It's Time to Say Goodbye to the 3DS...

The 3DS's time has passed, but its legacy shall live on!
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Additional gameplay footage credits:
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"Reloaded Installer #11" by LHS.
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[@shadowwwwwwwwwww]

i can't believe a fuzzy blue monster just broke into my home, took my 3ds and threw it into a volcano. i tried to buy a new one but he went to my local gamestop, target and walmart and took them off the shelves and did the same thing.

[@iumcookedmybrother7092]

That's funny

[@fergboyrossgerson1412]

JK - 06GA - Lorenville PS (1508) same

[@Gbent]

Fergboy Rossgerson same

[@thegoldenpyro]

@JK - 06GA - Lorenville PS (1508) same

[@Imhungry36]

Same everything is discontinued

[@linkuriboh471]

The 3ds will age pretty well. It has a good library and good replay value.

[@AirMage50]

@Kyle Gribble Mh4u, fire emblem fates, fire emblem awakening, fire emblem echoes, fantasy life, Ever oasis, monster hunter stories, Smt IV, Smt apocalypse, rune factory 4, story of seasons, smt soul hacks, smt devil sirvivor 1-2, Animal crossing new leaf.

[@Zikuu_]

Fire emblem awakening, fates (conquest birthright revelations) and echoes, Pokemon ultra sun, yo kai 3, ever oasis., kid icarus uprising, pushmo, lugis mansion,persona q2, persona q2 new cinema labyrinth

[@BlueTurn]

Linkuriboh bravely default and bravely second

[@TheKingofZock]

@Kyle Gribble Kid Icarus Uprising, one of the best games ever on the 3DS. And of course Kingdom Hearts, no question.

[@Hazel.J]

I’m honestly gonna keep using mine and definitely buy more games, I’m sad to say this but I don’t actually have Luigi’s mansion

[@Kneevirus]

Arlo: "the day a company stops supporting it's own system with first party software, is the day that system is laid to rest" R.I.P.: Playstation Vita 2012-2014

[@TheEnderLeader1]

Hacking community: allow us to introduce ourselves.

[@misterassasblack9350]

@@TheEnderLeader1 true

[@plwushii]

rip.

[@typeterson9544]

but lol nobody misses it

[@OneLastNerd]

Well nobody but me

[@reeceispiecies]

“ the 3DS came when my life started to get all busy and adulty,” He’s a puppet godammit

[@HollowRick]

He's Arlo

[@BrewReview]

Hey, puppets age too.

[@shaunscott5276]

Lol

[@BotchPL]

When I saw your comment he started to say that in the video lmao

[@kenzosrevenge8451]

This made me genuinely laugh

[@littlelamp100]

**3DS games announced in a direct** everyone: "kill it already we need more switch games!!!" **3DS basically dead** everyone: "noo don't kill it yet i'll miss it"

[@voorphy5521]

littlelamp100 the world is a fucking dick

[@taylorweber3986]

But I haven't got a switch yet don't kill it yet

[@glanni]

@@taylorweber3986 same, shit's expensive. i can't afford a new console every few years. not saying they shouldn't make better, more powerful consoles, but please, don't kill the old ones yet 😢🙏

[@franktheluigifan5523]

I hope the people who wanted to 3DS dead are having a nice time.

[@rece9151]

These people are the same people that are anti-vaccinators yet complain how their kids are technically dying

[@nataliispeaks]

Everyone else: R.I.P. 3DS Me: Time to start the 3DS collection

[@user-lq6vp9el6l]

Ryan H good time to stock up! The library is massive.

[@christophera4527]

I've only own pokemon games so far. And that's for only the New3DS. I wanna try some more. Like animal crossing.

[@nataliispeaks]

@@user-lq6vp9el6l One of my goals for the distant future is actually to eventually have a complete collection. There are so many great games in it that I can't believe I don't have yet

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Me: when's the 3ds mini Nintendo?

[@GORF-wb4gl]

As a fellow collector, i can agree with this statement.

[@Galvinize03]

R.I.P 3DS Rest in spaghetti, never forgetti.

[@rebeccar9887]

I regretti the spaghetti

[@vcpf]

Lol

[@justinradabaugh0207]

Does anyone remember dinosaur office, I used to love watching that vid over and over again on my 3ds

[@davidwilson9432]

Yes those were hilarious!

[@brece5452]

Yeah, that was great.

[@DreadsHyper]

Omg! Ima go try to recreate it in Super Mario Maker 2 and Mario Maker 1 for the 3ds!

[@kellyrousseau3839]

Dinosaur office, rrrooooaaarrrr

[@lucymorton1290]

“it’s time to go.” “was i a good system?” “no.” “i’m told you were the best.”

[@beatrix1120]

I've heard this before so many times but I have no idea what it's referencing

[@kyotanaka920]

@@beatrix1120 it's a meme that originated from a short comic strip The comic was 4 panels featuring a person mourning a recently killed dog, with the ghost of said dog watching this. Death appears, telling the dog that it's time to go, as in the afterlife. The dog asked if he was a good boy, and the death responds with "no, I'm told you were the best," with the last panel being them walking off.

[@catalac3807]

the messed up quotations makes it seem the person asking about if they were the good system is saying the answerer they are the best.

[@lucymorton1290]

Catalac yeah i know it’s just not easy to do this meme in text form

[@user-nx4nc9ob9m]

DS: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@bitesizedchocolate04]

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. - Dr. Suess

[@SIDE9995_]

Too late already crying

[@will_mcdermott]

BiteSizedChocolate nah fuck that the ds is dead no way to sugar coat it

[@MormonDude]

Creepzer178 yeah but at least the DS happened, as opposed to it never happening.

[@vslazer6728]

I always see this quote on videos concerning loss

[@Retrotude]

If I had a nickel for every quote falsely attributed to Doctor Seuss, I could bribe Nintendo to release Mother 3 in the US. - Me

[@quanthinh3487]

Arlo 2019: Bye 3ds. Me 2019: Hello 3ds.

[@glacierstudios4598]

I did as well! And I put 500 hours into it that year alone😂

[@eatatjoes6751]

Me in the future: Yo, DS.

[@chich-ai]

I got my 3ds in 2020 so I can relate

[@jansteen5640]

Got it about a month ago, love it 👍

[@koolaid33]

I got mine 2013, greatest system I've ever owned, and I own a wii, switch, ps4 and ps3 and much more. Hope you enjoy your time using this sleek beauty, and play mariokart 7.

[@rabbitwithhorns3805]

Here's my story: I got a 2DS. I had my fun with it. Then I upgraded to a New 3DS XL. Still play it to this day. The end.

[@therockwizard.9687]

The Jackalope no body cares dumbass,

[@k_illings]

This is the most touching story I have ever heard in my life

[@jeremygilmore8703]

Same story but I upgraded to a new 2ds XL instead of a new 3ds XL

[@koolaid33]

got 3ds xl. Still Play it to this day. the end.

[@rndmzr153]

Got 3DS XL Loved every second Spent hundreds on the little thing Very happy End

[@pupdrawsgames8673]

Congrats the 3ds outlived the Wii U and 2 years of the switch

[@flompmcdomp4996]

Why did you comment

[@helloiamenergyman]

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[@helloiamenergyman]

. A a b a b a

[@selfishpick437]

@@flompmcdomp4996 why did you reply?

[@doomjuan]

Selfishpick4 why did you reply to that reply?

[@peachcampanella]

I met my best friends in college through 3DS streetpass. I love it.

