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The 3DS originally launched back in 2011 as Nintendo's eighth generation handheld and a successor to the vastly popular DS. It sold relatively well with a total of 75 million units worldwide, surpassing by far its home console counterpart, the ill-fated WIi U, and its competitor, the PlayStation Vita. Despite the immense success of the Nintendo Switch, the 3DS continued to hold up pretty well thanks to its huge list of available titles appealing to a wide audience of people, with games such as Mario Kart 7 (the system's top-seller), Super Smash Bros for 3DS, Pokemon Ultra Sun/Moon and many others, which helped to ramp up its sales and stay alive for over two years after the Switch's release.

But as with every product out there; no matter how popular, well-known or successful, a console has a limited timespan that must eventually come to an end. Yesterday marked the western release date of Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth, a dungeon crawler RPG spinoff of the highly esteemed Persona 5 game, and pretty much nothing else noteworthy has been released or announced aside from some titles such as Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn (a remake of the original classic on the Wii) and a few Indies here and there.

The time is nigh for the 3DS, as many developers, along with their respective resources, are shifting their attention towards the Switch, thus dropping third-party support for Nintendo's previous handheld console significantly. Not to mention how the general user base has migrated towards the latter too, mainly due to the various upcoming/released games or for its hardware-related innovations and features. As a result, Nintendo of Japan's website reports that there are no more games scheduled on the upcoming releases list for the 3DS, hence leaving its lineup of games completely empty for the time being, which might upset hardcore 3DS fans.

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[console]

Wow! I can't believe that. I saw on news about Nintendo company said will be one more new Zelda game for New Nintendo 3DS only. Why Nintendo company lied to us about that? Surprise us!

Sad to see Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS are unable to get more games. RIP

 

[KoalaityTV]

that sucks, i love my 3ds.

 

[orangy57]

I think the 3DS has definitely had a good run, even if it's not even technically "dead" yet. The online functions still work almost 8 years later, which is almost exceeding the length that even the original Wii had online multiplayer working for. The eShop is also still up and kicking, and I'm sure they'll support it for another 4 or 5 years since it gives them sales.

 

[NoNAND]

Gone but totally not forgotten. Just started using my 2DS again actually, playing with homebrew, replaying Majora’s Mask 3D.... There’s still so much fun left to have with this thing!

Fairly recently I got myself a new 3ds xl to revisit back all of my favorites that this console had to offer. the 3ds is something I never get bored of.

 

[wownmnpare]

3ds = Home of pokemon games from gen 1 up to gen 7 (I include ORAS in gen3)

 

[Fer2317]

little sad about the news, truly an end of a journey

 

[mrjoshuaco]

That's not how cancer works. People like you are sickening. My sister has brain cancer and people like you mildly upset by an OPTIONAL FEATURE are disgusting.

I think he was being intentionally hyperbolic, rather than stating he was going to get ACTUAL cancer, Literal Joe.

 

[Kwyjor]

An easy reference: MK was released in 2008 for Wii; the servers went down in 2014. So most likely May, 2020 for Wii U and maaaaybe November 2022 for 3DS.

The main reason Nintendo WFC went down is because the technology was licensed from a company that was bought out. Presumably Nintendo's online services are currently entirely in-house and there's nothing stopping them from keeping them going.

Sure would be nice if they decided to change their stance on offering GBA games; they could surely stand to make a decent amount of money even if it was just the Ambassador package.

 

[chrisrlink]

That's not how cancer works. People like you are sickening. My sister has brain cancer and people like you mildly upset by an OPTIONAL FEATURE are disgusting.

ignore him he doesn't like to see nintendo suceed (I don't either but i don't equate a feature to cancer without backed up scientifical fact (sorry bout your sister btw i just lost my grandma yesterday too)

 

[Archangel22]

why nintendo. love this console waiting for new games. Miss the old school gb-gba era. want a decent racing game like f1race. or a flight sim game like f14 tomcat or assault strike desert storm. a new metal gear solid in hand held form. be so neat if there was a gameboy community that can release roms for the 3ds to make their own games with no fear on having a cease and destroy

 

[chrisrlink]

that sucks, i love my 3ds.

you're profile pic really sets the tone of what you said

 

[SaberLilly]

well it was a good run, got a pink 3DS XL when pokemon X and Y were just coming out, kept it ever since, never got a "new" model either.

 

[weatMod]

the fucking headaches that thing used to give me lucky i didn't end up with a tumor.

never gave me any headaches ,unlike VR
ok i am lying , RE revelations did give me a headache sometimes
but not any other games
i really love the 3D especially in OOT and MM
i was really disappointed with the software library though
they could have done so much more with this console
Re revelations had amazing graphics for the hardware
funny enough unlike most consoles where 1st gen games have primitive graphics and only improve 3dS kinds went backwards in this respect , so of the 1st titles had better graphics than all later titles , like RE revelations

 

[Jayro]

For the love of god, please no.

It will happen. We still sell DS and Wii shovelware games at my Walmart.

 

[BlueFox gui]

i am the only person who enjoy the 3D thing, played for hours with 3D on and never had a headache or anything

 

[GhostLatte]

Looking forward to all that new homebrew!

 

[EmulateLife]

why nintendo. love this console waiting for new games. Miss the old school gb-gba era. want a decent racing game like f1race. or a flight sim game like f14 tomcat or assault strike desert storm. a new metal gear solid in hand held form. be so neat if there was a gameboy community that can release roms for the 3ds to make their own games with no fear on having a cease and destroy

Yeah that's not happening. The series was good because of one guy and he doesn't work for Konami anymore. Guess you didn't hear the news from several years ago.

 

[cots]

That's a bummer. I enjoyed A Link Between Worlds and Metroid Samus Returns, which, the first is the only reason I purchased the 3DS. The second was pure luck. Those are the only two 3DS games I've played a good amount of. I installed CFW, loaded it with homebrew and haven't touched it since finishing those two games. So sorta sad the lifespan is over, but not so much because I wasn't really ever interested in any of the other games. I might try some JRPG later the down road, but probably not for some years and my backlog is quite large. It also seems I keep going back to the same retro games and neglecting my newer collection. Go figure.

 

[Nimrod-002]

the fucking headaches that thing used to give me lucky i didn't end up with a tumor.

just don't smack it against your head as often.

 

[Delerious]

Well, at least it was a good run, despite having a bit of a rough start.

 

[Steel-Winged_Pegasus]

Man, I was 14, almost 15 when I got my launch day 3DS... I just turned 23 a few weeks ago, and I still have a ton of fun with my 3DS, now upgraded to a regular sized New 3DS I bought from eBay in a really good condition! I even installed CFW on it and loaded it up with homebrew stuff... this little thing is a beast.