Nintendo 3DS
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The Nintendo 3DS (ニンテンド, 3DS Nintendō Surī Dī Esu) is a Nintendo handheld console, successor to the Nintendo DS.
Models
Nintendo 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS features two screens, one of which is a touch screen, one inner camera and two outer cameras, a gyroscope for motion controls, and a built-in microphone. The top screen is also able to display stereoscopic 3D images and videos without the need for special glasses. The console is also backwards compatible with the Nintendo DS and DSi, including DSiWare titles. The Nintendo 3DS has its own Virtual Console library, which offers games from previous consoles and handheld systems.
A Zelda-themed special limited edition 3DS bundle was also released. It included a black console marked with the Wingcrest, the Ocarina of Time, the Goddess's Harp, and all letters in gold, plus a copy of Ocarina of Time 3D.
Nintendo 3DS XL
A larger version of the console, named Nintendo 3DS XL, was also released, featuring 90% larger screens. A Zelda-themed special limited edition 3DS XL bundle was also released. It included a gold and black console emblazoned with the Triforce on the top and bottom, and an eShop code to download the digital version of A Link Between Worlds.
Nintendo 2DS
The Nintendo 2DS features a new slate design rather than the clamshell design of the previous models. It also lacks the console's signature 3D display. The console was released as a cheaper alternative targeted primarily to younger audiences. A Zelda-themed special Link Edition 2DS bundle was also released. It includes a green console plus a digital copy of Ocarina of Time 3D pre-installed.
New Nintendo 3DS
The New Nintendo 3DS features an upgraded processor, increased RAM, a second analog stick, two additional shoulder buttons, face detection for optimizing the stereoscopic 3D display, built-in NFC, and interchangeable cover plates. The more powerful hardware allows for some exclusive titles, including Super NES Virtual Console support, and some improvements to other games, such as the ability to play Hyrule Warriors Legends with stereoscopic 3D. A larger version of the console, named New Nintendo 3DS XL, was also released.
Two Zelda-themed special edition New Nintendo 3DS XL were also released. The Majora's Mask edition featured a black console with a gold top and bottom with Majora's Mask and the four transformation masks. In Europe and Japan, it included a digital copy of the game pre-installed into the system. The Hyrule Edition, exlcusive to GameStop retailers, also featured a gold top and bottom with the Wingcrest.[1]
New Nintendo 2DS XL
The New Nintendo 2DS XL features the same specifications as the New Nintendo 3DS but lacks the console's signature 3D display. A Zelda-themed special edition 2DS XL bundle was also released. It included a silver console featuring the Hylian Shield on the top plus a digital copy of A Link Between Worlds pre-installed.[2] In Japan, it included Ocarina of Time 3D pre-installed.
The Legend of Zelda Games
The following games can be purchased as physical Nintendo 3DS Game Cards or digitally from the Nintendo eShop, except for the backwards-compatible DS games.
Main
Remakes
Spin-Offs
Virtual Console
- The Legend of Zelda
- The Adventure of Link
- A Link to the Past
- Link's Awakening DX
- Oracle of Ages
- Oracle of Seasons
- The Minish Cap
Backwards Compatible
Main
Remakes
Spin-Offs
- Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love
- Too Much Tingle Pack
- Tingle's Balloon Fight DS
- Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
Other
Trivia
- In Phantom Hourglass, when visiting the Temple of the Ocean King, Link must press a sacred crest against his Sea Chart so it can be transferred. In order to do so, the console must be put into sleep mode while inspecting the sacred crest. On the Nintendo DS and 3DS, this is done by closing the system, thus "pressing" the map and the crest together; while playing the game on a 2DS, despite not being physically closed when in sleep mode, it has the same effects.[3]
Gallery
A black Nintendo 3DS
The A Link Between Worlds limited edition Nintendo 3DS XL
The Majora's Mask edition New Nintendo 3DS XL
The Hyrule Edition New Nintendo 3DS XL
The Nintendo 2DS Link Edition
The Hylian Shield edition New Nintendo 2DS XL
The Hylian Shield edition New Nintendo 2DS XL
The Hylian Shield edition New Nintendo 2DS XL interior
Box Art
North American 25th Anniversary special edition box art
European 25th Anniversary special edition box art
North American A Link Between Worlds limited edition box art
European A Link Between Worlds limited edition box art
Japanese A Link Between Worlds limited edition box art
Korean A Link Between Worlds limited edition box art
North American Majora's Mask edition box art
European Majora's Mask edition box art
Japanese Majora's Mask edition box art
North American Hyrule Edition box art
European Hyrule Edition box art
European Hyrule Edition box art (Spain)
Australian Hyrule Edition box art
Japanese Hyrule Edition box art
Korean Hyrule Edition box art
South East Asia and Middle Eastern Hyrule Edition box art
North American Link Edition box art
North American Hylian Shield edition boxart
Japanese Hylian Shield edition boxart
Logos
Logo of the Nintendo 2DS
Logo of the Nintendo 3DS XL
Logo of the New Nintendo 3DS
Video Gallery
References
- ↑ "In addition, a Hyrule Edition New Nintendo 3DS XL system will launch exclusively in GameStop stores on Oct. 30 at a suggested retail price of $199.99, just in time for the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (sold separately) on Oct. 23. The system is gold-colored and features an intricate Hylian Crest on the front." — Brian, Standard New 3DS coming to North America in Animal Crossing bundle, Hyrule Edition New 3DS XL, Nintendo Everything, published August 31, 2015, retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Become the hero you’ve always wanted to be with the New Nintendo #2DSXL Hylian Shield Edition, pre-installed with The Legend of #Zelda: A Link Between Worlds! Get it exclusively @GameStop for $159.99 July 2!" — @NintendoAmerica on Twitter, May 29, 2018 (Archive)
- ↑ wATTOsAGA9, Nintendo 2DS Presentation: Phantom Hourglass, YouTube, published December 2, 2013, retrieved August 23, 2015.