"Before the Nintendo Switch (and now the Switch 2) there was the Nintendo 3DS. The initially tepid reception to the 2011 handheld console and its stereoscopic 3D feature, may have contributed to the Japanese gaming giant's decision to merge home console and handheld into a single device with the Switch, but the 3DS had some high-profile fans - including one of the world's most renowned museums."
"The Louvre in Paris was an early adopter of the 3DS, and it held on to foldable dual-screen handhelds, offering them as digital guides for visitors to the museum for nearly 13 years. Alas, the Louvre's Nintendo guides have finally been retired, to be replaced by a new system in October (they could check out our pick of the best retro handheld game consoles for alternatives)."
"Fans held a fitting sendoff to bid farewell to the device, perplexing visitors with what they may have taken to be a piece of performance art."
The Nintendo 3DS launched in 2011 with a stereoscopic 3D feature that received a tepid reception. That response may have influenced Nintendo to later combine home console and handheld functions into the Switch family. Despite mixed consumer reactions, the 3DS gained high-profile institutional users, most notably the Louvre in Paris. The Louvre adopted foldable dual-screen 3DS handhelds as digital guides and used them to assist visitors for nearly 13 years. The museum retired the Nintendo guides and will replace them with a new system in October. Fans organized a public sendoff that surprised visitors and resembled performance art.
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