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 The '''Nintendo 3DS''' is a handheld video game console released by [[Nintendo]]. The console is the direct successor to the [[Nintendo DS]]. It is competing in the eighth generation of video game consoles alongside the {{S|wikipedia|PlayStation Vita}}.
-The console is slightly less powerful than the [[Wii]], and has an [[wikipedia:Autostereoscopy|autostereoscopic]] 3D screen which allows a player to see an alterable level of 3D without the need to wear glasses. It also features a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and a touchscreen. The 3DS also features a wireless mode, active even in sleep mode, that renders it able to passively share information with other nearby 3DS systems, known as StreetPass. A mode similar to StreetPass, SpotPass also allows the 3DS to download data from the internet when the 3DS comes in range with a Wi-Fi hotspot. While moving, the built-in pedometer also allows the user to earn [[Play Coin]]s. One Play Coin is earned for every 100 steps walked.  The 3DS is fully backwards-compatible with the majority of DS and DSi games, though, like the DSi and DSi XL, it lacks a Game Boy Advance port that some DS games use such as ''Guitar Hero: On Tour''. The built-in online shopping software ''Nintendo eShop'', however, allows for the download of NES, SNES (New 3DS models only), Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and other third party handheld console games. Game Boy Advance games were also offered on the ''eShop'' via promotion once.
+The console is slightly less powerful than the [[Wii]], and has an [[wikipedia:Autostereoscopy|autostereoscopic]] 3D screen which allows a player to see an alterable level of 3D without the need to wear glasses. It also features a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and a touchscreen. The 3DS also features a wireless mode, active even in sleep mode, that renders it able to passively share information with other nearby 3DS systems, known as StreetPass. A mode similar to StreetPass, SpotPass also allows the 3DS to download data from the internet when the 3DS comes in range with a Wi-Fi hotspot. While moving, the built-in pedometer also allows the user to earn [[Play Coin]]s. One Play Coin is earned for every 100 steps walked.  The 3DS is fully backwards-compatible with the majority of DS and DSi games, though, like the DSi and DSi XL, it lacks a Game Boy Advance port that some DS games use such as ''Guitar Hero: On Tour''. The built-in online shopping software Nintendo eShop, however, allows for the download of NES, SNES (New 3DS models only), Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and other third party handheld console games. Game Boy Advance games were also offered on the ''eShop'' via promotion once.
 Nintendo first spoke of the console prior to the 2010 [[E3]] press conference, and Nintendo released the system in Japan on February 26, 2011 and to North America in March 27, 2011.
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 In the Japan-exclusive [[Nintendo Direct|Nintendo 3DS Direct]] on August 29, 2014, the fourth and fifth models (the '''New Nintendo 3DS''' and '''New Nintendo 3DS XL''') were announced, released in Japan on October 11, 2014 and in Australia on November 21, 2014, with Europe and North America getting the handhelds on February 13, 2015. However, in North America, only the New Nintendo 3DS XL has been released at launch. The standard-sized model was released on September 25, 2015 in special bundles such as ''Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer''. Both models have [[ZL]] and [[ZR]] buttons, a [[C-Stick]], more powerful hardware, different positioning of some buttons, automatic brightness depending on surrounding light levels, and 3D visuals that can be seen from a wider range of angles. Custom faceplates are available for the regular New Nintendo 3DS, but not the XL version due to size difference. The New 3DS also has built-in [[amiibo]] compatibility, whereas the original 3DS models require an adapter to interact with the figurines. A subsequent revision, the '''New Nintendo 2DS XL''', would be released in mid-2017 worldwide, featuring a slimmer, streamlined design without the 3D visuals of previous variants.
-The Nintendo 3DS line was discontinued worldwide on September 17, 2020.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/17/21441096/nintendo-3ds-production-discontinued-total-sales</ref> The 3DS sold 75.94 million units worldwide, and stands as Nintendo's least-selling handheld platform (in large part due to the adoption of smartphones and tablets), however, it is still considered a success.
+The Nintendo 3DS line was discontinued worldwide on September 17, 2020.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/17/21441096/nintendo-3ds-production-discontinued-total-sales</ref> The 3DS sold 75.94 million units worldwide, and stands as Nintendo's least-selling handheld platform, in large part due to the adoption of smartphones and tablets; however, it is still considered a success.
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