2019-6-26 · The Nintendo 3DS (Japanese: ニンテンドー3DS Nintendo 3DS) is Nintendo's handheld game console for the eighth generation of video games.. Announced in a March 23, 2010 press release, the Nintendo 3DS is fully backwards-compatible with all Nintendo DS games (except those that require the GBA slot). Its revolutionary feature, however, is its ability to display stereoscopic 3D graphics ...