<Tr> <Th> Predecessor </Th> <Td> Nintendo 2DS (concurrent) Nintendo 3DS (XL) (concurrent) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Official website </Td> </Tr> <P> The New Nintendo 3DS is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo . It is the fourth system in the Nintendo 3DS family of handheld consoles, following the original Nintendo 3DS, the Nintendo 3DS XL, and the Nintendo 2DS . The system was released in Japan on October 11, 2014, in Australia and New Zealand on November 21, 2014, on January 6, 2015 in Europe in a special Club Nintendo - exclusive "Ambassador Edition", and at retail in Europe on February 13, 2015 . Like the original 3DS, the New Nintendo 3DS also has a larger variant, the New Nintendo 3DS XL, released in all three regions . In North America, the New Nintendo 3DS XL was released on February 13, 2015, while the standard - sized New Nintendo 3DS was released later on September 25, 2015 . </P> <P> Improvements upon the previous models include upgraded processors and increased RAM, an analog pointing stick (C - Stick), two additional shoulder triggers (ZR and ZL), face detection for optimizing the auto stereoscopic 3D display, an included 4 GB microSD card and built - in NFC, as well as minor design changes (such as colored face buttons, and the availability of face plates for the smaller - size model). </P>

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