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	''This page refers to emulators and other software that can be used to run non-3DS software on a Nintendo 3DS. For emulators of the Nintendo 3DS itself, see (undetermined article name).''		{{hatnote\|This page refers to emulators and other software that can be used to run non-3DS software on a Nintendo 3DS. For emulators of the Nintendo 3DS itself, see (undetermined article name).}}

	An '''emulator''' is a piece of software that uses computing power to simulate another device, such as a video game console or a personal computer. As a general guideline, the original Nintendo 3DS is capable of emulating most popular home consoles up to around the {{iw\|wikipedia\|fourth generation of video game consoles}} (the SNES/Genesis era), while the New Nintendo 3DS series is (just barely) capable of emulating some of the {{iw\|wikipedia\|fifth generation of video game consoles\|fifth generation}} (the N64/PS1 era).		An '''emulator''' is a piece of software that uses computing power to simulate another device, such as a video game console or a personal computer. As a general guideline, the original Nintendo 3DS is capable of emulating most popular home consoles up to around the {{iw\|wikipedia\|fourth generation of video game consoles}} (the SNES/Genesis era), while the New Nintendo 3DS series is (just barely) capable of emulating some of the {{iw\|wikipedia\|fifth generation of video game consoles\|fifth generation}} (the N64/PS1 era).