<s>
The	O
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
and	O
unveiled	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
features	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
with	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
eighth-generation	O
console	O
,	O
its	O
primary	O
competitor	O
was	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handheld	B-Application
's	O
most	O
prominent	O
feature	O
is	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
display	B-Device
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
effects	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
3D	O
glasses	O
or	O
additional	O
accessories	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
offers	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
StreetPass	B-Device
and	I-Device
SpotPass	I-Device
tag	B-Device
modes	I-Device
,	O
powered	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
;	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
using	O
its	O
3D	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
;	O
and	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
owners	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
play	O
games	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
older	O
video	O
game	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
beginning	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
offered	O
ten	O
free	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
and	O
ten	O
free	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
to	O
consumers	O
who	O
bought	O
the	O
system	O
at	O
the	O
original	O
launch	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
strategy	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
major	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
console	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
handheld	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
of	O
systems	O
combined	O
have	O
sold	O
75.94	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
systems	O
have	O
sold	O
388.89	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
had	O
multiple	O
variants	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
its	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
,	O
a	O
larger	O
model	O
featuring	O
a	O
90%	O
larger	O
screen	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
"	O
entry-level	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
fixed	O
"	O
slate	O
"	O
form	O
factor	O
and	O
lacking	O
autostereoscopic	B-Algorithm
(	O
3D	O
)	O
functionality	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Western	O
markets	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
features	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
CPU	O
,	O
a	O
second	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
called	O
the	O
C-Stick	O
,	O
additional	O
buttons	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
changes	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3DS	B-Operating_System
family	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
was	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
services	O
remain	O
active	O
in	O
most	O
regions	O
;	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
officially	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
option	O
to	O
add	O
credits	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
removed	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
began	O
experimenting	O
with	O
stereoscopic	B-Application
3D	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
technology	I-Application
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
System	I-Algorithm
,	O
an	O
accessory	O
consisting	O
of	O
liquid	B-Algorithm
crystal	I-Algorithm
shutter	I-Algorithm
glasses	I-Algorithm
,	O
was	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first	O
product	O
that	O
enabled	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
System	I-Algorithm
failed	O
to	O
garner	O
market	O
interest	O
and	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
second	O
attempt	O
with	O
3D	O
development	O
was	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
designed	O
by	O
Gunpei	O
Yokoi	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
and	O
popular	O
Metroid	B-Device
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
portable	O
table-top	O
system	O
consisting	O
of	O
goggles	O
and	O
a	O
controller	O
that	O
used	O
a	O
spinning	O
disc	O
to	O
achieve	O
full	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
monochrome	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
sold	O
fewer	O
than	O
a	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
22	O
compatible	O
game	O
titles	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
widely	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
popular	O
game	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
commented	O
in	O
a	O
2011	O
interview	O
that	O
he	O
felt	O
conflicted	O
about	O
Yokoi	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
use	O
wire-frame	O
models	O
for	O
3D	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
product	O
may	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
marketed	O
correctly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
left	O
many	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
doubting	O
the	O
viability	O
of	O
3D	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
continued	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
3D	B-Algorithm
technology	I-Algorithm
into	O
later	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
capable	O
of	O
displaying	O
true	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
with	O
an	O
LCD	B-Device
attachment	O
,	O
though	O
only	O
the	O
launch	O
title	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
ever	O
designed	O
to	O
utilize	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
later	O
experimented	O
with	O
a	O
3D	O
LCD	B-Device
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
shelved	O
after	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
achieve	O
satisfactory	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
attempt	O
was	O
made	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
a	O
virtual	O
navigation	O
guide	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
at	O
Shigureden	O
,	O
an	O
interactive	O
museum	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
project	O
fell	O
short	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
collect	O
valuable	O
research	O
on	O
liquid	B-Device
crystal	I-Device
which	O
would	O
later	O
aid	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speculation	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
began	O
in	O
late	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
controlled	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
68.3	O
%	O
of	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
tech	O
tabloid	O
Bright	O
Side	O
of	O
News	O
reported	O
that	O
Nvidia	O
,	O
a	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
developer	O
that	O
recently	O
made	O
headway	O
with	O
its	O
Tegra	B-Operating_System
System-on-Chip	B-Architecture
processors	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
selected	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
develop	O
hardware	O
for	O
their	O
next	B-Device
generation	I-Device
portable	I-Device
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
speaking	O
about	O
the	O
future	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
portable	O
consoles	O
,	O
company	O
president	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
mentioned	O
that	O
while	O
mobile	O
broadband	O
connectivity	O
via	O
subscription	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
fit	O
Nintendo	O
customers	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
exploring	O
options	O
like	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
Whispernet	O
found	O
on	O
the	B-General_Concept
Amazon	I-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
which	O
provides	O
free	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
to	O
its	O
customers	O
for	O
the	O
sole	O
purpose	O
of	O
browsing	O
and	O
purchasing	O
content	O
from	O
the	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
had	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
motion-sensing	O
capabilities	O
since	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
an	O
alleged	O
comment	O
by	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
from	O
a	O
2010	O
interview	O
with	O
Asahi	O
Shimbun	O
implied	O
that	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
would	O
incorporate	O
a	O
motion	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
video	O
gaming	O
website	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
reported	O
that	O
a	O
select	O
"	O
handful	O
"	O
of	O
Japanese	O
developers	O
were	O
in	O
possession	O
of	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kits	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
successor	O
,	O
with	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Company	O
given	O
special	O
priority	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
their	O
insider	O
at	O
an	O
unspecified	O
third-party	O
development	O
studio	O
,	O
the	O
hardware	O
features	O
a	O
"	O
tilt	O
"	O
function	O
that	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
"	O
but	O
does	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
