Controller:Nintendo 3DS
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Key points
- Lacks native XInput support, requiring the use of a XInput wrapper (see XInput wrappers) for games that do not support DirectInput or the controller natively.
Inputs
- Motion sensing: 3-axis accelerometer and a 3-axis gyroscope
- Infrared sensor
- Touchscreen (the touchscreen can be interacted with either the user's finger or a stylus bundled with the handheld)
- Circle Pad
- 3 × cameras (Rear: 2 x 0.3 MP, f/2.85, Front: 0.3 MP, f/2.85 480p@30 video recording)
- 2 × digital shoulder buttons: 𝐋, 𝐑
- 7 × digital buttons: 𝐀, 𝐁, 𝐗, 𝐘, sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ, ʜᴏᴍᴇ, sᴛᴀʀᴛ
- 4 × digital directional buttons (d-pad): ↑, ↓, ←, →
- 2 × Volume Sider, 3D Depth Slier
- Power button
- Microphone
- Wireless Switch
- Through the Circle Pad Pro accessory the system has access to a second Circle Pad and trigger buttons Zʟ, Zʀ)
- The C-Stick and Zʟ/Zʀ buttons on the New Nintendo 3DS are backward compatible with Circle Pad Pro-compatible titles.
- A near-field communication (NFC) reader and writer was released on September 25, 2015, in North America at US$19.99 and on October 2 in Europe, alongside Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. This peripheral enables Amiibo support for the Nintendo 3DS, 3DS XL, and 2DS, a feature already built-in to New Nintendo 3DS systems. The accessory is powered by two AA batteries.
Controller variations[edit]
Single analog stick[edit]
- Nintendo 3DS
- Nintendo 3DS XL
- Nintendo 2DS
Double analog stick[edit]
- New Nintendo 3DS
- New Nintendo 3DS XL
- New Nintendo 2DS XL
Use with PC platforms[edit]
Windows[edit]
- Install/open the 3DSController homebrew application on Nintendo 3DS and run exe application on PC.
- If you want to use the circle pad as a joystick, first install vJoy.
- All of the standard buttons on the 3DS and the additional shoulder buttons of the New 3DS are supported.
- The circle pad, New 3DS control stick, and touch screen can be used to move the mouse or control a joystick.
- Using the touch screen as a keyboard (press 𝗟+𝗥+𝗫 to toggle).
- Custom key bindings by editing the PC's 3DSController.ini (buttons can be mapped to either keyboard keys or joypad buttons),
- Works on custom port (make sure the port in PC's 3DSController.ini and 3DS's 3DSController.ini match).
- Controllable throttling amount.
- No support for the circle pad pro.
- Screen streaming from PC to 3DS feature has been abandoned.
Linux[edit]
- Install/open the 3DSController homebrew application on Nintendo 3DS and run 3DSController.py script on PC.
- Works the same as Windows version.
- For joystick emulation, python-uinput has to be installed.
Steam[edit]
- Can be recognized as Xbox 360 controller but after manual assignment. Controller cannot be found in Supported Controller Database, so Steam recognizes it as standard DirectInput device.
Hardware[edit]
Nintendo 3DS Circle Pad Pro[edit]
Nintendo 3DS Circle Pad Pro.
- Circle Pad Pro is an accessory for the single-analog-stick Nintendo 3DS revisions that gives you extra control while playing. Circle Pad Pro is a kind of pad in which you put your Nintendo 3DS. This way you keep everything like a controller.
- Its features were later integrated natively into the New Nintendo 3DS/2DS console revisions.
- The Circle Pad Pro has 2 buttons on the back and an analog stick on the right. This gives you control similar to a console controller.
- The cover is powered by one AAA battery. Battery life is approximately 480 hours (20 days).
- Nintendo Circle Pad Pro is not compatible with the Nintendo 3DS XL revision.
- Not supported by PC applications yet.
Support In Games[edit]
Games with Nintendo button prompts[edit]
- This is a list for games that offer Nintendo button prompts.