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Nintendo Announces Nintendo 2DS
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Dark Octave
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3DS One
3DS Uni
3DS Uno
2DS makes no sense if it's still 3D.
3DS Uni
3DS Uno
2DS makes no sense if it's still 3D.
NintendoRev
Member
From what i've been reading, it only has ONE screen. The Hell, nintendo?
You're in the Nintetwilight zone. This is where all the crazy Nintendo stuff goes directly to. Please enjoy your stay.
It's not 3D
Robot Pants
Member
I'm pretty late to this but my god. Why not just release a new ds that plays 3ds games in 2d? This design is retarded. It needs to fold.
- Low price
- Released with Pokemon
It's so that parents with smaller children can buy with more confidence that it won't get snapped in half.
KillerTravis
Banned
Because they are not trying to get rid of the 3D, they just want an entry level hardware that parents pick without second guessing for their children.
Personally I can't wait for the Iwata Asks on this. We won't hear much about the reasons till then.
abstract alien
Member
This has to be the worst redesign I've ever seen. Removes features, adds nothing, less protected, and looks like shit. Wow Nintendo. I love you dearly, but wow lol
The side effect is that companies are going to give even less of a crap about 3D than they currently do. Which is fine, since the 3D is a gimmick anyway.
TheCongressman1
Member
I love the wedge shape, I love the button placement, but I hate the screens. Why oh why did they ever make the screens different sizes?
If this actually had better battery life, I would consider getting one. The trade-off for no 3D is just not there for me. The price doesn't do it for what you'd be getting.
If this actually had better battery life, I would consider getting one. The trade-off for no 3D is just not there for me. The price doesn't do it for what you'd be getting.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Its not a redesign as its not replacing anything. Its a new option. I wouldn't dream of getting this, but I can understand why it exists. For 6 year olds to play pokemon.
NeoGeoOwner
Banned
Would have been awesome if they had called it 3DS micro.
In spite of what numbers tell, this probably will have a better battery for some people. 3DS's battery high is for 3D off (and I'm not sure if it includes Battery Saving mode too), and many never really switch 3D off.
I'm mostly disappointed about mono sound. 3DS's speakers are surprisingly incredible quality-wise, and having only one of them with an asymmetrical placement doesn't excite me at all. Kids probably don't care about that, but older folks will mind it.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Haven't people said its replacing the original 3ds model
I think this best shows the reaction I had to this device.
Kanhir
Member
If you try to access Miiverse on the 3DS browser, you get "The Internet browser you are using cannot be used to access Miiverse."
It works fine on my Vita, though. Oh, Nintendo.
Older folks should get the real 3DS's and not the Fisher Price looking model.
NeoGeoOwner
Banned
haha
Obviously, that's an option. Thing is that I'm having my doubts about whether this is form factor is aimed for kids more than it is a market test for a future potentially tablet-like device with a similar design.
This is probably more expensive to assemble than a slightly modified 3DS-like shell. Though I guess the single screen makes it cheaper even not including the lack of 3D.
I just realized that playing any game that heavily makes uses of the touch screen along with the button is going to be awful. They're way too far apart to be ergonomical...
Playing Monster Hunter (where the touch screen serves as a digital d-pas for the camera), for example, is going to be awful (it wasn't perfectly ideal on the regular 3DSes but it did the job at least).
Same with games that use the 3DS in "book mode", not going to be ideal either...
Playing Monster Hunter (where the touch screen serves as a digital d-pas for the camera), for example, is going to be awful (it wasn't perfectly ideal on the regular 3DSes but it did the job at least).
Same with games that use the 3DS in "book mode", not going to be ideal either...
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Where has this been said? Nintendo introduced it as a new addition to the line, not a replacement.
they have? that would be weird, when it's not releasing in japan, and with '3ds' on all the packaging.
maniac-kun
Member
Did they fire their hardware designers?
NeoGeoOwner
Banned
Many many years ago already.
OMG HAHAHA!
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
If I had a 5 year old kid, this would be the 3DS I'd get him/her.
I will call it now. Next year around March we'll get a 2DS XL.
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Are we really surprised with the hardware design?
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FrozenCell
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Honey Bunny
Member
I'm...warming to the game slab. I think I'll get one.
KillerTravis
Banned
What's your point? This are all prototypes.
It is sooo funny that people say this as a joke, but that is exactly what Nintendo wants. Nintendo wants this to be "My first Nintendo".
stargateheaven
Member
is it still region locked?
then they are dead to me.
OmegaTreeFish
Banned
So its still happening then? Its not like the equivalent of April fools in Japan or something?
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