Is the 3DS dying?
Nintendo confirmed this week that it has discontinued production on all current models of the 3DS family of portable gaming systems, which ends the platform’s life cycle after nine years. It’s a strange end to a strange ride for the 3DS, the latest and possibly last of Nintendo’s dedicated handheld gaming devices.
Will there be a 3DS successor?
The end of the 3DS is no surprise — the Nintendo Switch had replaced the 3DS as the company’s state-of-the-art handheld, practically since its launch in early 2017.
Is Nintendo still making 3DS games 2020?
“We can confirm that the manufacturing of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems has ended,” a Nintendo spokesperson told our sister site GamesIndustry.biz. “Nintendo and third-party games for the Nintendo 3DS family of system will continue to be available in Nintendo eShop, on Nintendo.com and at retail.
Has Nintendo killed the DS?
The days of teaching your Nintendog new tricks are well and truly behind us, because Nintendo has killed of the beloved DS console. I say ‘beloved’, but most of us probably haven’t touched a DS for years, instead opting for the Switch for all of our Nintendo needs.
Is Nintendo abandoning the 3DS?
Nintendo has discontinued its 3DS handheld after about 76 million sales over a nine-and-a-half year period. A notice on the Japanese firm’s site says “manufacturing of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems has ended”. It means the original Nintendo DS retains the title of being the bestselling mobile console.
Is 3DS bad for eyes?
Eye docs say they’re pretty sure the Nintendo 3DS is not going to ruin your kid’s vision. In fact, it could even help. Nintendo, Sony and Toshiba have all issued warnings telling parents to keep young children from playing 3-D games and watching movies shown in 3-D.
Is 3DS XL dead?
The gaming company confirmed the end of production of the 3DS family of consoles on Thursday, adding a note to the official website, “The manufacturing of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems has ended.” …
Does Nintendo make Wii?
The Wii was formally discontinued in October 2013, though Nintendo continued to produce and market the Wii Mini through 2017, and offered a subset of the Wii’s online services through 2019.