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Introducing… the Nintendo 2DS! Seems like a bad April Fools’ joke, but this is real! It will launch in America for $129.99 and hit stores the same day as Pokemon X & Pokemon Y; October 12th, 2013.
The 2DS features screens the same size as those found on the original 3DS model, but the top screen has no 3D display capabilities. It also goes back to the Gameboy Advance-era of portability, completely lacking any folding mechanics to protect its screens.
What do you think?!
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its gonna be so uncomfortable to play
That’s my thoughts exactly.
I see where Nintendo are coming from, with it being cheaper
But the design is just…no
Obviously it can’t be a DS v2.0 cause then people’d be like what’s the point, but I feel it’d be uncomfortable to play with the screens switched
I’m sorry, but nobody has pockets that wide either
Ugly as heck. bet not as ugly as the Nvidia Shield. Well maybe…
The screens had better be super thick and sturdy
I wonder if the battery life will be better… If its the same screen sizes as the regular 3DS, but doesn’t fold, maybe it would have an XL battery, or even a slightly bigger one…
I also have never seen a family play a handheld like that before… Exaggeration, or is that one of those “never in Mississippi things”?
I just want to know if we need another 3DS to trade yoour pokemon from generation V to Pokemon X and Y 🙁 I hope we dont need another 3DS
I think I know what their getting this from
1. The 3D hurts kids eyes it hurts mine
2. It would be cheaper
So it’s not so useless when I first say this article I thought the 2Ds was the next generation a Nintendo handheld devices and I was mad because I just got a 3ds for Christmas
But, But, Why?
Question who even uses 3d on the 3ds and have u used it yet.
I use 3D. But, it depends on the game.
There are people who don’t use the 3D….??? ODD (-_-)
It hurts my eyes and gives me a headache
it hurts my eyes a lot as well.
Just consider my mind blown everyone…my first day of high school and this crap? I’m done, I’m freaking done…
This is a bit random, but being the anti social person I am, do we have to be inside gamestop to download the shiny event legendaries, or can we do it from the parking lot?
Parking lot, depending on how close you can get to the store. If you park right out front like I did, you should be able to download no problem. Just try from your spot, and if it doesn’t work, go inside.
thanks
WTF!…. Soooo Stupid!.. Trying too hard ( -_-)
I think they made it as a cheaper option and for young kids who have parents who don’t want them viewing things in 3D but it is STILL Dumb!
I’m upset because Nintendo is TERRIBLE with upgrading things… they truly aren’t as for there customers as they want you to believe…. Yes we wanted it cheaper but they tell us no 3D and No hinge and its ugly…. We wanted a better 3DS and got a 3DS XL but it cost a good amount more And they didn’t improve the graphics… they are just so lazy and money hungry it is upsetting.. instead of spending forever making a handheld that can last for years as is.. they feel the need to make a ton quickly to address a bunch of small problems that should have never been there instead… And No One DS has all these seemingly easy to correct flaws corrected, but I guess Yes in ALL they do ( if you include the second joystick attachment they make you pay extra for)… what a shame.. maybe they will be smart when they make a TRUE 3DS2, but at this point .. I Doubt It! >=I
Really? 2DS?
I will say that the idea of trying to implement an old-school handheld into a current handheld device is great (Gameboy + 3DS, without the 3D) and no one will use the 3D nonetheless (at least not as much as Nintendo expects them to) so I guess this is okay, but why no Wii U upgrade or a 4DS, or R/S remakes teased or a new spin-off or even a new generation of Ninendo consoles??? I will not be getting the 2DS, and the idea is great, but I just don’t know what to say. I will be back on the forums more often around when CoroCoro leaks, or when anything actually significant is revealed. Thoughts, everyone? 😀
Well the 2DS releases in red and blue day one, so I say that’s a confirmation 😀
Yeah, I guess so! 😀
I think i’m going to get one just for the reason that its cheaper and I never really cared about 3d in the first place. i only care about the games. I never got a 3ds for the price and the useless – ish 3d. this gives me the opportunity to play these games. I think its ment for the people who never got the 3ds for the price/bad 3d for your eyes
It means it’s more accessible for kids especially but adults may like it this way too. It can’t be snapped and no chance of a kid being sneaky and sliding it up to 3D – eyes are sensitive at the beginning, so less chance of vision damage. It’s also very tablet-like and the coloured accents looks nice.
