All Stories Tagged: 3DS XL

Every day in this, the Year of Luigi, is surely a Luigi Day, but today is the very special 'Cyber Monday of Luigi,' Nintendo has declared. The company today launched a special silver 3DS XL emblazoned with an image of Luigi and his portly brother, as leaked last week, which comes with Mario & Luigi: Dream Team pre-installed.

Nintendo announced two special edition 3DS XLs in Europe today, one themed after Luigi and one after Zelda with an included download code for A Link Between Worlds.

If you're old enough to need a jumbo-sized Nintendo 3DS XL for your poorly peepers, perhaps you're also old enough that you feel self-conscious about being seen with a blue, red or pink system. Fear not, you big babies: from August 11, the 3DS XL will be available in pure black too, so you can look oh-so-cool as you chat with animals during your commute.

The Nintendo 3DS's Circle Pad Pro was a curious accessory, a clunky thing adding a second analogue nub and two extra shoulder buttons to make the handheld less rubbish for console-y action games. It's mostly forgotten, only supported by a few games and incompatible with the updated 3DS XL. But hey, if you do own the big 3DS and want in on the analogue fun, Nintendo is finally releasing the XL version in North America this week.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf will be coming to 3DS on June 9, and Nintendo has announced a new 3DS XL bundle coming out on the same day as the game.

Nintendo has announced an upcoming holiday 3DS XL Bundle, which includes Mario Kart 7 for free.

Nintendo has shown the first official image of its Circle Pad Pro for the Nintendo 3DS XL.