Jul 7, 2026 · 25 min · 10 segments
Hello, and welcome to this second episode of my new podcast, 3DSCast!! In this episode, I’ll talk about why I wanted to cover and talk more about the 3DS family of handhelds (and probably the DS…
Brian RubinHost
Anyway, I want to talk about the 3DS in this episode and why I wanted to cover it.
If you're unaware, I don't know why you'd be unaware listening to this, but the 3DS basically had a nine-year run.
And then about a year later, I think the 2DS came out, and that was the one that doesn't fold.
I actually plan to have an episode later as to the benefits of a 2DS and why you should buy one if you want to enter the ecosphere.
They actually called them the new Nintendo 3DS, the new Nintendo 3DS XL, and then the last model to come out was the new 2DS XL.
It had a nine-year run, basically, officially from 2011 to 2020 when Nintendo stopped making it.
Anyway, I want to talk about the 3DS in this episode and why I wanted to cover it.
If you're unaware, I don't know why you'd be unaware listening to this, but the 3DS basically had a nine-year run.
And then about a year later, I think the 2DS came out, and that was the one that doesn't fold.
I actually plan to have an episode later as to the benefits of a 2DS and why you should buy one if you want to enter the ecosphere.
They actually called them the new Nintendo 3DS, the new Nintendo 3DS XL, and then the last model to come out was the new 2DS XL.
It had a nine-year run, basically, officially from 2011 to 2020 when Nintendo stopped making it.
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