Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo 3DS
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Type	Handheld
Generation	Eighth
Release Date	JP February 26, 2011 US March 2011 EU March 2011
Compatibility	Nintendo DS, DSi
Predecessor	Nintendo DSi

The Nintendo 3DS is the true successor to the Nintendo DS while keeping some of the upgrades introduced with the Nintendo DSi.

Features

This 3DS's most notable new feature is the ability to display games in stereoscopic 3D without the need for special glasses. A slider controls the amount of depth that's viewable, even go so far as to turn off the effect altogether. It's based on the design of the DS with many improvements. The upper screen is now slightly wider and the touch screen is now slightly smaller. An analog stick, called a Slide Pad, is above the D-Pad. The 3DS also boasts both gyro sensor and motion sensor technology. Like the DSi, the 3DS utilizes cameras, with two on the outside and one on the inside. While it still has 0.3 megapixels, pictures can now be taken in 3D. The 3DS charges by setting it inside a cradle which then plugs into an outlet.

Backwards Compatiblity

The Nintendo 3DS is compatible with Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi cartridges as well as access to DSiWare games. Nintendo will also allow DSiWare transfers from either of the Nintendo DSi models, but notes that some games (for reasons currently unknown) will not be able to be transferred.

See Also

• List of Nintendo's 3DS Games