officially	O
announced	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
industry	O
analysts	O
,	O
the	O
timing	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
drawn	O
attention	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
still-new	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
XL	O
handheld	B-Application
,	O
was	O
likely	O
intended	O
to	O
preempt	O
impending	O
news	O
leaks	O
about	O
the	O
product	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
a	O
possible	O
development	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
internal	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
U.S.	O
Federal	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
(	O
FCC	O
)	O
filing	O
by	O
Mitsumi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
analysis	O
of	O
the	O
image	O
showed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
likely	O
genuine	O
as	O
it	O
featured	O
components	O
known	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
line	O
along	O
with	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
that	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
announced	O
like	O
a	O
5:3	O
top	O
screen	O
and	O
a	O
control	O
nub	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
video	O
gaming	O
website	O
IGN	O
reported	O
that	O
according	O
to	O
"	O
several	O
developers	O
who	O
have	O
experienced	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
in	O
its	O
current	O
form	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
system	O
possesses	O
processing	O
power	O
that	O
"	O
far	O
exceed[s]	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
"	O
and	O
with	O
3D	O
shaders	O
,	O
they	O
could	O
make	O
games	O
that	O
"	O
look	O
close	O
to	O
current	O
generation	O
visuals	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
also	O
cited	O
"	O
several	O
developer	O
sources	O
"	O
as	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
Nvidia	B-Operating_System
Tegra	I-Operating_System
mobile	O
chipset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
revealed	O
was	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
,	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
titles	O
from	O
third	O
parties	O
were	O
also	O
announced	O
,	O
including	O
Square	O
Enix	O
with	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
Konami	O
with	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
Eater	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
Ubisoft	O
with	O
Assassin	B-Device
's	I-Device
Creed	I-Device
:	I-Device
Lost	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Capcom	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Nintendo-developed	O
titles	O
revealed	O
after	O
the	O
conference	O
included	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Leaf	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
64	I-Application
3D	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
also	O
demoed	O
3D	O
trailers	O
for	O
DreamWorks	O
 '	O
How	O
to	O
Train	O
Your	O
Dragon	O
,	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
 '	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Owls	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ga'Hoole	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Disney	O
's	O
film	O
Tangled	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
design	O
shown	O
at	O
E3	O
was	O
almost	O
final	O
,	O
but	O
subject	O
to	O
minor	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
several	O
additional	O
features	O
were	O
announced	O
:	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
Mii	O
Maker	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Mii	O
Channel	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
(	O
including	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
)	O
,	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
,	O
a	O
cradle	O
for	O
recharging	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
battery	O
,	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
,	O
several	O
included	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
games	O
,	O
an	O
included	O
2GB	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
and	O
stored	O
game	O
data	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
names	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
tag	B-Device
modes	I-Device
,	O
StreetPass	B-Device
and	I-Device
SpotPass	I-Device
collectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
held	O
two	O
simultaneous	O
press	O
conferences	O
in	O
Amsterdam	O
and	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
revealed	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
retailers	O
priced	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
between	O
£219.99	O
and	O
£229.99	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
retailers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Amazon	B-Application
,	O
lowered	O
the	O
price	O
following	O
Sony	O
's	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Device
's	I-Device
successor	I-Device
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
retailers	O
pricing	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
at	O
around	O
£200	O
in	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guests	O
watched	O
two	O
brief	O
performances	O
and	O
trailers	O
,	O
then	O
were	O
given	O
time	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
games	O
on	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
priced	O
at	O
¥	O
25,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
launched	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
priced	O
at	O
US	O
$249.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
would	O
be	O
getting	O
a	O
price	O
cut	O
of	O
almost	O
a	O
third	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
original	O
price	O
,	O
from	O
$249.99	O
to	O
$169.99	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
25,000	O
¥	O
to	O
15,000	O
¥	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
$349.95	O
to	O
$249.95	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
compensate	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
paid	O
the	O
original	O
price	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
introduced	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Ambassador	O
Program	O
,	O
through	O
which	O
existing	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
owners	O
were	O
eligible	O
(	O
conditional	O
that	O
they	O
must	O
have	O
accessed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
at	O
least	O
once	O
prior	O
to	O
August	O
21	O
)	O
to	O
download	O
ten	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
and	O
ten	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
at	O
no	O
extra	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
further	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
Ambassador	O
titles	O
would	O
see	O
future	O
release	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
while	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Ambassador	O
titles	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ten	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
:	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
,	O
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
NES	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
(	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
/	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Yoshi	I-Application
(	O
Europe	O
&	O
Australia	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Zelda	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
of	I-Application
Link	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ten	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
:	O
F-Zero	B-Application
:	I-Application
Maximum	I-Application
Velocity	I-Application
,	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Sacred	I-Device
Stones	I-Device
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
&	I-Application
the	I-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Mirror	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Circuit	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
3	I-Device
:	I-Device
Yoshi	I-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
,	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
WarioWare	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc.	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mega	I-Application
Microgames	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
launched	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
in	O
Cosmos	O
Black	O
,	O
Misty	O
Pink	O
,	O
and	O
Cobalt	O
Blue	O
color	O
variations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
being	O
in	O
production	O
appeared	O
during	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
when	O
Japanese	O
publication	O
Nikkei	O
wrote	O
an	O
article	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
initially	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
unveiled	O
at	O
E3	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
90%	O
larger	O
screens	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
all	O
major	O
regions	O
during	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
(	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
LL	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
priced	O
at	O
¥18	O
,	O
900	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
Silver	O
+	O
Black	O
,	O
