Iimpawu eziphambili zeNintendo 3DS kunye ne-3DS XL zamehlo azipakishwa nomdlalo, nangona ziza zifakwe kwi-software kunye nemidlalo yamancinci njenge-Face Raiders. Unokutyelela i- Nintendo 3DS eShop ngokukhawuleza ukuba i-handheld ikhuphe ebhokisini (ngaphandle kokuba unxibelelwano lwe -Wi-Fi ) kwaye ukhupha enye yeemidlalo ezininzi ezitholakalayo ngelo qonga. I-eShop inikeza iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zemidlalo ehlawulelwayo kunye neentlawulo zemidlalo ehlukeneyo yemidlalo, ngoko uya kukwazi ukuqala ukudlala ngaphandle kokuya kwisitolo semidlalo ukukhetha isihloko.
Nangona kunjalo, iinkqubo ezininzi ze-Nintendo 3DS kunye ne-3DS XL zihamba kunye nomdlalo. Kukho, umzekelo, umzekelo we-Nintendo 3DS oza kuqala ukulayishwa kunye nekopi yeMbonakalo yoMlilo: Ukuvuswa (ikopi yedijithali yomdlalo-kungekhona ikhadi lomdlalo webhokisi). Ungakwazi kwakhona ukuthenga iimpahla ze-Nintendo 3DS XL ezipakishwe ngeikopi zomzimba zeNew Super Mario Bros 2 kunye ne- Mario Kart 7.
Kukho iinqununu ezahlukileyo ezifumaneka eYurophu nakumaJapan, ngoko ke uthengeza! Khumbula ke, ukuba i-Nintendo 3DS ne-3DS XL zombini zivaliwe , oko kuthetha ukuba imidlalo ekuthengwa kuyo ayiyi kusebenza ngokufanelekileyo (okanye nakwezinye) kwiinkqubo ezithengwa ngaphandle kwendawo yakho. Njengoko imidlalo emitsha iqaliswa kwiplatifomu, iNintendo inokukhulula iisanda ezikhethekileyo njengesiqhagamshelo somkhiqizo okanye ukuxhasa ukukhululwa okutsha.