Nintendo 3ds XL
Title
Nintendo 3ds XL
Subject
Game Design, Nintendo, Engineering
Description
The Nintendo 3DS XL is a portable game device with a stylish, contemporary appearance thanks to its shining blue cover. It has two screens, the bottom of which is a touchscreen for navigation and gaming. The system is portable and protects the screens when folded neatly in half. It contains many intimate memories of interacting with friends and playing games in Nintendo's virtual world.
ID: A rectangular, hinge-based device that folds shut for mobility, the Nintendo 3DS XL features a blue exterior with two front cameras and copyright information on the bottom, and when opened reveals a top half with a large 4.88-inch screen, speakers, and a camera, and a bottom half with a 4.18-inch touchscreen surrounded by buttons, an analog stick, a small C-stick above the A/B/X/Y buttons, and ZL/ZR buttons next to the L/R buttons.
Physical Dimensions: Closed Height: 3.68 inches; Open Height: 6.81 inches
ID: A rectangular, hinge-based device that folds shut for mobility, the Nintendo 3DS XL features a blue exterior with two front cameras and copyright information on the bottom, and when opened reveals a top half with a large 4.88-inch screen, speakers, and a camera, and a bottom half with a 4.18-inch touchscreen surrounded by buttons, an analog stick, a small C-stick above the A/B/X/Y buttons, and ZL/ZR buttons next to the L/R buttons.
Physical Dimensions: Closed Height: 3.68 inches; Open Height: 6.81 inches
Creator
Nintendo
Source
Personal Collection
Date
2012
Contributor
Donnell Rochelle
Rights
This material is subject to copyright law and is made available for private study, scholarship, and research purposes only.
Format
JPG
Language
English
Type
Physical Object
Collection
Citation
Nintendo, “Nintendo 3ds XL,” Aegis Digital Museum, accessed December 8, 2025, https://aegisdigitalmuseum.kennesaw.edu/items/show/214.


