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The Nintendo 3DS XL handheld gaming console, shown opened. The 3DS XL is a hardware revision of the original 3DS console, offered alongside the 3DS as an alternative model. It is much larger than the 3DS, featuring screens that are 90% larger. It was released worldwide in 2012, about a year and a half after the release of the original 3DS. The system launched in America retailing at $199 and available in red or blue, with other colors and special editions released later. The interior of the 3DS XL is entirely black on most models and the outer shell is colored.

The 3DS platform is Nintendo's followup to the Nintendo DS handheld. Like the DS, it features a similar clamshell design, two screens for gaming and a bottom, touch-sensitive screen that uses an included stylus. New additions are higher resolution screens, an analog slider pad, better graphics and a top screen that displays glasses-free 3D imaging. The 3DS is backwards compatible with the DS.