We should keep in mind that Nintendo made the 3DS console during the first few years of the twenty-first century. It means you can do possibly everything you used to do using a Nintendo 3DS console without needing the console as such. In this guide, we have covered everything you should know about Nintendo 3DS simulators and how you can use one of these apps on your Android smartphone or PC to play the games you used to play on a Nintendo 3DS. Conveniently enough, these simulator apps are available for Android and PC devices. Luckily, you have the second option of using a Nintendo 3DS emulator. Of course, you can get something on eBay, but there is no surety on whether they will work.
Even before that, buying one of the Nintendo 3DS units was a challenging task, indeed.