[@jackg5321]

😊 How nice, could you tell us the story how you end up finding them after they popped up

[@peachcampanella]

@@jackg5321 Ok, so I usually leave my 3DS on sleep mode in my purse or backpack when I'm out, and at my uni there were regulars you'd pass by. However, when I went to one of my classes the green light lit right when this one girl Laura sat next to me. After a few classes I got suspicious that it was her who also carried her 3DS around. A couple of weeks in, I was early to class, alone, and was playing FE Awakening to pass the time, and she just stomps right in the room and almost yells, "HEY ARE YOU CHIQUI MY DS LIGHTS UP WHEN YOU'RE AROUND ALSO YOUR MII IS CUTE!" Chiqui is my mii's name btw. After class we talked and she introduced her best friend to me who was also in the class (her friend was super shy). We hit it off by our similar tastes in anime and kpop. But her friend, Angel, coincidentally had a similar class schedule to mine so we ended up studying together A LOT. During study breaks we'd watch Jdramas and anime and found out that we were basically twins. Same taste in fashion. Same taste in music. Same taste in men (oh lordt we bonded over this). Same taste in food. Same interests in video games. Same culture. Both of us love to bake. We were bound to be sisters. However, we became forever sisters when she motivated me to manage my eating disorder. She helped me when my dad was hospitalized. I helped her with other very serious things but then I'd just be gushing. (;ω;) Anyways Angel and Laura quickly became very important to me after hanging out and bonding a lot. I introduced to them my bestie, they introduced another friend, and we immediately hit off. Years since then we experienced so much together...new jobs, bridal and baby showers, road trips, even hardships, so much! I'm so grateful for them. All of this because of my 3DS. I would have never talked to Laura and Angel if it weren't for my DS, really. I was really timid, and it still amazes me to this day how this little console gifted me my most favorite people!!! Also sorry if this is long!!!

[@f4ded420]

Holy shit that's beautiful

[@jackg5321]

@@peachcampanella Not at all 😌 I was a bit shy to ask for the story but I'm so glad I did, you really shared with us a heartwarming story, I could imagine you telling this with friends over a cup of tea and vividly recounting how everything started with a bang and went on to be so sweet over the years ☺ It's so fortunate that you guys were actually in the same class! I definitely think that's fate that brought you guys together, I asked because I have a feeling that this does happen in life. Although sometimes we may just pass by those ones we were destined to meet, bush shoulders but never meet. So a really nice story, and wow so exciting to hear you have all the same tastes! I think that's good encouragement to hear to continue meet new people, because your perfect match is really out there :D wow you guys experienced so much together, I can definitely see how after being there for everyday moments but also those important times that you grow close. It really gives me something to smile to, and reminder it's all about giving and being there for friends, that's something I feel I need but also hope to give. Thanks for sharing again too, it's almost like an encouragement story and I definitely felt warm inside when I read it the other day, wishing you guys can be happy together forever but it seems like you guys have already found each other 😌

[@xXSparklingLuvXx]

man i wish i had friends..

[@blober5533]

God I remember whenever my family would pick up someone from the airport or go on vacation how excited I'd be to get streetpass from people all over the world.

[@polishtheqalb]

Omg I wish I did that

[@onyx2787]

3DS: my time has come *looks at the switch* you must continue your journey

[@Tuxum]

Arlo, I have a confession... I watched this vid on my 3ds.

[@thefellowkids1418]

Haha Same 2dsxl

[@Cypher_FED]

God to me KZbin on The 3ds or 2ds was the worst way to watch KZbin videos

[@toasterstrudel3477]

@@Cypher_FED youtube crashes just by existing on the 3ds for me :(

[@DonateIIo]

How bad was the video quality o.0

[@toasterstrudel3477]

@@DonateIIo was ok actually, it just wont start anymore, it crashes on launch

[@YoToffles]

It's been a fun run on my currently favorite system

[@mikentosh6898]

I 100% agree

[@wdecently7150]

Well, I might as well start from the beginning. Starting with my 2ds- i mean, uh, DS Lite. *_4 days until Christmas. 2008._* Winter time. The time for blankets, hot cocoa, and presents. That's all that filled my 5 year old brain. Presents... what could I get? Super Mario Advance 4 for my Game Boy Advance SP Blue edition? Maybe some new Mario plushies? A game cube?! (Jk, I didn't know what a GameCube was until I got a Wii) I was sitting down with my mom and dad, watching the tv. My two brothers were in the other room, playing some random game on our old N64. Surprisingly, we didn't own any Mario games on that old thing. My parents only bought the cheap ones, apparently Mario 64 was tOo ExPenSiVe. We only had two controllers, so I couldn't play. Well, I mean, we had three, but the joystick broke on that one, deeming it unusable. I didn't want to play anyways, I wasn't interested. I had finally watched a commercial for the Nintendo Dual Screen System (The DS, as some called it). And I was simply amazed! I turned my small head toward my mom and dad, pointed to the TV screen, and said "I want that" But, since we were struggling with money at the time, my mother sighed sadly. Bad news was incoming. Every time mom sighs, she's about to lay some bad news on you. "Sorry honey, but we're short on money this month. I'm afraid we can't get you a DS this year." Despite being a small brat most of the time, I was rather understanding for my age. I looked down and turned back toward the tv, and said "okay..." Let's skip to Christmas Day. LOADS of presents were underneath the tree. We went through most of them, mostly being shirts of our favorite games and games for our old console. Soon, we went through all the presents. "Hold on, we still have a few more!" My dad said, going into his room. Of course! Surprise gifts! Parents always hide the best gifts for last! We scour the house trying to look for the secret presents, however we couldn't find them. They always seemed to... Appear. At least to my young self, they did. My first brother got a brand new PlayStation 3, with a copy of Crash Bandicoot and that one Sonic Collection game thing (which we still have to this day) My other brother got an Xbox 360, with a copy of Sonic Unleashed (which I also still have) Then came to me. I had only two presents from then yet to open. A small thin box, and a larger yet also rather small box. I unwrap the bigger one first... And it was... It was..! I got a Nintendo DS! I got the thing i wanted that they said I couldn't get! What was the other present? Well, it was my very first Mario game I had ever received. New Soup Ds? Mario Party? Well... No. My very first Mario game was Mario Kart DS. And let me tell you, I played that game SO much! Years and years i spend racing everyone, only going to 50cc since I was too scared by the other speed difficulties. Oh and you better believe I completed all the missions! It was hard, but I did it. But then, years later... We got a Wii. And young me decided that I didn't need my DS anymore. Granted, I enjoyed my Wii, but my DS got lost to the void that is my closet. Fast forward to the launch of the 3ds, which flooded my mind with old memories of tossing shells at racers as Luigi in the Poltergust Kart. Remembering this, I went to my closet and tossed everything out of any container, until I found it. I grabbed my old chewed up charger and plugged it in, waiting for it to charge before I went to play it. After about an hour, I thought it was charged enough. I took it off the charger and opened it up... Only to find that the top screen was hanging on by a single wire. The bottom screen worked, just... Not the top one. I was so... Saddened. Here I am, wanting to re-live the simple times of New Soup and Maro Krat, but I can't. But you know what I did? I took whatever game was in my DS at the time, and the rest of my ds games, and stored them in a plastic baggy under my bed. I put my DS in a shoe box, and put it back in my closet. It was also winter time, so I could reasonably ask my dad for presents to get at Christmas. My parents were divorced at this time, long story short I live with my dad and visit Mom every other weekend and holidays. Before winter break, I asked him if, for Christmas, I could get a Nintendo 3ds. He pulled the "sorry, I can't afford it this year" speech. But, I was still dumb enough to think that meant i wouldn't ACTUALLY get it. So, when i went to my mom's house for the winter, I asked her. She said "Sure! I'll pick up some Mario games too for you" Sure enough, came Christmas day, I got a black 3ds with Super Mario 3d land, New Soup 2, and M&L Dream Team (all games i still have!) But, once I got back to my dad's in around January... I got a 3ds from him, too. A blue one, with Luigi's Mansion 2 (I refuse to call it dark moon fight me), that one Wreck it Ralph game that people forgot about, and Mario Kart 7. So I guess I had 2 Nintendo 3ds'! Hooray!(?) Years later, when I finally got a step brother (longer story, he was 5 at the time), I decided to give my blue 3ds to my little brother, along with my big Mario and Luigi case, and a few games (The Wreck it Ralph one and that's it lol). I later bought a smaller Mario case for my DS and games, soon getting more 3ds games as they came out, like Sticker Star, Paper Jam, Superstar Saga DX, Inside Story DX, etc. I love that thing, and I still have it to this day. Now if you excuse me, I'm going to take my copy of Bowser's Inside Story and start a new file so I can play the whole game again. I hope you enjoyed reading this.

