Nintendo will continue to announce games for the Nintendo 2DS/New 2DS XL/New 3DS XL line of handheld systems according to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime.

“We will certainly be announcing new titles for the 3DS platform, and we’ll do that continuously,” Fils-Aime told IGN. “Some things that will be announced at E3. There will be some that we announce after E3. For us, E3 is an important event but it’s not the one defining moment,” he said. “Obviously with Nintendo Direct, we’ve created means to speak directly to our consumer base. We want to provide news and information when we believe it’s most relevant.”

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Asking for further clarification if this support would extend into 2018, Fils-Aime confirmed that is indeed the case.

“ We will certainly be announcing new titles for the 3DS platform...

“In terms of Nintendo Selects, we think the line is very strong right now,” Fils-Aime said. “We need to evaluate for new potential additions, but we’ve got nothing to announce right now.”

Nintendo currently offers 13 games as part of its special Nintendo Selects line on 3DS, including Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon, Animal Crossing Welcome amiibo, and the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. Check out IGN's list of the 25 best games on the Nintendo 3DS if you're looking for some recommendations.

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Finally, IGN asked Fils-Aime whether Nintendo had any plans to introduce more classic games to its current Virtual Console offerings on 2DS/New 2DS XL/New 3DS XL.

“We know that there is tremendous interest in this overall area. We're blessed with having a tremendous legacy of content that we've launched across our various platforms,” Fils-Aime said. “We've got nothing to announce right now in terms of Virtual Console offerings, whether it's on 3DS or Switch, but we know there's a tremendous amount of interest in this area.”

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Nintendo announced the New Nintendo 2DS XL yesterday during the company's annual fiscal results briefing. The new device has the internals of a New 3DS XL without the glasses 3D feature. Since it’s announcement, we learned that data from any 3DS can be transferred to the new device

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