Games Nintendo 3DS

1 games

1.1 launch titles
1.2 augmented reality
1.3 download play
1.4 virtual console
1.5 backward compatibility
1.6 non-gaming uses

games

retail copies of games supplied on proprietary cartridges called nintendo 3ds game cards, packaged in keep cases simple instructions. in europe, boxes have triangle @ bottom corner of paper sleeve-insert side. triangle color-coded identify region title intended , manual languages included. unlike previous nintendo consoles, complete software manual available digitally via system s home menu. software published nintendo , third parties come packaged come club nintendo points, can redeemed special rewards. retail , download-only games available download in nintendo eshop. nintendo 3ds consoles region locked (software purchased in region can played on region s hardware).

a total of 335.10 million nintendo 3ds games have been sold worldwide of june 30, 2017, 34 titles surpassing million-unit mark. successful game, pokémon x , y, has sold approximately 16.11 million units worldwide.

launch titles

the nintendo 3ds launched in japan 8 games, in north america 15 games , in europe 14 games. additional thirty games announced release during system s launch window , includes 3 months after system s launch date.

augmented reality

an augmented reality tech demo called target shooting, seen @ e3 2010.

ar games compilation of several augmented reality mini-games , simple tools, pre-installed on every nintendo 3ds, along 6 paper cards interact games. 5 of 6 cards have picture of character on them, consisting of mario, link, kirby, pikmin, , samus. sixth 1 question mark box super mario bros. series. nintendo has published downloadable versions of card in larger sizes. scanning cards, real time graphics augmented onto live footage. possible take 3d photos of nintendo characters, using 6 ar cards, miis.

some ar cards compatible other nintendo 3ds games including nintendogs + cats, kid icarus: uprising, pokédex 3d pro, freakyforms: creations, alive! , tetris: axis.

face raiders augmented reality application pre-installed on every nintendo 3ds system. in order start playing, user must take pictures of peoples faces. these faces turn enemies , attack player, must shoot them using system s gyroscope. background of game rear camera s viewpoint. people walk in background, game takes pictures faces, adding them enemies. possible collect faces system s image gallery, searched automatically faces.

there other nintendo 3ds applications use system s ar capabilities, such pokémon dream radar , spirit camera: cursed memoir.

download play

download play allows users play local multiplayer games other nintendo 3ds systems using 1 game card. players must have systems within wireless range (up approximately 65 feet) of each other guest system download necessary data host system. download play on nintendo 3ds systems backward compatible, meaning available nintendo ds games. unlike download play on nintendo ds, game data, once downloaded guest system, stored on system s sd card, no longer requiring re-download future game session. nintendo 3ds games can transfer maximum of 32 mb of data other systems while in download play. other forms of local multiplayer modes require each player own software being used.

virtual console

the virtual console service allows nintendo 3ds owners download , play games released game boy, game boy color, sega game gear, nintendo entertainment system, , super nintendo entertainment system. virtual console games distributed on broadband internet via nintendo eshop, , saved removable sd card. once downloaded, virtual console games can accessed home menu individual apps. service launched on june 6 in north america , june 7, 2011 in japan , europe part of system update.

nintendo , sega launched 3d classics series, selection of enhanced retro games nintendo 3ds featuring updated stereoscopic graphics.

backward compatibility

in addition own software, nintendo 3ds backward compatible nintendo ds , nintendo dsi software. dsi, nintendo 3ds incompatible ds software requires use of game boy advance port. nintendo ds , dsi software cannot played 3d visuals on 3ds. original ds display resolutions displayed in scaled , stretched fashion due increased resolution of 3ds s screens. if user holds down start or select buttons upon launching nintendo ds software, emulated screens displayed in nintendo ds s native resolution, albeit smaller black borders. on nintendo 3ds xl, method yields viewing size ds games similar native sizes (due larger screen size of xl), unlike on original 3ds models, games appear shrunk.

non-gaming uses

the louvre museum in paris contracted nintendo create 3ds-based audiovisual visitor guide. guide contains on 30 hours of audio , on 1,000 photographs of artwork , museum itself, including 3d views, , provides navigation differential gps transmitters installed within museum. 3ds xls pre-loaded guide available hire @ museum, , software can purchased nintendo eshop. unlike 3ds titles, guide not region locked.