Nintendo 3DS

The Nintendo 3DS is the the current Nintendo handheld gaming console. The 3DS possesses dual LCD screens, with the lower being a stylus-operated touch screen, like the previous Nintendo DS consoles. The top screen can display stereoscopic 3D images and video via a process called. The 3DS is backwards compatible with Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi-enhanced software, as well as select DSiWare titles. The 3DS has its own Virtual Console library, which offers games from previous handheld systems.

An entry level, budget model known as the Nintendo 2DS was released on October 12, 2013 in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Ocarina of Time 3D
The Nintendo 3DS remake of the critically acclaimed Nintendo 64 Zelda game was released in June 2011: Japan's release date was June 16, 2011, followed by the European release date on June 17, 2011 and finally released in the U.S. on June 19, 2011. It features improved graphics, an improved item system, gyroscope controls, the inclusion of a new, and a new Boss Challenge mode.

A Link Between Worlds
A Link Between Worlds is the seventeenth Zelda game. Eiji Aonuma has stated that A Link Between Worlds will take elements from the console games rather than the previous handheld games, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks. On April 17, 2013, it was officially announced that the game would serve as a sequel to with a similar style for Link and a Light/Dark dichotomous overworld system. The game is notable for its non-linearity—it features an item rental system that allows almost any dungeon to be played at any time. It also introduces an alternate world called Lorule. The game was released on November 22, 2013.

A Link Between Worlds makes use of the systems Play Coins, which can be obtained for every 100 steps taken with the console in sleep mode. This coins can be used to buy hints from Hint Ghosts by using the Hint Glasses. Every hint will cost Link one coin.

Link's Awakening DX
It was announced at Nintendo's 2011 E3 Press Conference by Shigeru Miyamoto that  would become available that day, June 7th, 2011, for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. The price for the game is $5.99 in the United States, $9 AUD in Australia, and £5.40 in the United Kingdom. Like other Virtual Console games on the 3DS, Link's Awakening DX supports the use of s and custom borders.

Four Swords Anniversary Edition

 * Main article: Four Swords Anniversary Edition

A special edition of, called , was made available as a free download for the Nintendo DSi, and by extension the Nintendo 3DS, between September 28, 2011 and February 20, 2012. It was re-released as a free download for the Nintendo 3DS between January 30 and February 2, 2014. Four Swords Anniversary Edition includes a single-player mode in which the player controls two Links. In addition, it features two new stages: the Realm of Memories and the Hero's Trial.

The Legend of Zelda and The Adventure of Link
and its sequel were released on the Virtual Console as a part of the Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors program; 10 free NES titles were given away to those who bought a Nintendo 3DS at its original price and registered as Ambassadors on the Nintendo eShop. The games have since become available to non-Ambassadors. Save state support has been added to these games as well.

The Minish Cap
was also released as part of the Ambassador Program, when Nintendo released the program's Game Boy Advance titles in late December of 2011. There are currently no plans to release The Minish Cap at the Nintendo eShop.

Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons
Both games of the were released on February 13, 2013 in Japan and on May 30, 2013 in North America and Europe. They are priced at $5.99 each in North America. The games were offered at a discount price of $4.99 for three weeks from the day of their release (May 30 to June 20). Likewise, in the United Kingdom, the price is set at £5.39 each, with a discount price of £4.49 until June 20. Elsewhere in Europe, the games are priced at €4.99 each, and were not discounted upon release.

25th Anniversary Nintendo 3DS
As part of a bundle for the 2011 Holidays, a special limited edition Cosmo Black Nintendo 3DS came bundled with. The console was marked with the Royal Crest, the, the Goddess's Harp, and all letters in gold. The bundle was sold at the price of $199.99 in the United States.

A Link Between Worlds Nintendo 3DS XL
During the release of A Link Between Worlds a special limited edition 3DS XL was also released, including a gold and black console emblazoned with the Triforce on the top and bottom, and an eShop code to download the digital version of the game. It was released at retail price of $219.99 in the United States.

Majora's Mask 3D New Nintendo 3DS XL
During the release of both and the New Nintendo 3DS, a special edition New Nintendo 3DS XL was released. It featured a black console with a golden top, which included Majora's Mask and Link's four transformation masks. In Europe and Japan, the console also included a pre-installed digital copy of Majora's Mask 3D.