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Issy van der Velde

After 14 years, Nintendo ends repairs for 2DS and 3DS systems in Japan due to a lack of parts

Nintendo 3DS bundle.

It's the end of an era for the 3DS line, Nintendo's last fully handheld consoles. After 14 glorious years, Nintendo has stopped providing repairs for any of the consoles in Japan, even the 2017 New 2DS XL.

Nintendo announced today (in a machine-translated tweet from its Japanese customer support account) that due to a shortage of spare parts, there would be no more repairs for the New 2DS XL. It adds that repairs for all other 3DS series handhelds have also been terminated as of September 4, 2025.

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