Nintendo 3DS: Difference between revisions

The '''Nintendo 3DS''' (Japanese: '''ニンテンドー３ＤＳ''' ''Nintendo 3DS'') is [[Nintendo]]'s handheld game console for the {{wp|history of video game consoles (eighth generation)|eighth generation}} of video games, which serves as one of the company's competitions for Sony's {{wp|PlayStation Vita}}, the other being the [[Nintendo Switch]].

Announced in a March 23, 2010 press release,<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2010/100323e.pdf Re: Launch of New Portable Game Machine] (retrieved March 26, 2010)</ref> the Nintendo 3DS is fully backwards-compatible with all [[Nintendo DS]] games (except those that require the GBA slot). Its revolutionary feature, however, is its ability to display stereoscopic 3D graphics without the use of glasses, using the technique of {{wp|parallax barrier}}.

More details on the 3DS were [[n:E3 conference reveals wealth of information|revealed at E3 in 2010]], with graphics reminiscent of a [[Nintendo GameCube]] game being shown. The 3DS is fully compatible with Nintendo DS games, as well as its own games, while the 3D depth-sensing features are able to be adjusted at-will using a slider on the right side of the top screen. The top screen is slightly wider than the bottom, with a 5:3 aspect ratio, while the system itself features a control stick dubbed the "Circle Pad", in addition to the normal D-pad featured on all prior handhelds. The 3DS is also fully compatible with DSi-only features, such as those from {{game|Black and White|s}}.<!--Note: mostly copy-paste from PDF right now--> While capable of playing Nintendo DS games from any region, 3DS titles and DSi exclusive titles are region-locked. Its home console counterpart is the [[Wii U]].

* Cameras: One inner camera, two outer cameras, both at 640×480 pixel resolution (0.3 MP)

* Wireless communication: Can communicate in the 2.4&nbsp;GHz band. Multiple Nintendo 3DS systems can connect via a local wireless connection to let users communicate or enjoy competitive game play. Systems also can connect to LAN access points to access the internet and allow people to enjoy games with others. Supports IEEE 802.11 with enhanced security (WPA/WPA2). Nintendo 3DS hardware is designed so that even when not in use, it can automatically exchange data with other Nintendo 3DS systems or receive data via the internet while in sleep mode. Additionally has an infrared port, utilized by games for line-of-sight matchmaking and by official peripherals.

* Game controls: Touch screen, embedded microphone, A/B/X/Y face buttons, +Control Pad, L/R buttons, Start and Select buttons, "Circle Pad" that allows 360-degree analog input, one inner camera, two outer cameras, motion sensor and a gyro sensor.

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The {{wp|Nintendo eShop}} used the internet to purchase for download select full 3DS titles, 3DS-exclusive downloadable games (including {{wp|3D Classics}}), {{wp|downloadable content}} for 3DS titles, {{wp|DSiWare}}, and [[Virtual Console]] games with money uploaded onto the player's account. Some such products were available for download for free, such as [[Pokédex 3D]], and some were free to download but contain in-game purchases, such as [[Pokémon Picross]].

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Select Nintendo 3DS retail software titles were available to purchase for download via the Nintendo eShop from August 2012 to March 27, 2023.

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[[Virtual Console]] games are old games that were originally released on past consoles and had been re-released on the Nintendo eShop. They could be downloaded after being bought.

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Patches for various Pokémon games have been released on the Nintendo eShop. Additionally, Pokémon Shuffle could perform minor updates when performing the daily check-in; such updates could not be downloaded through the Nintendo eShop and can no longer be downloaded because checking in is no longer available. If an update is available on Nintendo eShop for a game the player has, the update has not been downloaded yet and there is an attempt to launch that game while connected to the internet, the system will inform the player of the update and offer to download it immediately, view its details on the eShop, or temporarily ignore it.

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* The Nintendo 3DS family of systems:

** Can play Pokémon games from the most generations, being able to play games from the first seven generations (all core series and one spin-off from Generation I, all core series and one spin-off from Generation II, a few Generation III handheld spin-off games, and all handheld games from Generations IV, V, VI, and VII).

** Can play core series Pokémon games based in every core series region prior to [[Generation VIII]].

** In [[Generation VI]], [[Pokémon Storage System|Box]] names are subject to the word filter, but not in the [[Generation VII]] 3DS games.