Red	O
+	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
color	O
variations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
launched	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
priced	O
at	O
US	O
$199.99	O
,	O
and	O
available	O
in	O
Blue	O
+	O
Black	O
and	O
Red	O
+	O
Black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
saw	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
handheld	B-Application
,	O
priced	O
at	O
AU	O
$249.95	O
,	O
and	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
variations	O
as	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Silver	O
+	O
Black	O
,	O
Blue	O
+	O
Black	O
and	O
Red	O
+	O
Black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
both	O
retail	O
and	O
downloadable	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
launched	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
in	O
Silver	O
+	O
Black	O
,	O
Red	O
+	O
Black	O
,	O
and	O
White	O
color	O
variations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Chinese	O
distribution	O
partner	O
,	O
iQue	O
,	O
launched	O
the	O
iQue	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
in	O
three	O
special	O
editions	O
,	O
one	O
featuring	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
decal	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
feature	O
both	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
officially	O
announced	O
their	O
next	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
and	O
with	O
worldwide	O
release	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Switch	O
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
docked	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
or	O
taken	O
on-the-go	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Switch	O
displaced	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
as	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
primary	O
home	O
console	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
production	O
and	O
distribution	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
executives	O
affirmed	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
with	O
more	O
first-party	O
and	O
third-party	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
immediate	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fils-Aimé	O
assured	O
that	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
"	O
has	O
a	O
long	O
life	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
it	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
intends	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
co-exist	O
with	O
the	O
Switch	O
,	O
while	O
Kimishima	O
considered	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
as	O
an	O
entry-level	O
product	O
for	O
younger	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
Fils-Aimé	O
said	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
supporting	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
beyond	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
had	O
ended	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
leaving	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
and	O
then-recently	O
released	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
2DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
as	O
the	O
only	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
models	O
still	O
in	O
production	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
considering	O
some	O
possibilities	O
for	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
unveiling	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
—	O
a	O
lower-end	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Switch	O
console	O
—	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
CEO	O
Doug	O
Bowser	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
still	O
planned	O
to	O
continue	O
supporting	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
family	I-Operating_System
as	O
long	O
as	O
there	O
was	O
still	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Bowser	O
reaffirmed	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
into	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
confirmed	O
that	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
of	O
systems	O
had	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Japanese	O
website	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShops	B-Application
would	O
no	O
longer	O
accept	O
credit	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Internet	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
's	O
filter	O
function	O
was	O
also	O
no	O
longer	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
turned	O
off	O
for	O
Japanese	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
after	O
this	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
purchase	O
content	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
model	O
has	O
custom	O
components	O
co-developed	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Research	O
&	O
Engineering	O
department	O
and	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
all	O
combined	O
into	O
a	O
unified	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
main	O
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
(	O
CPU	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
dual-core	O
ARM11	O
MPCore-based	O
processor	B-General_Concept
manufactured	O
at	O
and	O
clocked	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
processor	B-General_Concept
core	O
is	O
dedicated	O
to	O
games	O
and	O
applications	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
core	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
operating	B-Device
system	I-Device
,	O
enabling	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
and	O
background	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
single-core	O
ARM9-based	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
enabling	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
with	O
both	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
DSi	B-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
is	O
a	O
PICA200	B-General_Concept
developed	O
by	O
Digital	O
Media	O
Professionals	O
,	O
running	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
contains	O
of	O
random-access	B-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
(	O
RAM	B-Architecture
)	O
consisting	O
of	O
of	O
FCRAM	B-Device
developed	O
by	O
Fujitsu	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
peak	O
bandwidth	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
screen	O
is	O
a	O
15:9	O
(	O
5:3	O
)	O
autostereoscopic	B-Algorithm
liquid-crystal	B-Device
display	I-Device
(	O
LCD	B-Device
)	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
(	O
effectively	O
per	O
eye	O
,	O
or	O
WQVGA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
original	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
screen	O
measures	O
,	O
while	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
it	O
measures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
autostereoscopic	B-Algorithm
;	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
parallax	B-Algorithm
barrier	I-Algorithm
to	O
produce	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
effect	O
without	O
requiring	O
special	O
glasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bottom	O
screen	O
is	O
a	O
4:3	O
resistive	B-Device
touchscreen	I-Device
with	O
a	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
of	O
320×240	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
(	O
QVGA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
screen	O
measures	O
,	O
while	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
it	O
measures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
features	O
three	O
camera	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
:	O
two	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
on	O
the	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
taking	O
3D	B-Algorithm
photos	I-Algorithm
and	O
capturing	O
3D	O
video	O
;	O
and	O
one	O
camera	O
facing	O
the	O
user	O
positioned	O
above	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
camera	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
have	O
a	O
maximum	O
resolution	O
of	O
640×480	B-General_Concept
pixels	B-Algorithm
(	O
0.3	O
megapixels	O
,	O
VGA	B-Protocol
)	O
with	O
one-point	O
focus	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
achieve	O
digital	B-Algorithm
zoom	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
in	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
includes	O
of	O
eMMC	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
manufactured	O
by	O
either	O
Toshiba	O
or	O
Samsung	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
's	O
memory	B-Architecture
can	O
be	O
expanded	O
via	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
memory	I-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
,	O
which	O
supports	O
SD	B-Device
and	O
SDHC	O
memory	B-Architecture
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
come	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
2GB	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
while	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
systems	O
include	O
a	O
SDHC	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
uses	O
2.4GHz	O
802.11	O
b/g	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
connectivity	O
with	O
enhanced	O