[@yamira.737]

Woah. Very cool story m8

[@djinaculous]

woah cool story

[@wistful3631]

WyattDraws Decently woah that’s so weird. I legit had a similar thing like that happen to me when I wanted a 3DS

[@Kris.39]

Beautiful story man! Be kind to youre parents as they seem nice!

[@souna5755]

Lucky because my DS only lasted 3 years.

[@valegory]

I'm really excited at the opportunity to share my history with the 3ds. This system had a huge impact on my middle school years, introduced me to new friends, and really cemented gaming as a primary hobby for me. I got my 3ds in April of 2012, at the time I was in 5th grade and had very limited funds. I spent about a month prior to my birthday of that year deciding whether to get a 3ds or an iPod touch, because both were in similar price brackets and would function as personal devices I could use individually in my room. I had a DS lite and MP3 player at the time, and access to a wii and laptop that both stayed in the family room, so this would have been my first personal device with internet browsing capabilities. I ultimately decided on the 3ds thinking that I really wanted to play games and the iPod was more of a multimedia device. I saved money a little bit longer and spent hours looking at what games were available so I could decide which one I wanted as my first game on the system. I remember narrowing it down to Starfox 64 and KI:U and just spending hours looking at gameplay videos of the first levels of each game (so I didn't spoil too much for myself) and reading reviews. Finally, my birthday came and I had saved up the money necessary to buy the system, and my parents got me a game of my choice as a birthday gift. I ended up going for Uprising and played LOADS of it. I remember each time I thought I was close to the end of the game another twist would come in and the story would take a whole new direction. Looking back at my activity log I see that during the first few months of my time with the 3ds I played loads of demos. I had a friend who lived the next street over so that our back yards were diagonal of each other who also had a 3ds. He and I both were in situations where we didn't buy 3ds games all that often due to how expensive they were, so we both downloaded loads of demos. I remember in particular us both playing the Crush 3D demo over and over again, both kind of enamored with the premise of switching between 2D and 3D views to solve puzzles. To this day I haven't actually played the full version of the game (it's retail only, though It's incredibly cheap online, so I don't know why I haven't) but I'm sure even if I did it wouldn't have the same impact as that demo did. The 3ds was my entry into a lot of video game culture and nintendo franchises. On my DS I had played Metroid Prime Hunters on a friend's R4 cartridge in 3rd grade, I believe, and since that time I had been in love with the franchise's lonely atmosphere and exploration aspects. One of the first games I payed for on the Eshop was Metroid for the NES. I put hours into trying to beat that game, I remember specifically I printed off a map I found online and crossed off areas as I went. I think I actually still have that print somewhere in my closet. Metroid was just one of many franchises that I began to fully explore through my 3ds. Another factor that aided in the 3ds introducing me to older Nintendo franchises were the friends I made as a result of the 3ds. At school there was a kid a grade ahead of me who I often saw at school playing games on a 3ds. Being way more brave (or maybe naive) socially then than I am now I approached him and asked about whether he liked Pikmin (I was really interested in that at the time having rented it from the video store for the family Wii). I don't remember exactly how things played out from there, I remember it overall being a somewhat awkward exchange (as randomly approaching someone from a different grade level and asking them about video games usually is) but somehow out of that we eventually became friends. This led to early middle school and a period of time in my life where I met up with this kid from school almost weekly at the town's local library. Each week on Wednesday the library's teen center held what was called "Wii Wednesday" where they hooked up a Wii to the TV in the first room of the teen center and let anyone play. The kid had 2 brothers that were also always at the library with him, among other things in part because they didn't have internet at their house and the library had free wifi. One of his brothers was 4 grades ahead of me and the other was 1 grade below me. The older brother also had a friend who was in the same grade as him (coincidentally they were also in the same grade as my sister, who they were at least familiar with from being in honors english classes). While the younger brother would often go off and do his own thing, the kid a grade ahead of me, his older brother, his older brother's friend, and I would hang out each Wednesday. We rarely actually played the wii (maybe a round of SSBB when I first arrived) and instead would always go to this study room and hang out with our 3ds's and laptops borrowed from the library. It was always loads of fun, and we'd discuss new rumors or nintendo directs and releases while playing games. This group of friends introduced me to emulation, which I am now very into, and got me into loads of nintendo franchises. I don't know why we only met on Wednesdays, since we rarely played the wii and those 3 friends were almost always at the library anyway because that was where there was wifi and it got them out of their house, but for whatever reason I only went on Wednesdays. I guess I lived far enough away from the library that my dad had to drive me, and though he never minded doing so I never bothered asking until it was wednesday. One game I specifically remember being introduced to by those friends was Animal Crossing. I remember when New Leaf came out it was a huge deal for them. The one who was a grade ahead of me tried really hard to convince me to buy the game, and while I resisted for a while because games were so expensive I eventually gave in and bought it. I bought it the evening after a Relay for Life even in my community, and I remember going to walmart and picking it up, and starting my island fairly late into the evening when all the shops were closed. I just ran around and collected shells for a little while. But following that purchase every week when I met up with these friends we would visit each other's islands and trade items and whatnot. Honestly, New Leaf might be the best experience I had with that system and how it connected me with friends. My town never got to the point where my friends' towns got, but I still had loads of funs. As series veterans they also knew loads of secrets I didn't know, so they were constantly teaching me new mechanics to the game. I remember one time in particular where there was a farmer's market going on downtown where I lived, and my sister was playing music to raise money for the high school orchestra so I had to tag along. My mom let me wander off and go to the library, which was near the downtown square. I had brought my 3ds with me and when I got to the library I went to the teen center. There were very few people there, certainly no one I knew (the teen center wasn't particularly popular at 11:00am on a saturday when everyone was likely sleeping in) so I just sat there and made some designs in Animal Crossing, which I had brought with me. I don't know why this memory stands out to me so much, but I guess it was just incredibly calming, even though I was alone. There's loads more I could talk about but I'm sure this is already longwinded enough. As I got out of middle school and went on into high school I got more into PC gaming and started to play my 3ds a lot less. I never stopped playing Nintendo games, but just spent a lot more time emulating older games on my PC hardware. I stopped hanging out with those friends for Wii Wednesday eventually, as it became harder for me to get to the library after my dad died and my mom would usually work really late, and I became a lot more invested in my school work so spending a couple hours at the library was harder to rationalize. Looking back on it now I wish I had made more of an effort to stay connected with those friends and spent more time hanging out with them, I could have easily ridden my bike to the library and met up with them, but I guess it is what it is. Ultimately, though, I would never have met them without a 3ds, and would never have developed this enjoyment for gaming without their influence, so in many respects the 3ds was the catalyst that got me into gaming. Even to this day, though I have a switch and excellent computer, I still often return to my 3ds. I just earlier this month purchased LoZ: OoT, and am loving my time playing through that. It is my first time really playing through a Zelda game (I have started games previously but never stuck with them, likely again due to time and school work) and with all the time I have during quarantine I am confident that I will complete it. Looking back on it I can confidently state that the 3ds was a much better investment than the iPod, and I have the friends I met and wonderful experiences I had and continue to have 9 years after purchasing it to back that.

[@rebeccar9887]

This is such a lovely story, thank you so much for sharing :)

[@willhamilton297]

Understood the assignment

[@kittkitsune]

This is my story I bought a 3ds. I bought games for 3ds. I played games on 3ds. I had fun. I still play games on 3ds. Then end.

