Nintendo Announces the 2DS XL

A new variation of the 2DS console has been announced, this time sporting a bigger screen and similar clam-shell design to its 3DS siblings. While a black and turquoise version will be the only one launching in the US, an orange and white model will be released in Japan and possibly Europe as well.

Unlike the original 2DS it includes a c-stick which makes playing games such as Super Smash Bros. and Monster Hunter easier. It also includes the ability to utilize NFC technology to scan Amiibo figures placed on its lower screen. Its suggested retail price is $149.99 in the US and it will debut on July 28.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lxNHhgMuTg

Does this tempt anyone? It still lacks 3D functionality, but it certainly looks slick! Such a small bezel almost makes the screens feel larger too.

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623 thoughts on “Nintendo Announces the 2DS XL”

  1. Well today has been uneventful
    Hopefully replays for mobile will be up an running by tomorrow, I can’t live without my glory day replays

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  2. https://twitter.com/Crunchyroll/status/858045915273207808

    So this is a bit off topic, but I kind of found it so funny and Tragic that its worth mentioning. A bunch of Japanese Zoo’s were partnering with the studio that Made Kimono Friends since it does promote educational facts about animals, which was to put cut-outs of the animal girls in the cages with the animals. The one though that caught the Internets heart was the penguin Grape-kun, who seemed to obsess over the 2D cutout almost like he was in love with it. Well as it turns out the poor little guy has been separated from it as it seems be become so obsessed with it that he wasn’t eating and spending most of his time with it. The Zoo’s answer to all of this was to simply say that he was spending to much time with his Waifu for his own good.

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  3. Probably gonna stop doing more than minimum battles in competitions now, all anyone use are the Tapus. I feel like I must be the only one not using one because literally everyone I’ve faced has at least one on their team.

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  4. I have to say this
    I find it hilarious how they try to make Aether being evil a surprise yet the grunt LITERALLY FUCKING HAS AN EVIL GRIN IN THE GODDAMN INTRO BEFORE THE GAME EVEN STARTS

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      • Are you watching it? Why were so many people there, I know it was a suspect test but they’re usually not a big deal

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          • I wish I could take away all the high tier legends and cheap stuff and watch those who can’t win without them complain

            I mean we’ve all had something taken away, I mean they wouldn’t let me run Smooth Stone on Ground Monos (granted Leftovers are better)

          • Yeah, more specific Lele
            (Not Bulu, Bulu is quite literally the most healthy of the tapus by far)

          • I dunno, I still am salty about double leftovers and boosted horn leech
            I mean unless your packing poison or a wicked high special sweeper that thing bulks anything

          • Who, who has a working Poison Jab that can actually use it?
            Rhyperior?
            Excadrill?
            What about a Farfetch’d

            The only time you see a working Poison Jab is like A. Muks too afraid to run Gunk Shot or sometimes Fighters like Conkeldurr or Machamp

          • I run Iron Head, just as much damage (More because of Sand Force don’t forget) and the Flinch really could win the game
            The only thing that Pjab kills is Azumarill which is a pretty decent threat but I can tank a non banded Play Rough at full health

          • Poison Jab is personally more valuable cause it hits more stuff… like every Tapu… Hard

          • Well I haven’t done mono in a while because of the Tapu Threat
            But half of them will freaking outspeed or tank the Jab and kill me with Moonblast

    • They’re also suspect testing Monotype so that mean a clean slate, but honestly Ground Mono is dying, Pellipper is getting on my nerves and the ice cream is now a free hailstorm

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        • Yeah… But even now I can’t abuse the speed thingy when I needed that Mega Gar boost….
          I’m like the only one on the planet who actually pulls off Mega Garchomp the right way and now I can’t get that speed

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  5. Alright I’m done, tomorrow I got work at the Game Club and I gotta get my lazy mope of a sibling out of the house while dealing with an overworked one who’s probably planning a massacre to get back at all the bullshit he has to take from working two jobs and being around stupid old people and waiting on them hand and foot

    Ooooo and Samurai Jack is tomorrow night eeeeee

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  6. I wish I had more time in the day… I have a bunch of movies and shows I want to watch, games I want to play, stuff I wanna draw, I wanna start planning my summer Rom hack project… blehhhhhhhh

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    I JUST OPENED ORAS, FORGOT I HAVEN’T CLAIMED MY MEW, WENT TO CLAIM IT AND GOT A PERFECT NATURED ONE FIRST TRY

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  8. Aw shit I’m 2 episodes into 13 Reasons Why and now I’m invested. Now I’m going to spend all day tomorrow watching it… which I was planning on doing anyways

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  10. Was caught in a car crash yesterday evening, had a frontal collision with another car. Car’s total loss but I’m fine. Scare of my life though, never again.

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  11. WARNING! A VERY long post ahead! You have been warned!

    I’m bored… So here are my vereeery long term Farfetch’d anime predictions! Enjoy:
    Filler
    Gladion
    Filler
    Moving to the next Island
    Wishiwashi Trial (Rolwet evolves)
    Filler
    Salazzle Trial (Centered around Rockruff)
    Filler
    Lurantis Trial (Centered around Litten)
    A lot of Filler
    Gladion rentach and Olivia’s Kahuna Battle (Rockruff Evolves into Midday)
    Even More Filler
    Ash catches Wimpod
    Filler
    Ash meets Tapu Lele

    Start of the Sun-Moon-Stars series:
    Moving to the next Island
    Filler
    Litten Evolves
    Filler
    Vikavolt Trial
    Filler
    Ash meets Guzma (Centered around Wimpod)
    Filler
    Mimikyu Trial (Centered around Ash’s and Pikachu’s bond)
    Filler
    Aether Paradise (Centered around Lillie’s and Gladion’s backstory
    Filler
    Ash sees Tapu Bulu
    Battle with Guzma Kahuna Battle with Nanu (Wimpod Evolves)
    Filler
    A battle with Tapu Bulu
    Ultra beast episode (Gladion tells Ash about Lusamine’s Plan, Ash doesn’t believe)
    Filler (Ash thinks about what Gladion said)
    Moving to the next Island (Ash catches a shiny Jangmo-o that evolves in the same episode)
    Ash helps Gladion battle Team Skull and Aether, Lusamine goes into the Ultra Space (Both of Ash’s starters evolve)
    Kommo-o Trial (Hakamo-o evolves)
    Ash meets Tapu Fini, Hapu becomes the Kahuna, Hapu Kahuna Battle
    A three-parter with Ash finding two cosmogs that fully evolve, Ash Battles Nihilego-Lusamine and saves Lusamine
    Alola League (Ash vs Gladion)
    More alola league
    Ash looses the Last Battle (as always)
    The Series Finale

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