The Nintendo 3DS is more than a best-selling handheld — it’s the guardian of my childhood. As a kid, I spent hours ushering newly created Miis onto my Tomodachi Life island and days battling Trial ...

Nintendo 3DS Azahar has just announced support for caching shaders to disk. Azahar has to translate 3DS vertex shaders so your GPU can use them, slowing down gameplay. By caching compiled shaders, ...

Nintendo 3DS emulator Azahar has restored support for the most common .3ds file type. Support was previously removed to distance the project from game piracy. The removal prompted forks that restored ...

But the 3DS slowly disappeared for me, and it’s been in several drawers since 2021. However, the handheld has shot up in value in recent months, with some 3DS models reaching $300. It made me take out ...

If you’ve recently been in the market to purchase a Nintendo 3DS, you’ve likely found that the throwback handheld has jumped up to some incredibly high prices at resale. Long before Nintendo took over ...

James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...

TL;DR: The Nintendo 3DS was initially panned by critics for lacking compelling titles and being too expensive for mainstream gamers. However, the device has since acquired cult status, with ...

Root through your drawers, and check that cardboard box in the attic: 3DS prices are going through the roof. As spotted by X account Pirat_Nation, the old Nintendo handheld is now selling secondhand ...

Daniel has been playing games for entirely too many years, with his Steam library currently numbering nearly 750 games and counting. When he's not working or watching anime, he's either playing or ...

After over a decade, French art museum the Louvre has retired its Nintendo 3DS audio guides. Museum-goers grieve the end of the nostalgic partnership. Starting in 2012, Louvre guests could rent a 3DS ...

In a few months, you'll no longer be able to rent a Nintendo 3DS to guide you around the Louvre and tell you about the pieces exhibited in it. The website Nintendo Everything has spotted a notice in ...

A Nintendo 3DS exclusive looks poised to return in 2025 with a new Nintendo Switch release, according to a new rumor. The 3DS game in question hails from 2016, a year that saw the likes of Overwatch, ...