2014 – 2020retired
New Nintendo 3DS
“A modest revision that became a beloved classic — now folding its screens for good.”
“No glasses needed, no invitation required — the 3D just worked, and so did it.”
The Nintendo 3DS was a foldable dual-screen handheld from Nintendo, released in Japan on February 26, 2011, succeeding the DS and DSi. It kept the beloved clamshell form factor and backward compatibility with DS games, while adding autostereoscopic 3D visuals that required no special glasses. Its early rival in the eighth generation was Sony's PlayStation Vita.
The launch was rocky — less than six months in, Nintendo cut the price from US$249.99 to US$169.99, offering early buyers free eShop games via the Ambassador Certificate. The recovery was emphatic: the strategy was considered a major success, and the 3DS went on to become one of Nintendo's most successful handheld consoles in its first two years. By September 16, 2020, when it was discontinued, the 3DS family had fou
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“A modest revision that became a beloved classic — now folding its screens for good.”
“It gave up the 3D and kept the games — flat screen, full heart”
“The all-in-one that was, mostly, about the games all along.”