Now that the Switch 2 has been out for a while, I wanted to take a look back at Nintendo’s last handheld before the Switch era: the Nintendo 3DS. Released around the world in 2011, the 3DS was a step ...

Rovio has licensed its Angry Birds game for consoles through Activision. By John Gaudiosi The online app from Finnish company Rovio, that has been downloaded more than 500 million times worldwide, is ...

While the final days of the Nintendo 3DS might have been a long time coming, that doesn’t take away the sting that comes with the final step of ending a generation of consoles. Nintendo shut down the ...

Nintendo will close the online stores for its Wii U console and Nintendo 3DS handheld in “late March 2023,” the company announced Tuesday. After those stores, called the Nintendo eShop, shut down, it ...

After closing its 3DS and Wii U eShops earlier this year, Nintendo will shut down online services for those consoles in "early April 2024," it announced. That will put a halt to multiplayer features, ...

We knew it was coming, but that doesn't make it any easier to say goodbye. Nintendo shut down the online servers for both the Wii U and 3DS today. This means the end of online multiplayer gaming for ...

Update 07/19/22: Nintendo has provided the firm date for when purchases can no longer be made on its 3DS and Wii U consoles - March 27, 2023. No changes have been made to the other shutdown dates ...

Nintendo has discontinued its handheld 3DS video game systems after nearly a decade. The gaming giant quietly announced on its Japanese and UK websites that it stopped producing all 3DS devices. The ...

Ian is a writer with a strong interest in video game history with a small collection of games from the Atari 2600 up to the most current generation. So when you need a random fact about video game ...

When it comes to unique gimmicks, the Nintendo 3DS is mainly remembered for the wow factor of its glasses-free stereoscopic 3D effects (which Nintendo would eventually abandon with the introduction of ...

Lexy was a producer and on-air presenter who covered consumer tech, including the latest smartphones, wearables and emerging trends like assistive robotics. She won two Gold Telly Awards for her video ...

Nintendo has cut forecasts for its consoles, expecting to sell 4 million Wii U units by the end of March - down from a prediction of 5.5 million units. It also said it projected 3DS sales to hit 15 ...