[@manwithoutmercy]

Blue Sausage exactly it’s not gonna die

[@arkaeussystem437]

I still play the 3ds quite. A bit even though I have a switch ssssoooooo

[@teina123]

So I should buy 1?

[@sungrandstudios]

We still love using our 3DS as well, which is why we just recently launched our new survival horror game, Silver Falls - 3 Down Stars, exclusively for New 3DS. We wanted to get 3DS users some new game to be excited about.

[@Luis-tr1yj]

Sungrand Studios I see you everywhere. Can’t you just make an advertisement and show it to the world? Just like acnh did? Just saying.

[@lunitic_1948]

I still remember the day I got my first 3ds... Twas my birthday then... And what an excellent birthday it was.

[@billyni7906]

Same legacypup, same.

[@iodine1249]

Pretty sure everyone got their 3DS for their bday I have an original blue 3DS

[@StevenVillman]

I got mine for Christmas of 2012, and I got _Mario Kart 7_ at the same time! Ah, memories... 😥

[@kennnnny]

I got mine for christmas last December (2018)!! I know im late to the party but it's so fun to use and play on.

[@colinhazel5140]

Same here m8. What was your first game btw? Mine was Mario 3D Land 😂 Edit: Oh yea! It was a Luigi Year edition and it had M&L Dream Team on it too. I guess it was stupid of me to leave that detail out. 😆

[@springlockd]

Me: oh that’s sad Also me: *playing 3ds while I watch* THE 3DS IS ETERNAL, CHARMANDER USE SCRATCH

[@hally05]

Now it's official... R.I.P 3DS 2011 - 2020

[@Mando44646]

I'll never understand why Nintendo refused to bring Streetpass to Switch. Easily the best 3DS feature

[@davidbass3178]

Ive had a 3ds for years and I have no idea what streetpass actually is

[@TheKingofZock]

@@davidbass3178 that is sad.

[@cole7529]

David Bass they come to your plaza when you walk past someone with a 3DS and sometimes something special can happen if you have SP supported games open

[@groundzerozone]

Every time there's a system update, I scan the icons for StreetPass to appear after reboot.

[@ahmir5798]

I can see why. It just doesn’t fit.

[@loganseydel7155]

The minute they announced Ocarina of Time 3D I bought a 3DS and haven't regretted it since.

[@hwstar9416]

i regretted buying Luigi Mansion as my first game, couldnt stand playing it for 10 mins

[@WideMouth]

Man of Hokuto I completely disagree. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon was my first 3DS game and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Granted, it’s not as good as the first Luigi’s Mansion game; but it’s pretty difficult to top a masterpiece of that caliber.

[@lucasdellamaggiore]

Here's hoping for Luigi's Mansion 3!

[@EthanFeelgood]

That's right

[@LeftytheGansterGremlin]

Funny you should all say so, I wanted to get the system soley for Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon. I was just a kid, then. I got it for Christmas, and I bought Luigi's mansion months after with the money I earned shoveling driveways. To get the original Luigi's Mansion at the end of its life cycle meant that the stars aligned fir me. I'm glad I played it.

[@geeohhhh]

Here’s my story: Since i was like 7 when the system came out, i found out about it a month or two after it came out because my mom and dad got me it for christmas. I had no idea what it was but when i saw Nintendo i was already hooked. Over the years i got Animal Crossing, Luigi’s Mansion, basically most of the big releases. And i will never forget those long nights playing Luigi’s Mansion restarting every time i beat it to play it again...the countless mornings where i woke up before anyone else in my family and played Animal Crossing while the birds chirped away...it was amazing and i will never forget it. Even now to show my appreciation for the system, i’m literally buying every ds, 3ds, and 2ds to date, crazy i know. Right now i have the original, ds lite, dsi, dsi xl, original 3ds, and the New 3ds XL

[@taikajorma7276]

- TheIntrovertedGamer - 7? How young are you lol

[@btuttle8]

"By that logic we should still be getting first party games for the Wii" Just Dance 2020 for the Wii: **nervously sweats**

[@parkerwilkins5495]

Not first party

[@CaptainClover]

*Does nintendo think the switch will replace the hole in my 3ds shaped heart*

[@CatLeone2003]

Beard, head, or heart?

[@CaptainClover]

@@CatLeone2003 *yes*

[@CatLeone2003]

@@CaptainClover Lol.

[@meatisomalley]

All you need is a bigger hearty

[@justashitposter9372]

Like a toddler trying to fit squares into triangle holes

[@TheOtherJonB]

The 3DS got me back into gaming. I was burned out for years and after picking one up on craigslist and enjoying the huge library, gaming is now a main hobby again

[@StephenCinAZ]

Ditto! I had long ago sold all of my old systems, from the NES to the Wii, when I eventually decided that I wanted to get a 3DS upon seeing the first announcement trailer for "Metroid: Samus Returns." The resurgence of my interest in video games only grew from there, and now I also have my Switch and Steam account to keep me occupied.

[@posivibez2094]

Dude! Same for me!

[@purefire5172]

Us: It's time to say goodbye to the 3DS Nintendo: We are still supporting the 3DS into 2020!

[@feeetutorial2313]

yay!

[@elimiller-buza549]

Maybe extra stock

[@amychi_]

@Justin Mok The movie fans what?

[@sungrandstudios]

Nintendo said they're still supported it so we recently released our new survival horror game, Silver Falls - 3 Down Stars, exclusively on New 3DS.

[@enchantedorange3141]

I want them to support it into 2021 too :(

[@steph5085]

No one: My Face during face raiders: MWAAAAAAA

[@shecklesmack9563]

3DS had a good run. Eight years is more than generous of a life span for a console.

[@MrViral20]

it actually goes hand in hand with the OG gameboy.....that thing lasted forever too...

[@ploobnoob3966]

For a handheld console at that

[@soaringstars314]

*just dance 2019 for wii???

[@therealZThaDon]

@@soaringstars314 Lmao, That did happen

[@soaringstars314]

@@therealZThaDon ik. I'm trying to ask if the Wii is still alive

[@piculra7441]

I think the fact that people still play the online mode on Kid Icarus Uprising-One of the first games on the 3DS, so many years after its release-speaks for itself.

[@michaelgillespie8097]

That game was one of the best games I had ever played, period. It's still one of my favorites.

[@CheeseTank12]

My 300 value Atlus Club with 7 overall defense & 6 🌟 range made one of the most brutal weapons perfect for pvp.

[@Liggliluff]

3DS release: 26 Feb 2011 Kid Icraus Uprising: 22 Mar 2012 It's a very early game, but you made it sound like it was close to a launch title.

[@hopelessclown]

@@Liggliluff I don't think it's that big a deal to call a game released one year into an eight year life cycle "one of the first".

[@justawildstickman1787]

My 3ds story Got my 3ds for cristmas when was 7 played it for the years to follow then when i was 13 i homebrewed it and still use it to this day

[@katlyndobransky2419]

Then there’s me, who still plays the original DS.

[@youraveragepasser-by7367]

Naaaaah get a 3ds. You'd get the game library of both the 3ds and DS

[@colemin2]

@@youraveragepasser-by7367 Unless you need those GBAs.

[@jeremygilmore8703]

I wish I had a Ds But I was born at the end its life soooooo ya

[@AaronWeGotNerve]

I worked in a toy store at the height of the 3DSs popularity and the number of times I had to explain that the 2DS isn't just the original DS.

[@crusaderkun304]

Ash what about *4DS*

[@AaronWeGotNerve]

@@crusaderkun304 coming soon

[@bombchuuuu]

To be honest, I still use my 3DS very regularly, I play it more than my Switch. (At least until New Horizons drops.)