WPA2	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
infrared	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
connect	O
with	O
certain	O
peripherals	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Circle	B-Device
Pad	I-Device
Pro	O
and	O
the	O
amiibo	B-Device
reader/writer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
comes	O
with	O
a	O
lithium	O
ion	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
longevity	O
fluctuates	O
between	O
3	O
and	O
5	O
hours	O
while	O
playing	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
games	O
and	O
between	O
5	O
and	O
8	O
hours	O
while	O
playing	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
brightness	O
,	O
volume	O
and	O
wireless	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
1750	O
mAh	O
,	O
3.7V	O
lithium-ion	O
battery	O
capable	O
of	O
lasting	O
between	O
3.5	O
and	O
6.5	O
hours	O
playing	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
games	O
and	O
6	O
to	O
10	O
hours	O
playing	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
weighs	O
approximately	O
,	O
the	O
larger	O
XL	O
version	O
weighs	O
approximately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
opened	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
is	O
wide	O
,	O
broad	O
,	O
and	O
thick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
also	O
come	O
with	O
a	O
telescoping	O
stylus	B-Device
,	O
extendable	O
to	O
up	O
to	O
long	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
come	O
with	O
a	O
regular	O
stylus	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
systems	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
AC	O
adapter	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
XL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
reduce	O
production	O
costs	O
,	O
certain	O
console	O
bundles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Japanese	O
and	O
European	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
and	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
were	O
not	O
bundled	O
with	O
an	O
AC	O
adapter	O
,	O
requiring	O
players	O
to	O
either	O
use	O
one	O
from	O
an	O
older	O
system	O
they	O
may	O
own	O
or	O
purchase	O
one	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
plugging	O
the	O
adapter	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
standard	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
comes	O
with	O
a	O
charging	O
cradle	O
,	O
which	O
players	O
place	O
their	O
system	O
in	O
to	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charging	O
cradles	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
and	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
systems	O
are	O
sold	O
separately	O
from	O
their	O
respective	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
cradle	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
input	O
controls	O
include	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
a	O
round	O
nub	O
analog	B-Device
input	I-Device
called	O
the	O
Circle	B-Device
Pad	I-Device
,	O
a	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
four	O
face	O
buttons	O
(	O
A	O
,	O
B	O
,	O
X	O
,	O
Y	O
)	O
,	O
bumper	O
buttons	O
(	O
L	O
,	O
R	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Home	O
button	O
,	O
Start	O
and	O
Select	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Power	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
touchscreen	O
can	O
be	O
interacted	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
finger	O
or	O
a	O
stylus	B-Device
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
six-axis	O
motion	O
sensor	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
3-axis	O
accelerometer	O
and	O
a	O
3-axis	O
gyroscope	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
Circle	B-Device
Pad	I-Device
Pro	O
accessory	O
the	O
system	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
second	O
Circle	B-Device
Pad	I-Device
and	O
trigger	O
buttons	O
(	O
ZL	O
,	O
ZR	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Game	B-Device
Card	I-Device
is	O
a	O
media	O
format	O
used	O
to	O
physically	O
distribute	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Game	B-Device
Card	I-Device
is	O
similar	O
in	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Game	B-Device
Card	I-Device
,	O
but	O
includes	O
a	O
small	O
tab	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
left	O
of	O
the	O
card	O
that	O
prevents	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Game	B-Device
Cards	I-Device
from	O
being	O
inserted	O
into	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Game	B-Device
Cards	I-Device
can	O
hold	O
up	O
to	O
either	O
1GB	O
,	O
2GB	O
or	O
4GB	O
of	O
game	O
data	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
2	O
,	O
4	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
times	O
more	O
storage	B-General_Concept
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
than	O
the	O
biggest	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Game	B-Device
Card	I-Device
's	O
capacity	O
(	O
512MB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Circle	B-Device
Pad	I-Device
Pro	O
is	O
an	O
accessory/add	O
-on	O
which	O
connects	O
to	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
system	O
through	O
infrared	O
,	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
second	O
Circle	B-Device
Pad	I-Device
,	O
a	O
substitute	O
R	O
button	O
input	O
(	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
one	O
becomes	O
difficult	O
to	O
reach	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
extra	O
set	O
of	O
trigger	O
buttons	O
(	O
ZL	O
/	O
ZR	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
in	O
those	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
titles	O
confirmed	O
to	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
add-on	O
were	O
Monster	O
Hunter	O
3G	O
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Cross	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
(	O
Japanese	O
version	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
Eater	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
3D	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Drop	I-Application
Distance	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Shin	O
Sangoku	O
Musou	O
VS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Circle	B-Device
Pad	I-Device
Pro	O
XL	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Europe	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
C-Stick	O
and	O
ZL	O
/	O
ZR	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
are	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
Circle	B-Device
Pad	I-Device
Pro-compatible	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
3D	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cross	I-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
No	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
2011	O
Assault	O
Horizon	O
Legacy	O
western	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
Capcom	O
The	O
peripheral	O
is	O
supported	O
in	O
the	O
demo	O
for	O
all	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
:	I-Application
Snake	I-Application
Eater	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Konami	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
Nintendo	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
3D	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Drop	I-Application
Distance	I-Application
Square	O
Enix	O
Shin	O
Sangoku	O
Musou	O
VS	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
Sengoku	O
Musou	O
Chronicle	O
2nd	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
E.X.	O
</s>
<s>
Troopers	O
Capcom	O
3D	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Force	I-Application
II	I-Application
SEGA	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Capcom	O
One	B-Application
Piece	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unlimited	I-Application
World	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
Steel	B-Device
Diver	I-Device
:	O
Sub	O
Wars	O
Nintendo	O
Senran	O
Kagura	O
2	O
:	O
Deep	O
Crimson	O
Marvelous	O
Dragon	B-Protocol
Quest	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
Square	O
Enix	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Capcom	O
Attack	B-Application
on	I-Application
Titan	I-Application
:	I-Application
Humanity	I-Application
in	I-Application
Chains	I-Application
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
Samurai	O
Warriors	O
Chronicles	O
3	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Explorers	I-Application
Square	O
Enix	O
Kenka	O
Bancho	O
6	O
:	O
Soul	O
and	O
Blood	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
Horizon	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
+	I-Application
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Majora	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Nintendo	O
IronFall	B-Device
:	I-Device
Invasion	I-Device
VD-Dev	O
Code	B-Application
Name	I-Application
:	I-Application
S.T.E.A.M.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
This	O
accessory	O
came	O
bundled	O
exclusively	O
with	O
every	O
retail	O
copy	O
of	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stand	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
games	O
with	O
similar	O
controls	O
such	O
as	O
Liberation	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
,	O
easier	O
to	O
play	O
for	O
various	O
users	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
