Nintendo 3DS

Dual-screen portable gaming

Nintendo 3DS is a handheld video game console released by Nintendo in 2011, notable for displaying stereoscopic 3D graphics without requiring special glasses.

The device features two screens—the upper one capable of 3D effects and the lower one a touchscreen—continuing the dual-screen design of its predecessor, the Nintendo DS.

The 3DS line included several variants such as the 3DS XL and the 2DS, which removed the 3D feature entirely.

Nintendo discontinued production in 2020.

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