The 3DS Is Far From Dead, Nintendo Says It's "Continuing With Efforts To Expand Sales"

"We will do our utmost to foster sales opportunities".

Ever since the Switch was first released in early 2017, questions have been raised over the realistic lifetime of Nintendo's other current system, the 3DS. Despite launching in 2011, and having been on the market for almost eight years - not to mention the new focus on Switch taking away some of its appeal - the 3DS is still receiving new software to this day and there is no clear end date in sight.

It would appear that the console is very much part of Nintendo's plans going forward, with company president Shuntaro Furukawa saying that the system is "a niche clearly separate from Nintendo Switch" in the recent financial results briefing. He notes that affordability is the key to this separation, with the 3DS serving as a "first contact" between Nintendo and players.

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