helped	O
free	O
the	O
tension	O
of	O
suspending	O
the	O
console	O
with	O
one	O
hand	O
since	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
would	O
be	O
using	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
on	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
for	O
longer	O
periods	O
than	O
usual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
near-field	O
communication	O
(	O
NFC	O
)	O
reader	O
and	O
writer	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
at	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
alongside	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
Happy	I-Device
Home	I-Device
Designer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
peripheral	O
enables	O
Amiibo	B-Device
support	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
,	O
and	O
2DS	B-Device
,	O
a	O
feature	O
already	O
built-in	O
to	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accessory	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
two	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
consists	O
of	O
six	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
the	O
regular-sized	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
is	O
a	O
larger	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
90%	O
larger	O
screens	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
is	O
a	O
complete	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
entry	O
level	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
console	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
removes	O
the	O
3D	O
functionality	O
and	O
changes	O
the	O
form	O
factor	O
to	O
a	O
fixed	O
,	O
"	O
slate	O
"	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
which	O
also	O
has	O
an	O
XL	O
variant	O
,	O
adds	O
additional	O
controls	O
and	O
improved	O
functionality	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
certain	O
games	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cheaper	O
alternative	O
,	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
2DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
,	O
incorporates	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
with	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
such	O
as	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
functionality	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
shifts	O
from	O
the	O
slate	O
form	O
factor	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
2DS	B-Device
model	O
to	O
a	O
clamshell	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
(	O
abbreviated	O
to	O
2DS	B-Device
)	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
entry-level	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
its	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
are	O
relatively	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
(	O
and	O
still	O
offers	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
games	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
signature	O
3D	O
screen	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
internal	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
(	O
only	O
using	O
a	O
mono	O
speaker	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
slate-like	O
form	O
factor	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
clamshell	O
design	O
used	O
by	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
X	I-Application
&	I-Application
Y	I-Application
and	O
is	O
being	O
sold	O
alongside	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
at	O
a	O
relatively	O
lower	O
price	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
cheaper	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
that	O
plays	O
both	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
is	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
market	O
strategy	O
to	O
broaden	O
the	O
overall	O
Nintendo	O
handheld	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
targeted	O
at	O
a	O
different	O
audience	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
regular	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
models	I-Operating_System
,	O
particularly	O
younger	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
concerns	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
de-emphasize	O
the	O
3D	O
functionality	O
by	O
releasing	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
maintains	O
that	O
3D	O
is	O
still	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
future	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
and	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
(	O
known	O
as	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
LL	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
are	O
updated	O
revisions	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
that	O
were	O
first	O
unveiled	O
during	O
a	O
Japanese	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
models	O
feature	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
face	O
tracking	O
for	O
improved	O
3D	O
viewing	O
angles	O
,	O
additional	O
ZL/ZR	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
C-Stick	O
"	O
pointing	B-Device
stick	I-Device
that	O
are	O
comparable	O
to	O
and	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
games	O
that	O
support	O
the	O
Circle	B-Device
Pad	I-Device
Pro	O
,	O
colored	O
face	O
buttons	O
inspired	O
by	O
those	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
controllers	O
,	O
automatic	O
brightness	O
adjustment	O
,	O
microSD	O
storage	B-General_Concept
,	O
larger	O
batteries	O
,	O
and	O
integrated	O
near-field	O
communications	O
support	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Amiibo	B-Device
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
regular-sized	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
also	O
has	O
slightly	O
larger	O
screens	O
than	O
the	O
prior	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
interchangeable	O
faceplates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
existing	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
software	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Xenoblade	O
Chronicles	O
3D	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
games	O
released	O
for	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
are	O
specifically	O
optimized	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
and	O
its	O
upgraded	O
processor	B-General_Concept
and	O
are	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
earlier	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
2DS	B-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
unveiled	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
2DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
(	O
known	O
as	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
2DS	I-Device
LL	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
and	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
is	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
line	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
additional	O
hardware	O
features	O
and	O
software	O
compatibility	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
albeit	O
without	O
the	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
functionality	O
,	O
updated	O
micro	B-Device
SD	I-Device
card	I-Device
placement	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
remove	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
home	O
button	O
and	O
cartridge	O
cover	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
foldable	O
form	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Home	O
Menu	O
is	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
Menu	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Menu	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
launch	O
software	O
stored	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Game	B-Device
Cards	I-Device
,	O
applications	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
and	O
DSiWare	B-Device
titles	O
installed	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
internal	O
memory	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Home	O
button	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
suspend	O
the	O
current	O
software	O
that	O
is	O
running	O
and	O
bring	O
up	O
the	O
Home	O
Menu	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
launch	O
certain	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
and	O
Miiverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
,	O
the	O
menu	O
has	O
updateable	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
system	O
update	O
brought	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Save	O
Data	O
Backup	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
back	O
up	O
save	O
data	O
from	O
downloadable	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
software	O
and	O
most	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Camera	O
is	O
a	O
built-in	O
photo	O
and	O
video	O
recorder	O
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
media	O
gallery	O
and	O
photo	B-Application
editing	I-Application
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
uses	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
two	O
front-facing	O
cameras	O
to	O
take	O
3D	B-Algorithm
photos	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
the	O
user-facing	O
camera	O
to	O
take	O
regular	O
2D	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
