Almost all existing Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi games can be played on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems in 2D. With backward compatibility, your existing portable games look and play just as well. If you've downloaded Nintendo DSiWare games and applications on your Nintendo DSi system, you can transfer most of those games to the Nintendo 2DS XL. You can also transfer downloaded software, sounds, and images between systems in the Nintendo 3DS family. Some games cannot be transferred. See the full list on Nintendo's official website.



Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi games will be displayed in 2D graphics.

Select Nintendo DS games that use accessories in the Game Boy Advance slot of the Nintendo DS system are not compatible with the Nintendo 2DS XL.

Flipnote Studio cannot be transferred to the Nintendo 2DS XL. Nintendo will be developing a similar application for the Nintendo 2DS XL.

A system update may be required for some features.