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 stopped offering repairs for the New Nintendo 3DS. While it's unsurprising for a company to end support for hardware that's a decade old, the reason in this case is that Nintendo has ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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With the release and incredible success of the Nintendo Switch, it seems Nintendo is ready to let go one of its previous handheld devices. According to the Nintendo support website, the gaming giant ...

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 ...