Nintendo has run out of spare parts needed to repair the original Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL in Japan. As such, the company had to stop accepting repairs of the portable consoles earlier than expected.

Nintendo has dominated the video game industry. It’s become a behemoth of a company and a staple for so many iconic video game console platforms and video game titles. While the company has come a ...

It's been 10 years since Nintendo released the 3DS console in Japan on February 26. Its pen-and-touch dual screen was one of the most advanced displays at the time among handheld gaming consoles. When ...

Nintendo will no longer offer repairs for the New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, and 2DS consoles in Japan once it runs out of parts, so users should contact it soon if they need a fix. After the ...

Nintendo is ending repairs of the original Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL a few weeks earlier than expected in Japan. That February announcement reportedly led to more units than expected to be sent in for ...

This announcement came only a day after Nintendo announced it will start phasing out 3DS consoles from its official service centers, starting with the original 3DS and 3DS XL at the end of March 2021.

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While the final days of the Nintendo 3DS might have been a long time coming, that doesn’t take away the sting that comes with the final step of ending a generation of consoles. Nintendo shut down the ...

Following an announcement last August that it had run out of replacement parts for the New 3DS, Nintendo Japan now says it has run out of parts for the New 3DS XL and the 2DS. As a result, it will no ...