting to do repairs. (not an exaggeration)
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "3DS Hacks Guide". 3ds.hacks.guide. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ↑ "Pretendo Network". Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (2017-03-16). "Sony dominates console market with 57% share worldwide". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Notice of End of Purchases in Nintendo eShop for Wii U and Nintendo 3DUpdate April 2023". Nintendo Support. Apr 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Nintendo (8 April 2024). "Announcement of Discontinuation of Online Services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software". Nintendo Support. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ↑ "These are the 1,000 digital-only 3DS and Wii U games disappearing next week". www.videogameschronicle.com. 22 Mar 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
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