photographs	O
are	O
taken	O
at	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
640	O
x	O
480	O
px	B-Algorithm
(	O
VGA	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
or	O
0.3	O
megapixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Sound	O
is	O
a	O
built-in	O
music	O
player	O
and	O
sound	O
recorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
filename	O
extensions	O
include	O
MP3	B-Application
audio	I-Application
with	O
.mp3	B-Application
and	O
AAC	O
audio	O
with	O
.mp4	O
,	O
.m4a	B-Algorithm
,	O
or	O
.3GP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
files	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
from	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
with	O
visualizations	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
upper	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
while	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
closed	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
shared	O
throughout	O
other	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Swapnote	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
StreetPass	B-Device
function	O
built-into	O
the	O
app	O
,	O
where	O
users	O
exchange	O
song	O
data	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
compatibility	O
chart	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
online	O
software	O
distribution	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
provides	O
downloadable	O
retail	O
and	O
download-only	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
applications	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
purchase	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
automatically	O
download	O
patches	O
for	O
both	O
physical	O
and	O
downloadable	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
content	O
obtained	O
from	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
is	O
attached	O
to	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
but	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
one	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Background	O
downloading	O
is	O
possible	O
via	O
SpotPass	B-Device
,	O
while	O
playing	O
games	O
or	O
in	O
sleep	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
supports	O
simple	O
user	O
software	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
Latin	O
American	O
and	O
Caribbean	O
countries	O
,	O
which	O
feature	O
a	O
more	O
limited	O
eShop	B-Application
,	O
had	O
their	O
systems	O
closed	O
in	O
July	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Countries	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
with	O
the	O
full	O
eShop	B-Application
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
are	O
currently	O
unaffected	O
until	O
March	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
that	O
support	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
in	O
late	O
March	O
2023	O
(	O
this	O
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2023	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
credit	O
cards	O
ceasing	O
by	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
add	O
funds	O
by	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
launched	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
via	O
a	O
firmware	B-Application
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
functionality	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
version	O
albeit	O
without	O
the	O
private	O
messaging	O
feature	O
,	O
and	O
required	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
access	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
communities	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
access	O
Miiverse	O
on	O
any	O
internet	O
enabled	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
tablet	B-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
post	O
screenshots	O
from	O
certain	O
games	O
to	O
social	O
networking	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Tumblr	B-Application
and/or	O
Facebook	B-Application
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Image	O
Share	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Miiverse	O
servers	O
closed	O
down	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
internet	B-Application
browser	I-Application
was	O
released	O
via	O
a	O
firmware	B-Application
update	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
functions	O
as	O
a	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
system	O
application	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
while	O
another	O
application	O
is	O
suspended	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
browser	B-Application
supports	O
HTML	B-Language
,	O
CSS	B-Language
,	O
JavaScript	B-Language
and	O
some	O
HTML5	B-Application
elements	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
,	O
video	O
or	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
download	O
and	O
show	O
3D	B-Algorithm
images	I-Algorithm
with	O
the	O
.mpo	O
file	O
extension	O
and	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
save	O
images	O
on	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
the	O
browser	B-Application
supports	O
JPEG	O
and	O
MPO	O
image	O
uploads	O
from	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
photo	O
gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
can	O
also	O
choose	O
between	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Video	I-Application
launched	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
tutorial	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
periodically	O
updates	O
its	O
video	O
content	O
availability	O
through	O
SpotPass	B-Device
,	O
automatically	O
adding	O
and	O
deleting	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Video	I-Application
content	O
include	O
:	O
established	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Oscar	O
's	O
Oasis	O
and	O
Shaun	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sheep	I-Application
(	O
with	O
fifteen	O
exclusive	O
episodes	O
)	O
;	O
original	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Dinosaur	O
Office	O
and	O
BearShark	O
by	O
CollegeHumor	O
;	O
short	O
films	O
;	O
movie	O
trailers	O
;	O
and	O
sports	O
videos	O
by	O
Redbull	O
and	O
BSkyB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Video	I-Application
app	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
,	O
European	O
and	O
Oceania	O
regions	O
by	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
July	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
at	O
least	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Video	I-Application
"	O
name	O
continues	O
to	O
exist	O
via	O
a	O
permanent	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
category	O
for	O
all	O
hosted	O
videos	O
that	O
previously	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
former	O
app	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
potential	O
new	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
permanently	O
hosted	O
online	O
"	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Video	I-Application
"	O
eShop	B-Application
videos	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
on-demand	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
without	O
additional	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netflix	O
users	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
pause	O
streaming	O
video	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
resume	O
it	O
on	O
other	O
Netflix-enabled	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
that	O
Hulu	B-Application
Plus	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
Hulu	B-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	O
reiterated	O
the	O
announcement	O
this	O
time	O
claiming	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
sometime	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Hulu	B-Application
application	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Hulu	B-Application
Plus	O
application	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
one-week	O
free	O
trial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
application	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SpotPass	B-Device
TV	O
service	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
a	O
joint	O
service	O
between	O
Nippon	O
TV	O
and	O
Fuji	O
TV	O
that	O
brought	O
free	O
3D	O
video	O
content	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
users	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Eurosport	O
app	O
launched	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
worked	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Video	I-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swapnote	B-Device
(	O
known	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Letter	I-Device
Box	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
messaging	O
application	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swapnote	B-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
send	O
hand-written/drawn	O
messages	O
to	O
registered	O
friends	O
via	O
SpotPass	B-Device
either	O
or	O
other	O
users	O
via	O
StreetPass	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
abruptly	O
suspended	O
the	O
Swapnote/Nintendo	O
Letter	O
Box	O
SpotPass	B-Device
functionality	O
after	O
discovering	O
minors	O
were	O
sharing	O
Friend	O
Codes	O
with	O
strangers	O
who	O
had	O
exploited	O
the	O
messaging	O
