The Nintendo 3DS is celebrating its 15-year anniversary today, March 27, 2025. Below, we look back at its design philosophy and how it differs from modern-day handheld counterparts like the Switch and ...

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 ...

Used Nintendo 3DS price tags are reading as much as or even more than a used Switch online, and it has fans and experts stumped. Some of these handheld gaming systems are selling on platforms like ...

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 ...

When the power goes out, having a generator feels like hitting the jackpot. While all the neighbors around you are sitting in darkness pretending like it's the 1800s, you have a way to keep certain ...

Researchers have developed a chip-based quantum random number generator that provides high-speed, high-quality operation on a miniaturized platform. This advance could help move quantum random number ...

For the past decade, visitors to the Louvre could rent a Nintendo 3DS console for personalized tours, audio commentary and additional information about more than 700 artworks at the famed Paris museum ...