Lesser-known DS and 3DS games like Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times and Contact offer unique gameplay experiences. LostMagic and other hidden gems utilize the DS touchscreen for engaging gameplay.

With the launch of Nintendo’s 3DS fast approaching, there’s been some concern that DS games may not play well on the 3DS. The 3DS can play them, but people have been buzzing about extended load-times ...

Nintendo had a great month in March. Its Pokemon Black and White titles dominated the charts, and the Nintendo DS was the top selling games platform for the March NPD period... wait, what? Yes, the ...

The Nintendo 3DS has a lot of cool features, one of which is backward compatibility with DS games. But while convenient, this backward compatibility is far from perfect. Because the screens on the 3DS ...

It's been more than a year since Nintendo launched its 3DS around the globe, but the transition from the DS generation to the 3DS one has been much slower than past shifts in the portable space. In ...

Although Nintendo isn't currently going with the "save the best till last" approach, what with Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land hitting the system earlier than usual, it's interesting to see that ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Nintendo has announced a new version of its DS handheld system that will support 3D games. The 3DS will play games with 3D effects "without the need ...

One important component for any system is undeniably backwards compatibility. Especially with consoles costing as much as they do, being able to trade-in your older model without losing the ability to ...

See that greenish blue thing up there? That might look like this greenish blue thing over here that we reviewed a few weeks back, but actually they're not the same. No, sir. This thing up there is the ...

Nintendo released the 3DS in Japan on February 26, and we promptly flew one back to the States for some tinkering. Nintendo traditionally makes its handheld consoles backward compatible with the ...

Nintendo confirmed this week that it has discontinued production on all current models of the 3DS family of portable gaming systems, which ends the platform’s life cycle after nine years. The 3DS is ...