When was the Nintendo 3ds discontinued?
New Nintendo 3DS
| New Nintendo 3DS in its open position | |
|---|---|
| Discontinued | Standard: July 13, 2017 XL: July 25, 2019 |
| Units shipped | Combined (worldwide): 12.31 million New 3DS: 2.49 million New 3DS XL: 9.82 million (As of December 31, 2016) |
| Media | Physical and digital[show] |
| Operating system | Nintendo 3DS system software |
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Why is Nintendo 3ds discontinued?
Nintendo discontinued the production of the New 3DS and N3DS XL systems because they came out with the New 2DS XL. They did this 80% because the Switch was already out, 10% because many players complained that tHe 3D hUrTs mY EyEs, and 10% because developers quit making their games support stereo 3D.
Does Nintendo still make 3ds games?
With that in mind, Nintendo has a bunch of releases planned on the 3DS “for release in 2019 and beyond”. So keep hold of your 3DS, as there are still more games on the way. Not to mention that it is the only current Nintendo console that actually has a very good selection of Virtual Console games available on it.
Is 3ds still in production?
And now it seems they stopped producing Galaxy New 3DS XL’s, meaning Nintendo has stopped production of the New 3DS XL completely. Nintendo Switch.