Nintendo 3DS (2011)

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Iwata's Nintendo claimed another major victory with this one.

There's a reason it sold 52 million of these. The 3DS came with a bit of magic. It let you see three-dimensional images without wearing any special glasses. It also came with a camera that took 3D photos.

But cracks in Nintendo's business model started showing. The 3DS had a camera, Internet, games. In just a few years, it would be seen as an expensive smartphone that couldn't make phone calls.

First published July 13, 2015: 12:10 PM ET

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