my thoughts exactly! it’s actually grown on me a lot and I hope a younger cousin of mine get’s it so I can fiddle with it. since I really don’t have an excuse to buy it myself. haha.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/08/how-the-2ds-could-have-been-nintendos-first-true-portable-tablet/ soo true
This looks really strange to most of us, but I’ve heard some people I know saying they’re interested in it.. these are people who don’t have a 3DS in the first place. Maybe this is the result of some weird research Nintendo did to appeal to these people?
A good marketing tool I guess for all those kids who want to play the new 3DS games but can’t afford/ are too young for the full fledged 3DS. I imagine it will be more durable then the 3DS swell
I came here for pokemon news and find this. lol. Still gtetting a xl though…. ds without folding sounds….uncool
EDIT:Okay on second thought it looks better than I thought when I watched the vid. still no folding=no getting
I was skeptical at first, but I think that this will sell like hotcakes, especially considering that it’s so cheap and launches on the same day as Pokemon.
It may also be a good option for multiplayer Mario Kart or trading Pokemon with myself! (Although I have plenty of friends to help with that)
Hey, if you buy the 2DS, those 40 bucks could go towards the other Pokemon game that you didn’t already preorder.
it’s pretty obvious this is geared toward kids and I have enough younger cousins to know not having it fold is the way to go. as for the screens getting scratched or the system getting cracked…….. isn’t that always a concern??? i know i got screen protectors and a clear shell on my xl to protect it. and even if you don’t get those things nintendo makes handhelds that can handle a fall. i know i dropped my gameboy/sp/ds/etc countless times with no damage done besides a couple of scuffs.
this was made with young kids and their parents in mind. 3d totally eliminated. a more durable, at least it looks to be, handheld. and a slightly cheaper price. believe me even that slight price drop is enough to convince some parents. and it’s also a great option for people who want to play the games but don’t want to spend full price on a 3ds just to play them.
and if i recall correctly reviewers are generally saying it’s pretty comfortable to play with. sure it looks a bit wonky and the name isn’t great but those are just superficial things honestly.
I already own a 3DS XL and love it to death, but I do own a regular launch 3DS that began chipping its paint off of its parts after Hurricane Sandy hit (its mostly due to it being in the affect room of mine that was hit by flooding, and the extreme heat that came a few days later sadly). Its trade worth was not good atm (my Gamestop employee aka my GF and best friend told me 85 bucks at the time), thus leading my GF to buying me a 3DS XL. So when I saw the 2DS, and its features and even the demos at PAX (held one and tried X and Y’s demos there) I was HOOKED. Its L and R buttons to me feel like Triggers from the PS4 with the nice curve. Then the solid feel to it makes me confident with handing the thing over to my little sister. Added in with its screen size as the same as the original 3DS, I want one. And I do hope any shop, like Gamestop, offers a good trade in value for it, and I may cut down the price more at GS with my coupon. Its intended for kids, but my god it has this adult (ME :D) Hooked to it. Its a good bargain buy for the budget weary family too, and those who think 3D hurts or etc. Well thats my 2 cents on it lol, sorry for the text wall here PJ.
You know, I actually like it, and I’m probably buying with with Y. Here’s my reasing.
1. Cheap. 130€ is less than I payed for my DS lite
2. I don’t care about the 3D. Always sounded like a pointless gimmick
3. I’m a fucking hinge breaker, and I’m constanty scared of death that my DS lite might fall and the top screen breaks off. Hell, right now y hardware can’t even hold the top screen, due to an inforntunate incident. The sturdier design looks good
4. A bit of nostalgia, reminds me of a gameboy