[@itiscrazey]

I don't have a switch.... But my friend does O.O Me: "HEY" Friend: "WHAT?" Me: "MAY I PLAY NEW HORIZINS ON YOUR SWITCH!?" Friend: "IF YOU BEAT ME IN MK8" Me: "So never.... wait... why are we yelling...?" Friend: "Idk... Wanna play Hyrule warriors?" Litterally everytime!

[@Jornker]

Same I just got back into new leaf and restarted my town and my town was sold for 15 million bells lol

[@elliemorgan1724]

SAME i literally play new leaf every day :’)

[@jacksonhiter8350]

Same

[@JohnnyBoy8089]

CJ same. Switch games are very expensive

[@alvaromarjalizo5904]

Me: Goodbye 3ds Gamefreak: ruins pokemon sword Me: sorry for being late 3ds, how about we play some pokemon?

[@mybonescrack1360]

Truly

[@coreylineberry8557]

Well... I guess this was a "wait until it comes out" scenario.

[@rogueowl3980]

After I beat Shield in only a little less than 12 hours of total playtime I restarted pokemon HeartGold which made me realize the Kanto part of HeartGold, THE POST GAME, is longer than the main story and post game of shield combined.

[@beasty4209]

Pokemon sword and shield yall are just hatin

[@NamNam-yd8hc]

@@rogueowl3980 its not swsh is like 25 hours lol howlongtobeat.com/game.php?id=65235 thats average compared to most pokemon games. maybe you didnt like it and just rushed through the game but in that case i could beat most pokemon games in 17 hours lol

[@daviiiid.r]

My best memories with the 3ds was bringing it to summer camp and having 5-player huge Mario kart games. It’s why I still love mk7 too

[@xtae4589]

I used to have a 3DS, then switched to the new 3DS last year. It really is the best handheld console ever made and and with a huuge library, so for me the 3DS isn't dead at all

[@manwithoutmercy]

X Tae it’s not dead at all. I have yet to get a 3ds and when I do ill have a huge library.

[@dustygearhead]

I just got back into the 3ds..its more fun than the switch and i loooove the 3D...its not a gimmick at all.

[@noahevans971]

That's nice but I don't remember asking

[@catherinemaria3367]

There are so many people that still play ds

[@taiboogie1222]

i know i have a new 3ds xl

[@J.Man011]

Man I remember getting it when it just came out too. Good times, man 2011 was my favorite year.

[@incognitomode5510]

then why don't you relive those years

[@J.Man011]

@@Malyt538 Lol so do I, however I have a whole line of dead pixels on mine. :(

[@uwukingg6623]

"bye 3ds" me: excuse me while i buy a 3ds off ebay

[@Reshyrah]

Awesome video! I recently picked up a Switch lite but I fondly remember my 3DS days. From buying the fire red original to upgrading to the cool blue XL model I loved that handheld. So much was packed into it. Backwards compatibility with my DS games, street pass with mini games, an actual music player and video player, online store and the ability to make stop-motion projects. There was a lot to love. I can remember drawing a super cute picture from animal crossing and posting it to Miiverse, or scanning QR codes to get other Mii's in Mario Kart 7. Just an amazing handheld. 😍

[@mitchmanexe243]

I'm still waiting for the Skyrim 3DS port.

[@stephenembry4038]

They could have done a 3d marrowwind port. That would have been fing awesome. Skyrim on switch has spoiled me.....

[@carsonbrooks1326]

You'll be waiting for a while

[@jamess.9743]

The DS line is amazing. Soo many people sleep on it but it’s basically a great console for on the go.

[@blackpants7385]

The entire Nintendo portable line is great. And it progressively got better with each new iteration.

[@danielmanrique6294]

Black Pants Progressively* iteration*

[@blackpants7385]

@@danielmanrique6294 Thanks, don't know how I missed those.

[@notrealy180217]

The 2ds XL is probably selling really well. My friend just bought one and I bought one a few months ago.

[@catguy4996]

The 2ds XL is not a bad option if you really want to play all 3ds games including the "new" ones, but don't care for the 3D feature. And honestly, the 3D feature being not so great wasn't a disappointment to me. Even on the New 3DS, the 3D feature still wasn't amazing by any means

[@zombiepup48]

I just bought it 😁

[@therockwizard.9687]

New Russia not really, it’s dieing.

[@notrealy180217]

@@therockwizard.9687 This was 9 months ago buddy

[@Nob0und5YTshorts]

What a lovely video. Your timeline describing what stage of your life during each console release is exactly the same as mine. After buying a 3DS day one, unfortunately I didn't really touch the during the last 5-6 years after the birth of my first kid. But on its 10 anniversary I found a New 3DS XL a ridiculous price and reinvested. It's now like a brand new console has just released except this time the launch lineup is loaded with AAA titles and more than I could ever hope to play. Can't wait to get stuck back in!

[@ItsCamaro3]

Whoever is watching this on a 3ds via KZbin: you sir are an OG Edit: That sucks that it doesn't work anymore now. I used to watch New Leaf vids from Zackscottgames alll the time on that little 2ds. Can someone check if KZbin still works on Wii U?

[@ZobmieRules]

I did that a lot in school when I didn't yet have a phone or a laptop.

[@ReavoEnd]

Didn't the 3DS KZbin app mysteriously stop working last week?

[@phorchybug3286]

I did at first but then went to my Android tablet to make comments.

[@ahzayoc1207]

I would be watching this on my 3ds but KZbin doesn’t work for me on it lol

[@thebrickler2299]

When it did work you couldn't even read or post comments

[@PieSniper]

Please do more of those cute and funny crude drawings.

[@denniss.mowers1639]

I know the end of your video was sarcastic but I'm going to tell my story anyway. I got my (first) 3DS after the initial price drop. Around Black Friday of 2011, GameStop had a deal where you trade in a DS Lite and get a Zelda edition black 3DS with OoT3D for $129.99 and I gladly took that opportunity. Being able to play OoT on a handheld system amazed me. I was an only child and grew up in the GBA/Gamecube era, so playing multiplayer games wasn't really a thing for me unless I remembered to bring a link cable, or unless I had a friend over. Even in the DS era it was sometimes hard to play Pokemon with people because they might have a gen 5 game and you had gen 4, or maybe you just weren't really good friends with them and didn't want to take time out of the school day to have a battle. The 3DS fixed these problems. I would leave it on and carry it around in my backpack, and the amount of people I would streetpass was crazy. I met and befriended some people because I recognized them on streetpass, and we bonded over our Animal Crossing towns or our Pokemon teams. Even today I go back and look at everyone I met on Streetpass and I get super emotional. This past year I bought my girlfriend a 2DS because she really wanted to play OoT and Mario Kart 7. Even though I have a Switch now, and we can play multiplayer on that, there is still something really magical about each pulling out our own systems, connecting, and playing sitting right next to each other. Do I have Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Switch? Yes. Does that mean I will be playing Mario Kart 7 on the 3DS any less? Absolutely not. And the same goes for Pokemon. The amount of hours I spilled into X, Alpha Sapphire, and Moon are insane. I loved every Pokemon game I played on the 3DS, and I traded so many Pokemon with my friends, and battled with random people at conventions. I even took the thing on a trip to France. The charger didn't work with the power converter I had, so I actually went to game shop and bought a power adapter for that region. Other people on the trip judged me because they said I shouldn't be playing video games on the trip, but they didn't seem to understand that it was my camera. It wasn't a good camera by any means, but EVERYONE was in awe of the 3D pictures I had taken by the end of that trip. And I still have those pics now, and they still look really cool. To wrap up my novel here, I absolutely adore this system. I have had a few since then, such as a New 3DS, New 3DS XL, and 2DS, but I still have my original Zelda edition cosmo black 3DS, and it got me through some tough times in my life. So although I will continue playing my Switch throughout its hopefully long lifespan, I will always go back to the 3DS and remember the good times I had with it. Thank you Nintendo for bringing so much joy to my teenage years.

