Nintendo Ends Official Repair Support for All 3DS Family Consoles
Kyoto, Japan - Nintendo has officially ceased all official repair services for its 3DS family of handheld consoles, marking the definitive end of support for the platform. The final model covered, the Nintendo 2DS XL, had repair services discontinued as of today, leaving no 3DS system eligible for first-party maintenance.
Launched in 2011, the Nintendo 3DS-and its subsequent iterations like the 2DS and 2DS XL-offered glasses-free 3D gaming. While innovative, the 3D feature proved divisive, impacting battery life and requiring specific viewing angles. Nintendo gradually phased out the 3D functionality with the 2DS models. For years following the Switch’s release,Nintendo continued to provide official repairs utilizing existing component stocks. However, component scarcity has now forced the company to end all repair services. Repairs for the Nintendo 2DS were halted earlier this spring.
The discontinuation of repairs impacts owners of all 3DS models who may face increasingly tough and costly options for maintaining their devices. While third-party repair services may remain available, access to official Nintendo parts is now unavailable, possibly limiting repair options and long-term viability of the consoles. This marks the end of an era for the 3DS, a system that hosted a diverse library of games and captivated a generation of gamers.
