Nintendo has stated that it will no longer provide repairs for its New Nintendo 3DS systems, effective immediately. In a translated In a social media post, it explained that it had “run out of parts needed for repairs.”
In the middleFebruaryThe publisher said it would continue to repair the New 3DS and its XL and 2DS derivatives until its supplies of parts ran out. According to its website at the time of writing, the 2DS's XL successor can still be repaired.
Last July, Nintendo also stopped repairing the Nintendo Wii U after it also sold out of parts. The New 3DS had a more staggered launch than the WiiU, which launched over the course of nearly a year worldwide.
Starting from June 30, 2024The Nintendo 3DS is said to have sold 75.94 million units. However, it is unclear whether this refers only to the 3DS itself or the entire family, and if so, how much of it can be attributed to the New 3DS.
However, the 3DS is Nintendo's fourth best-selling dedicated handheld device, behind the 154.02 million units of the Nintendo DS, the 118.69 million of the Nintendo Game Boy, and the 81.51 million of the Game Boy Advance, all of which had been sold as of June 30.
At the time of writing, the Nintendo Switch Joy Controller It may be the only device for which the publisher still offers repairs. In the UK and other countries, that service is free.