[@Rinkawaiii]

“A mid generation switch upgrade is inevitable!” *Nintendo Switch Lite*

[@jkterjters]

Well it's technically a downgrade if you think about it. But that's pretty much the point.

[@abubakrakram6208]

That's like the 2DS. Hopefully there will be a "New 3DS" equivalent for the Switch soon.

[@Matanumi]

@@abubakrakram6208 but the switch lite/V2 IS pretty much the new system with a better processor...Nintendo just choose to underclock for better battery

[@graysonchilcote9473]

3DS was a big part of my life, sad to see it end, but happy knowing it achieved what it set out to do and was simply amazing

[@tjlnintendo]

I’m so proud of the 3DS. It started off at a bad spot, it managed to get right back on track.

[@dafinition]

It's even more impressive if you consider how harsh the competition was, with the Vita having much better hardware and smartphones taking over almost the entire portable gaming market.

[@SuperZombieBros]

Nintendo: Alright its time to bring out the big guns. (Big Price Cut) (Releases Mario 3D Land) Vita: Sony Help! the 3DS is gonna beat me up! Sony: Uggfffffh Oh I think I left my Oven on!

[@Scott-vy4zj]

I just recently got a hand me down 3ds. I played games when I was younger but haven't really owned a gaming system since the 360. And I missed out on so much, and I kinda feel sad when I think about it. But this little beat up 3DS has really made me want to buy a switch and start enjoying video games again. In a sense, the 3DS has reignited my love for gaming. Thank you to the 3DS for coming to me when you did and thank you Arlo for making this video!

[@paulklimovv]

Just found your channel. You’re awesome dude!

[@n0tlance314]

Best memory: playing Smash Bros with my friends on the school bus. Victory wasn't always mine but I still had fun.

[@sungrandstudios]

Worst memory. Circle Pad breaks off the 3DS playing Smash Bros.

[@rustysprings1118]

As long as they don't close the E-Shop I'm happy.

[@yaboitucktuck5952]

They'll probably keep the E-Shop open on the 3DS for years to come. The Wii Shop Channel lasted 13 years, about double the lifespan of the Wii.

[@deepfriedcabbage]

It will probably stay, because the Switch's shop does not use a different name. At least I hope it stays.

[@dyessman9022]

*insert Darth Sideous quote here

[@justblacky4489]

3ds and Switch are using the same Shop, so it should stay? '^'

[@_pumpiii]

Im pretty sure it will close only when the Switch dies and the next console doesnt use the EShop.

[@penguinboi3529]

This video is special to me because this is the first arlo video ive ever seen. Arlo is now my god

[@ep1k-226]

The 3DS was a big part of my early childhood. I loved that thing.

[@haleman1704]

I loved Streetpassing on conventions. Good times. You eventually even made some new friends by that.

[@SudsyDiamond]

I LOVED those events. My favorite was the Mario Maker one.

[@PixelCollie]

I was at a convention a week ago, brought my 3DS, and met a bunch of people in streetpass. Really surprised me. It's not completely dead just yet :)

[@Percival917]

Don't forget Atlus' contributions to the grand library and absurd lifespan of the system. They've even made the 3DS's final major retail game, Persona Q2.

[@Carsonairy]

atlus said sike

[@Kaykytroll]

This Vídeo was Recommended today (the day 3ds was Discontinued) That's Sad

[@raoulsmusicden5895]

3ds was such a HUGE part of my childhood, and I still have fun with its large library of games today.

[@kila1101]

rip 3DS, may you rest in spaghetti and we will never forgetti

[@grattata4364]

No rest yet, not for my systems atleast.

[@Carsonairy]

atlus said sike *throws copies of persona q2*

[@BusterBeachside]

When the 3DS came out, I was early in high school, so my dad was impressed that I was able to save up $100 towards it. I was intending to save the rest on my own slowly, but my dad decided to cover the rest of the cost himself. That was really awesome. I didn't have money for a game to go with it, so I spent most of my time playing AR Games, Face Raiders, and using the L and R buttons to drum along to my favorite tunes in the 3DS Sound app (Yeah, I bet you forgot about 3DS Sound, didn't you? And it didn't even require .aac files like all the Wii and DSi stuff did!). My first game was Dead or Alive Dimensions which I admittedly only bought for the pretty girl on the cover, but it was a fun 3D fighting game nonetheless. Shortly followed by Bust-A-Move Universe, since I love puzzle games and it was a budget title selling for $10 below what every other new 3DS game was selling for at that point. Really fun game, too. It had a bunch of achievements that added a lot of replay value (Although, as with many puzzle games that have achievements, a number of them were for doing things that were basically entirely up to RNG to actually pull off). These days, I barely ever boot up my 3DS. At home, I'll play on my gaming PC, my Switch, or my PS4. Out and about, when I have spare time for gaming, I'll usually play something on my phone (Usually Pokemon Go). But as I have a softmodded system, I do have a lot of retro games on there that were never added to the eShop. Particularly GBA games. Most of my rare time spent playing my 3DS nowadays is in the Puzzle League side of Dr. Mario & Puzzle League on GBA. I like to grind for new best scores in the Time Zone mode. Prior to having that, I just did the same in the official eShop release of Pokemon Puzzle Challenge. The one unfortunate thing about GBA emulation on the 3DS is that it drains the battery life like crazy, and you can't put it in sleep mode while playing, either (Closing the lid will turn off the screen and mute the speakers as if it actually is going into sleep mode, but the rate at which the battery still drains in that state proves that the game is very much still running at full throttle the entire time). Every time I find myself having to throw it back into my backpack while I'm playing, I'll send it back to the home menu first, or even power it off, just to save battery. Only needed when playing GBA games, though. If I had to choose a favorite... I think my #1 3DS game would have to be Animal Crossing New Leaf. It's one of those games where I've played the crap out of it, and I STILL love it, but I feel like I've already done everything in it that interests me. I unlocked both the minigames they added in the Welcome Amiibo update (AC Puzzle League's gameplay is an abomination compared to previous games, mind you), paid off all the loans, decorated my house with all kinds of different themes... Even started planning out my city with PWPs and laying my own custom design cobblestone pathing everywhere, planting flowers and trees in specific locations, etc. A few too many long nights spent on the island catching bugs for money so that I could afford to buy all the benches and fountains later, I started to feel like I was just going through the motions a little bit. Plus, you know, other games came along and took my attention away, as it always does with AC games (And Nintendogs, which is another game that makes you feel like a terrible person if you come back to it again after not touching it for a few months). That actually happened twice for this one, since the big update got me to pick the game up again once! That all being said... I can't WAIT to see Animal Crossing on Switch!

[@smbx-jx2zd]

Absolutely underrated comment.

[@grog8081]

@@smbx-jx2zd it's not a comment its a lecture

[@tinyoven3988]

Yo what that probably took long

[@johnnyjjones7272]

I hope to read this tomorrow

[@3nvy777]

My favorite game for any of the DS systems must be Mario & Sonic at Winter olym. I remember back in the day little me just straight up playing day & night.

[@cameronrutkowski5524]

I remember first getting this and happily playing Nintendogs plus Cats on my grandmothers livingroom floor... constantly shaking the system to get the max 10 step coins... playing around in the AR fishing... changing my shirt color to help beat streetpass games.... this handheld really made alot of my childhood memories, and ill always treasure the system. There is nothing more satisfying than hearing that click as the device opened up ❤️ love your videos Arlo, u reawaken the nintendo fanboy inside of me

[@dillonmalbrue1545]

I've had my 3DS for 10 years. Ever since I was in 5th grade, I've had it

[@epicwaluigi7773]

Hey wait a minute. Wasn't this comment made a year ago and the 3DS is only 10 years old now. Boys I think we found the time traveler who stole Samus Returns

[@lobodefuego69vr2]

To the little handheld that could! I Salute you!

