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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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[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

For the love of god, please no.

OH GOD NOOOOOOO
(But f'real, beat city is a good game)

 

[the_randomizer]

Only took eight years

 

[NoNAND]

Only took eight years

In contrast to it's predecessor, the 3ds has aged rather poorly.
but let's look at the bright side of things. it did better than the Vita to say the least and than the Wii u as aforementioned in the OP.

 

[H1B1Esquire]

i wonder how long Online is going be up for the Wii-U and 3DS

About as long as Wii had their servers up. 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.

could get DMCA'd fined, and etc etc.

Oh, I think that's the least of their concerns. Something tells me China will play a major role, as always, with nearly every Ninty system.

 

[the_randomizer]

In contrast to it's predecessor, the 3ds has aged rather poorly.
but let's look at the bright side of things. it did better than the Vita to say the least and than the Wii u as aforementioned in the OP.

Perhaps, it has some solid games, and being able to play Snes games on there is pretty cool, I gotta admit.

 

[NoNAND]

Perhaps, it has some solid games, and being able to play Snes games on there is pretty cool, I gotta admit.

you bet! I have a handful of SNES games installed on my 3ds which I haven't got around to play them yet due to my busy daily schedule, studies and stuff.

 

[the_randomizer]

you bet! I have a handful of SNES games installed on my 3ds which I haven't got around to play them yet due to my busy daily schedule, studies and stuff.

For homebrew, 3DS is pretty darn decent I think, kinda wished the Switch had Snes games, here's hoping they showcase them at E3.

 

[RedoLane]

Time to wait for it's successor.

 

[banjo2]

As someone who has never owned a 3DS, I'm glad that third of Directs and content in general has been given to the Switch.

 

[umbreon112]

I suspect they'll come out with a Switch-light model instead of making a new handheld console as a successor. Because really, what first party games would they be able to make for a 4DS that isn't already on Switch? (smash bros, animal crossing, pokemon, fire emblem, zelda, mario, etc. are all available/going to be released).

 

[Nimrod-002]

good riddance that thing nearly gave me brain cancer

elaborate.

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every company should focus on one system at a time.

 

[MarkDarkness]

The end of a legend. Let time remember it fondly.

 

[Deleted User]

one of my favorite systems

 

[Mythical]

Now we wait for the 4DS.

It's already in 4D you just can't tell. Nintendo just makes 4DS's and sells them off as 3ds's to people who see in 3 dimensions. Edited for grammar

 

[AdenTheThird]

Rest in peace. It was a nice ride.

 

[Bladexdsl]

Now that Nintendo no longer make first party 3DS games, third party shovelware games could come to.the system. (It happened on the DS though.)

they already are...on the switch

 

[Deleted User]

the 3ds is very personal to me, it is sad that no more new games are coming to the system but at least we got persona q2 to end off the library with a bang. i really love this system, there was so many good games on the system. on the switch its just noting but ports of games i have already played. honestly im okay with the 3ds dying, its been out for so long, they are bound to kill services (nintendo zone and that video player app thingy) as long as they dont kill online until a couple years later ill be fine.

 

[Bladexdsl]

elaborate.

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

 

[Pluupy]

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

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.

 

[supergamer368]

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!