Nintendo 3DS

==Introduction== The Nintendo 3DS was released in Japan on February 26, 2011; in Europe on March 25, 2011; in the USA on March 27, 2011 and in Australia on March 31, 2011. On July 28, 2011, Nintendo announced a major price drop starting August 12. In addition, as of September 2011 consumers who bought the system at its original price have access to ten NES games before they are available to the general public, after which the games may be updated to the versions publicly released on the Nintendo eShop. Later the same year, ten Game Boy Advance games will also be available to consumers who bought the system at its original price at no charge, with Nintendo stating it currently has no plans to release to the general public.

List of software
Activity Log

The Activity Log tracks both game play, noting which games have been played and for how long, as well as physical activity, counting every step taken while carrying a 3DS. The feature encourages walking more every day to earn Play Coins, at a max of 10 each day to a total of 300, which can be used with compatible games and applications to acquire special content and a variety of other benefits. Play Coins cannot be used in the Nintendo eShop.

Augmented Reality (AR)

Several AR games, collectively titled AR Games are included on the 3DS with 6 paper cards that interact with the games

StreetPass and SpotPass Mode

The system supports multiplayer gameplay via a local wireless connection or over the Internet. Expanding upon the connectivity of the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo 3DS features an "always on" background connectivity system that trademarks suggested was named "CrossPass", which can automatically seek and connect to wireless network nodes such as Wi-Fi hotspots, sending and downloading information in the background while in Sleep Mode or while playing a game. In Nintendo's September 29 conference, the confirmed Western names of the SpotPass Tag Mode service would be StreetPass and SpotPass, with SpotPass being the ability for the 3DS to seek Wi-Fi signals and automatically download content while in sleep mode and StreetPass being the passive communication between 3DS systems held by users, an example being the sharing of Mii avatars]

During the 2011 Game Developers Conference, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime announced that Nintendo has partnered with AT&T to provide free access to AT&T hotspots via the Nintendo 3DS. Users will be able to connect to these hotspots in late May.

The background connectivity allows users to exchange software content regardless of what software is currently in the console. Sharing content is stored in a "data slot" in the console. Using this data slot, Nintendo 3DS users can readily share and exchange content for multiple games at the same time, whenever they are connected, even when playing unrelated games. Using the console's background connectivity, a Nintendo 3DS in StreetPass Mode can automatically discover other 3DS units within range, establish a connection, and exchange content for mutually played games, all transparently and without requiring any user input, even when the console is dormant. It can be customized to fit the user's preferences, including opting out of it altogether for selected software. One application being considered is functionality to "automatically acquire magazine and newspaper articles", similar to e-book reader applications. Other improvements to online functionality include how Friend Codes are implemented, with only one code necessary for each console, as opposed to the DS and Wii where individual Friend Codes are required for each piece of software.A successor to Nintendo DS' PictoChat application for the Nintendo 3DS has been announced by Nintendo via a streaming conference on October 21, 2011. The successor is called SwapNote(in North America) or Nintendo Letter Box (in Europe), and it will be available as a free download starting December 2011. This application will allow users to send 3D pictures, sound, and scribbled messages to registered friends via either StreetPass or SpotPass.

List of released games
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy

Angler's Club: Ultimate Bass Fishing 3D

Asphalt 3D

BIT.TRIP Saga

Blazz Blue: Continuum Shift 2

Brunswick Pro Bowling

Bust-A-Move Universe

Captain America: Super Soilder

Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion

Cave Story 3D

Centipede: Infestation

Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D

Cooking Mama 4: Kitchen Magic

Cubic Ninja

Dead or Alive: Dimensions

Deca Sports Extreme

Dream Trigger 3D

Driver: Renegade 3D

Dual Pen Sports

Face Racers: Photo Finish

Fifa 12

Frogger 3D

Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove 3D

Gem Smashers

Generator Rex: Agent of Providence

Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters

Harvest Moon 3D A Tale of Two Towns

James Noir's Hollywood Crimes

LEGO Harry Potter Years 5-7

LEGO Pirates of the Carribbean

LEGO Star Wars 3: The Clone Wars

Madden NFL Football

Mahjong CUB3D

Marvel Superhero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet

Michael Jackson: The Experience 3D

Naruto Shippuden 3D: The New Era

NASCAR Unleashed

Need for Speed: The Run

Nikoli's Pencil Puzzle

Nintendogs+Cats (all 3 versions)

Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions

Pac-Man Party 3D

Pet Zombies

Pilotwings Resort

Pinball Hall of Fame: The William's Collection

Pokemon Rumble Blast

PES 2011 3D

Puzzler Mind Gym 3D

Rabbids 3D

Rayman 3D

Resident Evil: The Mercenaries

Ridge Racer 3D

Samurai Warriors: The Chronicles

Shin Megami Tenesi: Devil Survivor Overclocked

Shinobi

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure

Spider-Man Edge of Time

Spongebob Squiggle Pants 3D

Starfox 64 3D

Steel Diver

Super Mario 3D Land

Super Monkey Ball 3D

Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition

Tetris Axis

The Hidden

The Legendof Zela: Occarina of Time 3D

The Sims 3

The Sims 3 Pets

Thor: God of Thunder

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars 3D

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3D

Transformers Dark of The Moon -Stealth Force Edition

Wipeout 2