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It's been a wild ride so far for the one-year-old 3DS, launched on February 26th, 2011 in Japan. From a slow start hampered by natural disasters to price drops, ambassadors, and a holiday season rally propped up by 3 million-selling titles, few system launches have been such rollercoaster rides. By the end of 2011, 15.03 million units had shipped worldwide. On February 19th, sales in Japan topped 5 million.
Let's take a look back.
NeoGAF Nintendo 3DS Games of the Year 2011 (link)
01. Super Mario 3D Land (615 points, 12 honorable mentions)
02. Mario Kart 7 (261 points, 5 honorable mentions)
03. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (162 points, 20 honorable mentions)
04. Pushmo (88 points, 9 honorable mentions)
05. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars (24 points, 1 honorable mention)
Top-Reviewed Games (GameRankings)
01. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (93.84%)
02. Super Mario 3D Land (90.19%)
03. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (86.57%)
04. Mario Kart 7 (84.96%)
05. Resident Evil: Revelaitions (83.59%)
06. Cave Story 3D (83.32%)
07. Dead or Alive: Dimensions (82.16)
08. Star Fox 64 3D (81.96%)
09. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars (78.93%)
10. Tetris Axis (76.17%)
Popular Threads
RECOMMENDATIONS: Nintendo 3DS Games: what does this thing have?
Nintendo 3DS Japanese Launch Thread
Nintendo 3DS North American Launch
Nintendo 3DS European Launch
Swap Note
3DS Streetpass Experiences
LTTP - 3DS, new after price cut 3DS owners share your impressions
LTTP: Nintendo 3DS design flaw? Lower screen scratches upper screen!?
Official "Free" NES/GBA games for 3DS thread of Nintendo's guilt
3DS: GBA Ambassador games are revealed and up in all regions
MGS: Snake Eater 3DS - New Trailer
3DS Ambassador - NES games are available for download... now!
Nintendo's 3DS 2011 Lineup (with 3rd parties too)
IGN: Vita is destined to sell better than 3DS
3DS Slide Pad Detailed: Works with KH3D, MGS3D, RE:R and more [Tons Of New Pics]
3DS (Wii?) Conference 2011 Thread: [Over, but has interviews]
Monster Hunter Tri G confirmed for 3DS (Famitsu)
Monster Hunter 4 - 3DS [No Port Begging]
Nintendo announces 3DS Control Expansion Pack
Nintendo 3DS Conference 2011 - Sept 13, 2011
Rumor: 3DS to get right analog stick dongle, relaunch 2012 w/ new name
Nintendo 3DS Trade Show Confirmed for September 13
Cross-Platform Smash Bros. coming to 3DS/WiiU, [Has Not Started Development]
Iwata explains the reasons of 3DS's price cut; gives it 4 months to resurrect
Nintendo 3DS Price drop thread (169 USD, 15k yen, 250 AUD, ~£130, 169 EUR)
Nintendo eShop update officially released [New Update: Fixes Ridge Racer 3DS issue]
Capcom finds way to make overpriced handheld games (3DS) have even less value.
Nintendo 3DS eshop official site (Japan) + press releases
3DS European Price Thread
Ocarina of Time 3DS screenshots
3DS battery life - 3-to-5 hrs for 3DS games; 3.5hr to charge[Various Realworld Tests]
3DS demo station @ Best Buy
Jan 19th Preview Event for the Nintendo 3DS Thread
Nintendo 3DS Is a Last-Gen Game Machine - Wired/Game Life Opinion
3DS launching March 27 at $250 in the US!
Nintendo 3DS smuggled off a Chinese assembly line
3DS reserves start December 26th.
3DS Launching February 26th For 25000 Yen In Japan, March In US/EU, Features Detailed
New Nintendo 3DS Hardware Info (Conference At 10 PST/1 EST Today)
Nintendo 3DS Revealed [N-CONF] - Releasing in 2011
3DS FAQ - Everything we know about the 3DS so far
Let's take a look back.
NeoGAF Nintendo 3DS Games of the Year 2011 (link)
01. Super Mario 3D Land (615 points, 12 honorable mentions)
02. Mario Kart 7 (261 points, 5 honorable mentions)
03. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (162 points, 20 honorable mentions)
04. Pushmo (88 points, 9 honorable mentions)
05. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars (24 points, 1 honorable mention)
Top-Reviewed Games (GameRankings)
01. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (93.84%)
02. Super Mario 3D Land (90.19%)
03. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (86.57%)
04. Mario Kart 7 (84.96%)
05. Resident Evil: Revelaitions (83.59%)
06. Cave Story 3D (83.32%)
07. Dead or Alive: Dimensions (82.16)
08. Star Fox 64 3D (81.96%)
09. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars (78.93%)
10. Tetris Axis (76.17%)
Popular Threads
RECOMMENDATIONS: Nintendo 3DS Games: what does this thing have?
Nintendo 3DS Japanese Launch Thread
Nintendo 3DS North American Launch
Nintendo 3DS European Launch
Swap Note
3DS Streetpass Experiences
LTTP - 3DS, new after price cut 3DS owners share your impressions
LTTP: Nintendo 3DS design flaw? Lower screen scratches upper screen!?
Official "Free" NES/GBA games for 3DS thread of Nintendo's guilt
3DS: GBA Ambassador games are revealed and up in all regions
MGS: Snake Eater 3DS - New Trailer
3DS Ambassador - NES games are available for download... now!
Nintendo's 3DS 2011 Lineup (with 3rd parties too)
IGN: Vita is destined to sell better than 3DS
3DS Slide Pad Detailed: Works with KH3D, MGS3D, RE:R and more [Tons Of New Pics]
3DS (Wii?) Conference 2011 Thread: [Over, but has interviews]
Monster Hunter Tri G confirmed for 3DS (Famitsu)
Monster Hunter 4 - 3DS [No Port Begging]
Nintendo announces 3DS Control Expansion Pack
Nintendo 3DS Conference 2011 - Sept 13, 2011
Rumor: 3DS to get right analog stick dongle, relaunch 2012 w/ new name
Nintendo 3DS Trade Show Confirmed for September 13
Cross-Platform Smash Bros. coming to 3DS/WiiU, [Has Not Started Development]
Iwata explains the reasons of 3DS's price cut; gives it 4 months to resurrect
Nintendo 3DS Price drop thread (169 USD, 15k yen, 250 AUD, ~£130, 169 EUR)
Nintendo eShop update officially released [New Update: Fixes Ridge Racer 3DS issue]
Capcom finds way to make overpriced handheld games (3DS) have even less value.
Nintendo 3DS eshop official site (Japan) + press releases
3DS European Price Thread
Ocarina of Time 3DS screenshots
3DS battery life - 3-to-5 hrs for 3DS games; 3.5hr to charge[Various Realworld Tests]
3DS demo station @ Best Buy
Jan 19th Preview Event for the Nintendo 3DS Thread
Nintendo 3DS Is a Last-Gen Game Machine - Wired/Game Life Opinion
3DS launching March 27 at $250 in the US!
Nintendo 3DS smuggled off a Chinese assembly line
3DS reserves start December 26th.
3DS Launching February 26th For 25000 Yen In Japan, March In US/EU, Features Detailed
New Nintendo 3DS Hardware Info (Conference At 10 PST/1 EST Today)
Nintendo 3DS Revealed [N-CONF] - Releasing in 2011
3DS FAQ - Everything we know about the 3DS so far