service	O
to	O
allegedly	O
exchange	O
pornographic	O
imagery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
import	O
Mii	O
characters	O
from	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
or	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mii	O
created	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
cannot	O
be	O
exported	O
back	O
to	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
character	O
parts	O
in	O
Mii	O
Maker	O
not	O
present	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Mii	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
restriction	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
applied	O
when	O
exporting	O
a	O
Mii	O
from	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
to	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
network	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
include	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
,	O
SpotPass	B-Device
and	I-Device
StreetPass	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
StreetPass	B-Application
Mii	I-Application
Plaza	I-Application
is	O
a	O
StreetPass	B-Device
application	O
which	O
comes	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
every	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
system	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Zone	I-Device
Viewer	I-Device
is	O
a	O
built-in	O
application	O
that	O
detects	O
and	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
certified	O
SpotPass	B-Device
hotspots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retail	O
copies	O
of	O
games	O
are	O
supplied	O
on	O
proprietary	O
cartridges	O
called	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Game	B-Device
Cards	I-Device
,	O
which	O
are	O
packaged	O
in	O
keep	O
cases	O
with	O
simple	O
instructions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retail	O
and	O
download-only	O
games	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
are	O
region	O
locked	O
(	O
software	O
purchased	O
in	O
a	O
region	O
can	O
be	O
only	O
played	O
on	O
that	O
region	O
's	O
hardware	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
386.48	O
million	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
games	O
have	O
been	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
49	B-Device
titles	I-Device
surpassing	O
the	O
million-unit	O
mark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
successful	O
game	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
has	O
sold	O
18.94	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
8	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
with	O
12	O
games	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
with	O
14	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AR	O
Games	O
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
several	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
mini-games	O
and	O
simple	O
tools	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
every	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
along	O
with	O
6	O
paper	O
cards	O
that	O
interact	O
with	O
certain	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
cards	O
have	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
on	O
them	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Link	O
,	O
Kirby	O
,	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Samus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
one	O
is	O
a	O
question	O
mark	O
box	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
scanning	O
the	O
cards	O
,	O
real	O
time	O
graphics	B-Architecture
are	O
augmented	O
onto	O
live	O
footage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
take	O
3D	B-Algorithm
photos	I-Algorithm
of	O
Nintendo	O
characters	O
,	O
using	O
any	O
to	O
all	O
6	O
AR	O
Cards	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
Miis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
AR	O
cards	O
are	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
games	O
including	O
Nintendogs	B-Device
+	I-Device
Cats	I-Device
,	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uprising	I-Application
,	O
Pokédex	O
3D	O
Pro	O
,	O
Freakyforms	O
:	O
Your	O
Creations	O
,	O
Alive	O
!,	O
and	O
Tetris	B-Application
:	I-Application
Axis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Face	B-Device
Raiders	I-Device
is	O
another	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
application	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
every	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
faces	O
then	O
turn	O
into	O
enemies	O
and	O
attack	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
shoot	O
them	O
using	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
gyroscope	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
applications	O
that	O
similarly	O
use	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
AR	O
capabilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Photos	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Photos	B-Operating_System
with	I-Operating_System
Animal	I-Operating_System
Crossing	I-Operating_System
,	O
Pokémon	O
Dream	O
Radar	O
,	O
and	O
Spirit	B-Application
Camera	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
Memoir	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Download	O
Play	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
with	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
using	O
only	O
one	O
Game	B-Device
Card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Download	O
Play	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
is	O
also	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Download	O
Play	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
game	O
data	O
is	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
once	O
downloaded	O
to	O
the	O
guest	O
system	O
,	O
no	O
longer	O
requiring	O
a	O
re-download	O
for	O
a	O
future	O
game	O
session	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
games	O
can	O
only	O
transfer	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
32MB	O
of	O
data	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
while	O
in	O
download	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
own	O
software	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
is	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
all	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
and	O
DSi	B-Device
XL	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
DS	B-Device
software	O
that	O
requires	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
DSi	B-Device
software	O
cannot	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
3D	O
visuals	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
DS	B-Device
display	B-General_Concept
resolutions	I-General_Concept
are	O
displayed	O
in	O
a	O
scaled	O
and	O
stretched	O
fashion	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
increased	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
user	O
holds	O
down	O
the	O
START	O
or	O
SELECT	O
buttons	O
upon	O
launching	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
software	O
,	O
the	O
emulated	O
screens	O
will	O
be	O
displayed	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
native	O
resolution	O
,	O
albeit	O
smaller	O
with	O
black	O
borders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
,	O
this	O
method	O
yields	O
a	O
viewing	O
size	O
for	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
similar	O
to	O
their	O
native	O
sizes	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
larger	O
screen	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
XL	O
)	O
,	O
unlike	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
models	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
games	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
shrunk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
allows	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
owners	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
play	O
games	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
models	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
are	O
distributed	O
over	O
broadband	O
Internet	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
and	O
are	O
saved	O
to	O
a	O
removable	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
downloaded	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
from	O
the	O
Home	O
Menu	O
as	O
individual	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
and	O
Sega	O
also	O
launched	O
the	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
series	O
,	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
enhanced	O
retro	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
featuring	O
updated	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
graphics	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Louvre	O
Museum	O
in	O
Paris	O
contracted	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
3DS-based	O
audiovisual	O
visitor	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Guide	O
:	O
Louvre	O
,	O
this	O
guide	O
contains	O
over	O
30	O
hours	O
of	O
audio	O
and	O
over	O
1,000	O
photographs	O
of	O
artwork	O
and	O
the	O
museum	O
itself	O
,	O
including	O
3D	O
views	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
provides	O
navigation	O
thanks	O
to	O
differential	O
GPS	O
transmitters	O
installed	O
within	O
the	O
museum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3DS	B-Operating_System
