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Nintendo 2DS: Lighter than XL, worse battery, mono speaker, screens same size as 3DS
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Ganondorfo
Junior Member
So games like Super Mario 3D land and Kid Icarus Uprising are unplayable on this system?
Little Green Yoda
Member
Ugly shape + worse battery = lol
This isn't for people who already own a regular 3DS/XL. I thought that would be obvious.
maverick40
Junior Member
Looks more like a cheap fisher price toy than usual! Congrats Nintendo
They just announced a Wii U price cut, various bundles, and reshuffled some releases around to make it really hit the holiday running. What else can they do?
Neither game requires 3D.
kid icarus uprising was unplayable before.
ColtraineGF
Member
Why the outrage?
Do you really think this device is going to sink the company?
Its not, it might even put more money in their coffers.
This is probably the reason Iwata thinks they could hit their
financial targets.
or
Do you think its replacing the 3DS.
Its not.
And for those of you who dont like 3D on the 3DS, dont turn on the 3D.
By the looks of it, this device is not about portability, but playing for long
periods of time. It looks comfortable to hold and sturdy.
Do you really think this device is going to sink the company?
Its not, it might even put more money in their coffers.
This is probably the reason Iwata thinks they could hit their
financial targets.
or
Do you think its replacing the 3DS.
Its not.
And for those of you who dont like 3D on the 3DS, dont turn on the 3D.
By the looks of it, this device is not about portability, but playing for long
periods of time. It looks comfortable to hold and sturdy.
Because they didn't drop the price and announce bundles and release dates for games or anything of the kind. No no no that's absolutely preposterous!
3D Land doesn't need 3D outside of maybe 3 side stages.
Kid Icarus would be just about as uncomfortable as on the OG 3DS.
Cause it is smaller than an XL?
Winterfang
Banned
To be honest those 3 were pretty reasonable. They where different versions of the DS. The 3DS however caused mucho confusion due to not being named DS2 or Super DS. I remember sitting down on Borders and hearing the kids and parents read on the Nintendo magazines. The kids asking what's a 3DS? And the mothers saying "you already have a DS sweetheart is the same thing".
It would be akin to Nintendo releasing the Nintendo 32 in their era.
metalslimer
Member
The idiotic thing is the lack of clamshell which is the best thing for kids. They should have made a smaller 3DS lite without an sd slot with better battery and no 3D for 129
Maybe if they drop the price, they would be taking a bigger loss (like with what's happening with the Wii U).
Maybe 2DS is more profitable and cheaper to make at that price.
Fuck no.
chickdigger802
Banned
The analog/button positioning here says to me they clearly are de-emphasizing the second screen, probably just keeping it for legacy reasons. I doubt the next Nintendo handheld will have two screens.
this pic makes me understand why the thing is wedge shaped.
otherwise the weight would be funk.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
What the fuck I thought this was a joke when I read the OP. So fugly.
SneakyStephan
Banned
Why doesn't it fold? I can't even, what.
Yes it does. There's a slider that initiates it
Omegasquash
Member
I don't have any interest in it for playing myself, but it might be useful a few years down the road for road trips and child silencing.
Less than thrilled about the no folding part...I wonder what guided their choice to kill the clamshell.
Less than thrilled about the no folding part...I wonder what guided their choice to kill the clamshell.
I can really see this somewhat confusing parents, gamers who aren't in the know (particularly young ones), and the like when they see this handheld named the "Nintendo 2DS" and you have game boxes beside it that have "Nintendo 3DS" on the front of them. Its a question that can easily be answered or clarified by a worker who knows what they are talking about, but I still can see this causing some degree of confusion come October.
I feel sorry for video game store clerks come this fall.
I feel sorry for video game store clerks come this fall.
Ivan A Nguyen
Member
An indestructible tablet from Nintendo that plays DS and 3DS games? I might get that for my kid.
This is a Pokemon machine meant for really little kids. Don't forget, it would be irresponsible for Nintendo to market a 3D console to a younger market because 3D can screw up developing eyes.
Still, I would have preferred a more mass market friendly design. I can't see 3D and would have liked an XL design priced cheaper without 3D. Oh well.
Still, I would have preferred a more mass market friendly design. I can't see 3D and would have liked an XL design priced cheaper without 3D. Oh well.
ColtraineGF
Member
It's probably due to the use of a different type of screen than the 3DS - it's not too much of a problem for me really.
Unplayable by the weaklings.
cheststrongwell
my cake, fuck off
I can't believe this is real. It reminds me of a Chinese knockoff or one of those cheap laptops African kids get from aid organizations.
sixteen-bit
Member
probably reusing old/excess 3DS panels
thecosmicfly
Banned
Nintendo really, REALLY want to pressure people to use that Goddamn stylus. That... thing... does not look like it's easy to touch the screen with your thumb, and that's if you're an adult.
Hinges are the natural weakpoint of any two-sided system. It's why cellphones have more or less entirely phased them out. Nintendo expects these things (for kids under 7) to take a beating.
Unfortunately, when you have a system that depends on two screens, it doesn't make sense for the system to be one piece.
DeaconKnowledge
Member
That's why hardware like this exists though - because lots of parents are ignorant/don't care about the finer details.
The biggest selling point to parents with kids will be the price. The other stuff is just cake.
Why not?
metalslimer
Member
If this is how nintendo would design a tablet....lord help us
People keep saying this but it makes no sense. There is more to a tablet than the silhouette. The shape is a consequence of the real reason people like tablets which is the giant continuous screen.Looks more like a tablet lol
Air Zombie Meat
Member
Not really understanding the confusion issue people are claiming. I mean, it's a budget 2d version of the 3DS. They couldn't have kept 3DS in the name seeing as it doesn't do 3d. That would have been more confusing.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Can't speak on the latter but 3D Land is not unplayable at all in 2D.
It's not as great but I finished the game with not many problems on 2D.
I love people trying to be Nintendo apologists in this thread.
Basically Nintendo sat down to make a 'tablet' but do it at the lowest cost possible. So their solution was to completely reuse parts they already have in production and tried to pass it off as something new or needed.
From an ergonomic perspective, I don't see how this is more comfortable or useable for a 5-7 year old's hands compared to the the regular 3DS. Not to mention the issue of the screen being easily scratched because it can't be folded. So, now you have to shell out even MORE money (as a parent) to protect the thing when not in use.
Basically Nintendo sat down to make a 'tablet' but do it at the lowest cost possible. So their solution was to completely reuse parts they already have in production and tried to pass it off as something new or needed.
From an ergonomic perspective, I don't see how this is more comfortable or useable for a 5-7 year old's hands compared to the the regular 3DS. Not to mention the issue of the screen being easily scratched because it can't be folded. So, now you have to shell out even MORE money (as a parent) to protect the thing when not in use.