Nintendo 3DS seems to be the new one object of desire of retrogamers and others, considering that the demand for Nintendo’s old portable console has undergone a sudden increase in recent months, also leading to a significant increase in pricewhich now even comes close to that of Nintendo Switch 2.
Curiously, according to some research it seems that the prices of Nintendo 3DS are now on average higher than the original ones, when the console had just been launched on the market, in some cases also considering the initial price before the reduction imposed by Nintendo after a few months.
According to what has been reported, the price of Nintendo 3DS is around in the US second-hand market between $200 and $350 in recent months, which shows how much the console is currently sought after by collectors, enthusiasts or simply curious people.
The new craze for Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DS was launched in March 2011 at the remarkable price of €259.99, with a bundle that included a charging base and some AR cards, but after a decidedly negative initial impact the company decided for a drastic price cutbringing it to €169 already in August of the same year.
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With a cut of almost €100 on the initial price, the console quickly recovered and continued with good commercial success, also thanks to the various models later released as Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS and New Nintendo 3DS (also in XL version).
A modder has created a working Dock for Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch style
Production is officially finished in 2020 and the official Nintendo 3DS eShop closed its doors in 2023, with online services concluded in 2024. It is therefore in all respects an obsolete console from the point of view of support, but still very much alive for enthusiasts.
The enormous amount of games released, combined with the activity of community homebrewcontinue to provide lifeblood to the portable console in question, which seems to be increasingly sought after nowadays, leading it to even rival the Nintendo Switch 2 in terms of prices achieved on the second-hand market.
