I’m in Japan now, on vacation. The 3DS is being sold for 25,000 yen($305). I tested 4 different games and must say the graphics are AMAZING (regardless of the 3D).

On the other hand, the larger screen makes it easier to pick out details that were too small to see on the original 3DS's cramped screens. The glasses-free 3D effect is even more intense with the ...

However, the buttons are much nicer, the analog stick is a huge improvement, and 3DS games just look fantastic on the XL’s ...

What Is It. A super-sized version of the original Nintendo 3DS—a two-screen clamshell device with a touchscreen on the bottom and a glasses-free 3D display up top.

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Late last week, Japanese electronics maker Sharp showed off its new 3D touchscreen display. As a Sharp spokesman explained, the company would like ...

We’ll discuss the screen shortly, but if you’ve never seen the 3DS’ screen in 3D mode, imagine that you’re looking into a little box containing the action.

Super-stable 3D works by using the new 3DS' front-facing camera to track the position of your head in relation to the screen, adjusting the display's 3D output to show correctly at that particular ...

Of course the 3DS’s top screen–where it works its 3D magic by feeding separate images to each of your eyes–couldn’t be less like the DSi’s in terms of capability.

Users of the original 3DS who want a bigger screen, or 2DS gamers who want the 3D effect, would also probably be best served by going for the new models. If you're already the owner of a 3DS XL ...

Factors like 3D usage, Wi-Fi connectivity, screen brightness, ... Once you're in the 3D sweet spot though the 3DS looks amazing; graphics look clean, characters and objects are sharp, ...

The 3DS was mostly sunset shortly after the Nintendo Switch began gaining traction. In numerous ways, the Switch is a far superior piece of gaming hardware, with a capacitive screen instead of a ...

Three years in, the Nintendo 3DS handheld has become a seriously good game device -- especially for fans of Nintendo's classic gaming franchises -- and the XL is the one you should buy.