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 ...

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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 ...

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 posted a new tweet on its Japanese customer support account, assuring 3DS owners that the online Nintendo Network and eShop services will still be available even after the first models have ...

Nintendo has just kicked off its Switch 2 era of gaming, but the company is also saying goodbye to its 3DS line of handheld gaming consoles. While Nintendo continued supporting the 3DS and its various ...

Nintendo has announced that it is ending repair support for the New Nintendo 3DS. In March of this year, Nintendo alerted customers that spare parts for the 2DS, New 3DS, and New 3DS XL were running ...

On Thursday, September 4, Nintendo announced that it was officially ending repair services for the old New Nintendo 2DS XL. The publisher made the announcement on its Japanese customer website. The ...

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