The Nintendo 3DS helped me convince my husband to get back into video games
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The 3DS was the gateway drug I used to bring my husband back to gaming. This morning, I woke up to the news that the Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming system had officially been discontinued. A feeling of sadness washed over me as I thought back on all of the joy my 3DS brought me over the years. Now, this might seem silly in a time when the Nintendo Switch is thriving and everyone is anxiously trying to get their hands on the PS5 and Xbox Series X. However, I can`t think of current-gen consoles without thinking of the 3DS since this small handheld gaming system helped me bring my husband back to gaming. When I was in college, I temporarily swore off video games. I made this decision after I almost flunked a final because I couldn`t stop playing Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. I figured since school is expensive, I should probably focus on my studies and could return to gaming once I got my degree. A few years later, I met my now husband and discovered that he`d done the same e...