XLs	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
the	O
guide	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
rent	O
at	O
the	O
museum	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
software	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
purchased	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
the	O
guide	O
is	O
not	O
region	O
locked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
has	O
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
its	O
hardware	O
design	O
a	O
"	O
natural	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
complaint	O
was	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
battery	O
life	O
;	O
Engadget	O
reported	O
to	O
get	O
3	O
hours	O
of	O
battery	O
life	O
from	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
while	O
IGN	O
reported	O
2	O
to	O
4.5	O
hours	O
of	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
was	O
very	O
well	O
received	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
generally	O
recommended	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
new	O
buyers	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
,	O
although	O
not	O
so	O
much	O
to	O
current	O
owners	O
of	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
improves	O
upon	O
the	O
battery	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
's	O
battery	O
"	O
lasts	O
a	O
cross-country	O
flight.	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
did	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
3D	O
felt	O
more	O
immersive	O
:	O
"	O
Where	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
felt	O
like	O
peering	O
through	O
a	O
peephole	O
into	O
another	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
XL	O
is	O
almost	O
like	O
stepping	O
through	O
a	O
door.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Destructoid	O
reviewer	O
said	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
was	O
easier	O
to	O
use	O
than	O
the	O
regular	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
large	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
UK	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
their	O
most	O
pre-ordered	O
video	O
game	O
system	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
pre-orders	O
were	O
double	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
sold	O
its	O
entire	O
allotment	O
of	O
400,000	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
units	O
during	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
amid	O
reports	O
of	O
major	O
queues	O
outside	O
retailers	O
and	O
pre-order	O
sellouts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
113,000	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
units	O
were	O
sold	O
during	O
its	O
opening	O
weekend	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
hardware	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
sold	O
just	O
under	O
500,000	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
units	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
March	O
2011	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
with	O
440,000	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
units	O
sold	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
had	O
sold	O
3.61	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
short	O
of	O
the	O
4	O
million	O
Nintendo	O
projected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
is	O
also	O
the	O
fastest	O
selling	O
console	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
with	O
200,000	O
units	O
sold	O
through	O
37	O
weeks	O
of	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
235,000	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
dedicated	O
game	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Approximately	O
8	O
months	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
announced	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
had	O
surpassed	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
its	O
first	O
year	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
approximately	O
2.37	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2011	O
holiday	O
season	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
sold	O
approximately	O
1.6	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
sales	O
reached	O
4	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
sold	O
11.4	O
million	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
president	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
5	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
the	O
year	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mark	O
was	O
only	O
surpassed	O
by	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
sold	O
452,000	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
October	O
,	O
double	O
the	O
previous	O
month	O
's	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
it	O
achieved	O
its	O
sixth	O
consecutive	O
month	O
as	O
the	O
best-selling	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
first-party	O
software	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
hit	O
more	O
than	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
since	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	O
American	O
retailer	O
Target	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
was	O
among	O
its	O
top-sellers	O
during	O
the	O
Black	O
Friday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
France	O
deputy	O
general	O
manager	O
Philippe	O
Lavoué	O
announced	O
that	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
life-to-date	O
hardware	O
sales	O
stand	O
at	O
2.15	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
France	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
30	O
percent	O
account	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
possesses	O
a	O
market	O
share	O
of	O
50	O
percent	O
of	O
all	O
video	O
game	O
systems	O
sold	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
software	O
sales	O
rose	O
from	O
850,000	O
to	O
1,700,000	O
year-over-year	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
sold	O
around	O
770,000	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
in	O
November	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
pushing	O
the	O
lifetime	O
to	O
nearly	O
10.5	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
MCV	O
reported	O
that	O
lifetime	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
had	O
hit	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
console	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2014	O
saw	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
having	O
upgraded	O
hardware	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
exclusive	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
treated	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
family	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
is	O
therefore	O
included	O
in	O
these	O
sales	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2015	O
saw	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
family	I-Operating_System
and	O
thus	O
counted	O
among	O
these	O
sales	O
figures	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
has	O
publicly	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
3D	O
mode	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
is	O
not	O
intended	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
children	O
ages	O
six	O
and	O
younger	O
,	O
citing	O
possible	O
harm	O
to	O
their	O
vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
may	O
help	O
in	O
screening	O
children	O
before	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
6	O
who	O
have	O
depth	O
related	O
vision	O
problems	O
according	O
to	O
Dr.	O
Michael	O
Duenas	O
,	O
associate	O
director	O
for	O
health	O
sciences	O
and	O
policy	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
Optometric	O
Association	O
,	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Joe	O
Ellis	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
optometrists	O
 '	O
association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Dr.	O
David	O
Hunter	O
,	O
a	O
pediatric	O
ophthalmologist	O
affiliated	O
with	O
the	O
American	O
Academy	O
of	O
Ophthalmology	O
believes	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
largely	O
speculative	O
whether	O
a	O
child	O
who	O
has	O
problems	O
perceiving	O
depth	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
would	O
react	O
to	O
a	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
in	O
any	O
way	O
that	O
parents	O
would	O
recognize	O
as	O
indicating	O
any	O
problems	O
with	O
depth	O
perception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
's	O
parental	O
controls	O
,	O
safeguarded	O
by	O
a	O
PIN	O
,	O
allow	O
parents	O
to	O
disable	O
autostereoscopic	B-Algorithm
effects	O
on	O
systems	O
intended	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
young	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
president	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
partially	O
cited	O
these	O
concerns	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
influences	O
of	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
,	O
an	O
entry-level	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
lacking	O
3D	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
won	O
a	O
patent	O
suit	O
filed	O
against	O
eight	O
of	O
its	O
handheld	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
