The 3DS was discontinued in 2020, but even this shutdown won’t stop StreetPass. The 3DS was discontinued in 2020, but even this shutdown won’t stop StreetPass. Richard Lawler is a senior ...

It has been years since Nintendo stopped producing its Nintendo 3DS line of portable hardware and months since the company officially shut down the 3DS eShop for new downloadable game purchases.

But, until now, there hasn't been a way to play Nintendo 3DS games on your iPhone. If you wanted to play something like ...

Nintendo is shutting down online servers for 3DS and Wii U games in early April 2024, with the exception of Pokémon Bank. The announcement came in a tweet (below) and in an update on Nintendo's ...

The 3DS eShop shut down earlier this year, cutting off legal access to hundreds of digital-only games. Now, Nintendo is investing its resources into ensuring that those games are truly lost to time.

While the Nintendo 3DS had a rocky launch, the handheld system recovered gracefully and ended up having one of the best game lineups of any Nintendo system. Many of these 3DS games, like Super ...

The developers behind the upcoming Azahar 3DS emulator have laid out their argument for legality in a blog post. This includes several changes to the Citra formula to stay on Nintendo’s good side.

He has been covering the business & culture of video games for two decades. After the closure of the Wii U and 3DS digital storefronts in March 2023, Nintendo is preparing to turn out the lights ...

Cameron Faulkner (he/him) is Polygon’s commerce editor. He’s a product expert who began writing about tech and gaming in 2013, and migrated from The Verge in 2023. There isn’t much time left ...