[@mjdxp5688]

At least it's not technically being discontinued... It's one of my absolute favorite game consoles I still play more then my Switch.

[@will_mcdermott]

MaddieMJD yeah but i think we can assume no one will buy them.

[@kyotheman69]

because the switch is far to big of handheld, i rather play 3DS or DS

[@katerpu4328]

@@kyotheman69 i feel the same. The DS i can just throw in my bag without much worry it'll be broken. If I want to take my switch somewhere, I need a case and gently put it in my bag because in my mind, if the smallest thing bumps my bag, it's panic time!

[@MintleafCakes]

Honestly I've still been playing my 3DS nearly every day after all these years (I got my first one in 2011) and I only touch my Switch about once or twice a month. It's sad to see it go, but hopefully they make the Switch more appealing in some shape or form. For myself in particular, I'm really hoping the new Pokemon and Animal Crossing games are going to be good enough to keep me hooked.

[@freshmozzarello]

@Jaden Frostwolf wait, switch has BOTW and Odyssey, meanwhile the best the 3ds has is Link between worlds and Mario 3d land

[@timtoongamer]

My DS experience started in late 2006/early 2007 getting the original DS for xmas. I loved playing it. Then later on getting the 2DS and 2DSXL. Being able to play DS games on the later 2 systems(I've never owned a 3DS or 3DS XL so far) was amazing to me. It def represented an era(mid 2000s-mid 2010s) that where simpler & I will always cherish those memories. I must say though the Switch Lite is taking the hand held experience to a whole new level that's an evolution of the DS line.

[@woojinjang8077]

I still get intensely excited whenever i see that green streetpass light. i don't have a switch so i carry my 3ds everywhere and boy is it exciting knowing there is another actual human with a 3ds in my vicinity

[@ShamanicEnzan]

The power of streetpass got me free beer in Tokyo. A guy saw my streetpass as I was checking my system and saw I had last played Fire Emblem Fates And we sat and talked about how the series had shifted since awakening

[@zacharystevens6193]

Oh boy, I'm very curious to see were that conversation went lol.

[@superfrankytien]

That's cool

[@ShamanicEnzan]

@@zacharystevens6193 There were several beers had. We both agreed that while we weren't supreme fans of the Waifu wars we thought it was worth it for keeping the series alive. Also camilla is life.

[@zacharystevens6193]

@@ShamanicEnzan I'm glad you had a great experience and I agree with you as well.

[@davidjohnson6087]

12:00 Can we just admire how much effort was put into this throwaway gag?

[@MrMartDK]

Except the gag wasn't funny

[@jarelrequillo6017]

@@MrMartDK Ohhhh... he salty...

[@Kitsune1649]

Love the microwave lol

[@ANSKZ_]

Martin Skjøtt What are you talking about I found it hilarious

[@hps362]

*must ask grandma*

[@craftedminer7427]

March 2021 here, 3ds still fresh and aside from modern apps and a few new games, it almost holds up to a switch when homebrewed, still loads of fun.

[@originalrecipe6113]

Arlo: I know ya'll got stacks of 3ds games Me: **Laughs in homebrew**

[@hugo9016]

My friend is selling me a 3ds for 30 bucks (not used alot) should i homebrew it? Can you get any games you want on it?

[@originalrecipe6113]

@@hugo9016 yes you can, my bro was actually the one who homebrewed it, its just that i hadn't updated the software since 4 months ago so i think thats a factor you have to look into. just make sure it was last updated a long time ago because depending on when it was updated, it will be harder or easier to homebrew. You can get any games as you can fit onto the sd card and you should definitely take the 3ds for 30 bucks. I reccommend you heavily research homebrewing and learn how to transfer your file onto a much higher capacity sd card (Like 32 gb or 64) because you'll definitely need it. goodluck.

[@hugo9016]

@@originalrecipe6113 he hasent used it for 3 years ish

[@originalrecipe6113]

@@hugo9016 are yOU SERIOUS GET NOW YOU CAN PROBABLY HOMEBREW IT SO EASILY U KIDDING ME THATS MY WET DREAM i'm pretty sure the security on the 3ds is so bad you could probably just switch files around with 0 trouble. Still, look up a guide. you should definitely cop

[@hugo9016]

@@originalrecipe6113 xd i tried it on my dsi and it worked like a charm

[@Chamushgoo]

I fell in love with my 3DS so quickly. It became my favorite system to play and collect. My backlog for the system is so big that I will still be playing my 3ds for many years to come!

[@ItsCamaro3]

Just because he says it's dead doesn't mean you can't keep playing and having fun

[@voltricity1942]

@@ItsCamaro3when someone says that a system is dead, they mean that the system is no longer being supported by the company that made it. this has nothing to do with you still playing that system nor did arlo say that you can't keep playing the system and having fun, quite the opposite actually

[@shadowking2926]

Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me. I need to go buy yo Kai watch 3... Update: I now have the game!

[@willowisp1376]

Whoops forgot that existed

[@theliondogshow1928]

I highly recommend it.

[@anamewritinwater]

shadow king good luck finding it

[@Reluctant_Hero]

Raskolnikov Damn, it isn’t in stock anywhere. Glad I bought a copy at launch.

[@shadowking2926]

@@anamewritinwater I'm getting it digitally

[@potatoscairhair6338]

I got the 3ds for Christmas one years I can’t remember if it was 2012 or 2013. I remember playing luigis mansion dark moon and writing my own version of the story in my notebook. I also remember playing sonic generations on the school bus, and everybody watched as I beat the game after a couple tries. It was awesome. And boy did I play the heck out of Mario 3d land. I must’ve played that last level 100 times, and to this day, I haven’t even unlocked the special 8 final level. I also remember bringing my 3ds to a show and tell in elementary school and talking about when you select a game it played a jingle. The 3ds is my favorite handheld of all time, and I doubt that will change.

[@trainzman-harperman]

I remember when I first got my 3ds, and Nintendogs3ds with it. My brother got one too and The same game. Then as years went on we got alot of games. Fir me highlights of these are Pokémon White and Black 2, Pokémon Gates To Infinity, and All of the 3ds mainline Pokémon Games. My brother only got the mainline 3ds Pokémon games just to try and beat me, but each time i won. As we grew though, we had less time to play on the System. My brother completely abandoned the system and I could only play it when i was free which wasn’t alot. However, my favorite memories are Playing Gates to infinity and Nintendogs 3ds for 4 years straight never getting tired of them

[@JunnyBoy22]

Ubisoft is gonna keep on making just tap on the 3ds until 2022

[@myristicina.]

Pink spoops Ubisoft only does home console

[@JunnyBoy22]

@@myristicina. the switch is a portable also rayman 2 3ds

[@turtato2155]

@@JunnyBoy22 but also a console

[@neptune-waltzesinvoid]

My final 3DS game I buy shall be Persona Q2.

[@dirtsheep557]

I'm still guessing that we'll someday get Etrian Odyssey 3 Untold.

[@dogwaterhd4k304]

The 3DS is far from dead and you know it, it’s still selling today

[@eveblossomed]

[TSR] Peaks did you even watch the video

[@dogwaterhd4k304]

Rhai yea

[@therockwizard.9687]

Infinity Peaks it’s dead.

[@halwaffles]

I remember that I got my first 3DS for Christmas in 2012 (I think, but it may have been 2011). I don't remember much of my early days playing it, other than playing Face Raiders a lot and even doodling on Pilotwings a bit. What I do remember was my absolute excitement in waiting for Animal Crossing New Leaf. I waited for a solid year and a half for that game to come out, and I would keep on checking for release dates. I remember how I would be disappointed when I realized the earlier release dates were for other countries, and my absolute excitement and impatience when I found out it was being released in June. I went the day it released to GameStop and found it was sold out, but when I checked the next day I was able to buy it. I've played my 3DS a lot over the years, and in the summer of 2017 I bought the new 2DS XL (I'd been eyeing it for a while and decided to get it once I found out that some of the eshop games I wanted were strictly for the new 3DS). I couldn't be happier with it! I have my older 3DS on hand still (I used it to homebrew my ACNL game so I wouldn't break my new 3DS in case things went south), but I love having a bigger screen! It's a great system and it has served me well over the years. I got my Switch for the Christmas of 2018 with the Odyssey bundle, and I love it. There's a lot of games that are coming out soon that I'm looking forward to, and I've had a lot of opportunities to play it with my friends when they come over. But, even so I'll always have my 2DS on hand, just like I have my DS Lite and Wii on hand as well.

[@Zorua3]

"3DS or 2DS?" "Microwave." I loved this part. That was a fun little detail. 11:49 for those curious.

[@riolubruh]

don't forget the "kane was here haha" in the top-left corner

[@That420Gamer]

3DS : bye y’all Nintendo press : Introducing 4DS VR...

[@happycamperds9917]

That420Gamer I would not be surprised at all.

[@randommindz6782]

That's the Switch

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Switch labo VR?

[@zxopixel]

Nintendo: vr? Not a bad idea, here's a Nintendo labo vr kit with smash ultimate

[@tylerprime9555]

@@kylepfurey nah

[@GarethDragon]

I still love my 3DS. I'd go as far as to say I have quite a sentimental attachment to it as it was the last birthday present I received from my parents before they broke up. I took it to Japan with me when I went over there for my 30th birthday, I got so many street pass hits compared to in the UK where it was very unusual to get 9 hits in one day. In Japan (at least in Tokyo) I found I was getting about 8 hits in about 40 minutes! Even though I haven't played it for a while, I still carry it with me everywhere I go.

[@atmoak7063]

Me: *still has 3DS* Nintendo: Animal Crossing New Horizons will come out- Me: *buys a Nintendo Switch Lite*

[@Unleasings]

lite sucks

[@raMio.]

@@Unleasings if you like only handheld it doesnt suck smh

[@TXFlyveon]

@@raMio. yeah and it doesn't have the joycon problem, right?

[@reedz7068]

@@TXFlyveon no it also has joycon drift sadly :/

[@TXFlyveon]

@@reedz7068 hmmm true... I never had a problem with it luckily

[@Pr1nc3_R3my]

The 3DS helped me through some pretty difficult times. Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mario Kart, and Mario Party will always be my favorites.

[@connortheduke8132]

Bro wanna verse in mario kart?

[@myristicina.]

Same but my favourite games were animal crossing and tomodachi life

[@lorelo.]

Are you a fricking masochist?Mario Party is ww3 with friends.

[@memestealerpro]

Man, the 3DS has such a massive backlog, just so many games. Mostly I need to finish the Shin Megami Tensei games

[@ManuelRossifan46]

I just bought my first 2DS XL, can't wait to play all these awesome games

[@poke2243]

One time I was playing on my 3DS at night and fell asleep with it. My mom was furious when she found it laying in my bed.

[@spamc25]

Arlo: Its time to say goodbye to the 3ds Persona 5 Q2: hold my beer

[@mongodroid4842]

I don't know any persona 5 Q2, but if you are talking about Persona Q2 Idk about that

[@spamc25]

Iyomante I was just misinformed, I thought the 5 was part of the title

[@fivesquaredyt2521]

69 likes

[@L4__]

@@fivesquaredyt2521 169

[@IAmTheBugInsideYou]

I'd agree but it wasn't receiving the full support it deserved as the sequel to Q1 so I'd wait to see if we'll get a switch version of it later, Atlus admitted the 3DS was on it's way out and the game wouldn't get the same treatment others had. It's not even just about dubbing and voice acting preferences, there are some parts it's impossible to understand what's happening if you don't speak fluid Japanese. Bad move on Atlus to still give it to westerners and Europe

[@kesthetrashman3090]

I dont want to say goodbye.... dont leave me 3DS... Please i still need to play pokemon

[@gumerzambrano]

Pokemon is about to come out on the switch so don't worry

[@zombiepup48]

Gumer Zambrano but I don't like the switch :(

[@gumerzambrano]

@@zombiepup48 I got my switch lite last week and love it

[@marinellovragovic1207]

@@zombiepup48 uhm... well, I didn't think I'd ever read that sentence.

[@sinnerman2078]

LeJindary That’s... wow, huh, I’m having a hard time grasping what you said. I mean I understand what you mean, but... huh?

[@carsanmar13]

i received mine in christmas 2011 and it was the most beautiful experience ever. i put so many hours playing mario kart 7, super mario 3 land, super mario bros 2,smash for 3ds,animal crossing, tomodachi life, all the streetpass games for god's sake i loved it so much...until i bought my switch in august 2019 two weeks before my 20th birthday and then....i just stopped using my 3ds and by december i parted ways with my 3ds cause i didn't used it anymore now that i have my switch, but i still love the ds and 3ds family of systems

[@AdventureHusky]

I was more of a Gameboy Advanced and DS Lite kid, (Maybe some Gamecube and Wii mixed in there too) playing the classic Zelda games, Nintendogs, Pokemon and basically every mario game in existence. I grew very attached to my DS lite and I was heartbroken when the 3DS came out because that ultimately stopped me from playing my 10 year old system at that point. My DS Lite became obsolete and I was forced to port to another console, BUT I have had a lot of fun with my 3DS and it made me get back into one of my favorite franchises of all time, POKEMON. For the longest time I hadn't been able to play Pokemon because all the new releases were for the newer model that I didn't like or own, but with the 3DS I could play the new games and have tons of fun with the better graphics and new mechanics and honestly I wish I had gotten one sooner. Getting into those new games also brought back the childhood gamer in me and gave me a resurgence to collect P-cards again and without the 3DS I'm pretty sure I would not be as hyped for Sword and Shield as I am right now nor even want the game, so I'm very thankful to the 3DS for giving me back my love for gaming. The 3DS can also play older games as well so that makes up for having to get rid of my DS Lite. I'm sad that the DS basically died after the Switches announcement, but I'm happy I got to experience such a wonderful console that let me get back into my childhood.

[@Kamiyouni]

Street pass , themes, folders, and icons/badges arcade all need to come back on Switch.

[@StephenYap3]

Don't forget Play Coins

[@JayWilliamson430]

And homebrew on it was op

[@TheDonOfNY]

Me casually walking down the street with my Nintendo switch

[@wmnu6270]

definetly streetpass with its main theme

[@warriorcatsofmysteryclan2240]

I LOVED BADGES

[@LandonThePancake]

I just got tomodachi life. Can't put it down. I've had a 3ds since I was 8. The 3ds in my opinion will never die

[@micahschumacher7278]

Same

[@peyponch3254]

Landon The Pancake i just got one for my last birthday to play animal crossing before switch and i absolutely love it, i’m getting tomodachi life and i beat scribblenauts

[@bichybiki]

Me too! :0

[@gaminwithrexx]

@@peyponch3254 tomodatchi life hella fun

[@damienhartley3222]

@@peyponch3254 Well I don't blame you for not having a switch because the switch is Android based which is PC based which means it's only a matter of time before before someone cracks Nintendo,s security and will be able to sell switch games as apk or exe .

[@TimePostTV]

Well yeah I currently have my Switch, but I just bought a new 3ds xl yesterday, so I believe that it's still pretty much alike.

[@jamiera3632]

VERY late to the party, but here's my story: About the time when i was 14(19 as of writing the comment) i was always interested in getting a 3ds even though i already had a psp back then. And when that psp was stolen from me, i wanted it more than ever. Fast forward to now where i just got a switch... it still felt unsatisfying because i still had that desire to get a 3ds, so i searched far and wide to get that galaxy edition n3dsxl... and i found it, bought it, costs me a kidney however but i finally got the n3dsxl i was eyeing for the last 5 or more years. As of this moment i bought several games and a transparent casing for the handheld.