thechristoph
Sir!
I kinda really want it. It looks ridiculous in all the right ways.
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Nintendo Announces Nintendo 2DS
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Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
I can't. I actually can't.
The entire old guard of directors at Nintendo HAS to be fired next year.
-Iwata removed from CEO
-Tekada fired from Hardware Manager. WiiU, Wii Mini, now this abomination is THREE STRIKES.
-Miyamoto demoted from Software Management Head to small team
Just what the fuck. Removing the clamshell is just so powerfully stupid its dumbfounding.
The entire old guard of directors at Nintendo HAS to be fired next year.
-Iwata removed from CEO
-Tekada fired from Hardware Manager. WiiU, Wii Mini, now this abomination is THREE STRIKES.
-Miyamoto demoted from Software Management Head to small team
Just what the fuck. Removing the clamshell is just so powerfully stupid its dumbfounding.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Looks like a great product.
It's a clear attempt to head off a worrying trend--younger and younger kids wanting tablets and their parents obliging, combined with cheaper and cheaper quality tablets like the Nexus 7 and iPad Mini. There are 3 year olds who are playing iPad games right now. I know this is shocking for people who are 18-22 but when your friends start having kids, it's amazing. The kids are illiterate but figure out how to unlock it, launch the games they want, and play them. And sometimes even purchase.
This is about recapturing those kids. And also their parents--although parents are worried about kids breaking or scratching, that worry evaporates a little more with each passing month that tablets become more ubiquitous and accepted. This is Nintendo adopting more of the tablet form factor and lowering the cost of entry, and since young kids aren't supposed to use the 3D anyway no harm no foul (doesn't hurt that it's not a selling point).
They still face extreme barriers in terms of software pricing and the way the app market has disrupted it, as well as software variety issues... and I'd also add that even a kid can figure out that two cheap screens and a stylus ain't the same as one beautiful continuous screen with finger power, but I think it's a good move by Nintendo.
I expected to be quoted for crow or posterity after the reaction "what an ugly pile of shit" crowd calms down a little
It's a clear attempt to head off a worrying trend--younger and younger kids wanting tablets and their parents obliging, combined with cheaper and cheaper quality tablets like the Nexus 7 and iPad Mini. There are 3 year olds who are playing iPad games right now. I know this is shocking for people who are 18-22 but when your friends start having kids, it's amazing. The kids are illiterate but figure out how to unlock it, launch the games they want, and play them. And sometimes even purchase.
This is about recapturing those kids. And also their parents--although parents are worried about kids breaking or scratching, that worry evaporates a little more with each passing month that tablets become more ubiquitous and accepted. This is Nintendo adopting more of the tablet form factor and lowering the cost of entry, and since young kids aren't supposed to use the 3D anyway no harm no foul (doesn't hurt that it's not a selling point).
They still face extreme barriers in terms of software pricing and the way the app market has disrupted it, as well as software variety issues... and I'd also add that even a kid can figure out that two cheap screens and a stylus ain't the same as one beautiful continuous screen with finger power, but I think it's a good move by Nintendo.
I expected to be quoted for crow or posterity after the reaction "what an ugly pile of shit" crowd calms down a little
jufonuk
not tag worthy
Nintendo 2DS Pokemon Bundle, and the 3DS Pokemon Bundle, the sales number will be good,
Dad has a 3DS(xl) buys pokemon, little timmy wants to play it, dad buys the 2ds pokemon bundle,
despite the weird shape, it looks like it could work for the kids, jsut they should have made it more rounder to emphasize the target audience, instead of the 2ds name just call it something like 3DSmini or something i dunno
also what Stumpokapow said above
RomanceDawn
Member
Am I the only one that actually likes the form factor? If there is one thing I'm getting tired of its the calm shell and hinge on the 3DS. It just looks sturdy to me and I could care less for 3D personally. Is that screen size that of the original DS? I can't really tell. When I upgrade my XL to a better color someday I'm glad I have another option.
Winterfang
Banned
That's insulting to the DSLite. Which a feat of design and engineering compared to the original DS.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Here is the fact sheet. It has slightly better battery life than the normal 3DS and also the same screen size as that one.
In Soviet Nintendo we save cost by putting no hinge in 2DS in so that we can afford to put a a dual 3D camera to a 2D device so you can take 3D pics you can't view
PLEASE UNDERSTAND
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
huh?
I guess they'll push this and Pokemon a lot in october, should be a fun NPD thread lol
#1 question come October "Can you play that new Pokemon game on this thing? Yes? I'll take 2 please."
#1 question come October "Can you play that new Pokemon game on this thing? Yes? I'll take 2 please."
michaeltraps
Member
Dem tablet feels.
bigbaldwolf86
Banned
That is the ugliest handheld I have ever seen. It removes the whole compact nature of the DS/3DS
It will probably still sell though :/
It will probably still sell though :/
JetBlackPanda
Member
I've had three dads tell me this answers the problem they were having about upgrading a DS to a 3DS for Pokemon.
you guys Nintendo is going to sell SO many of these.
you guys Nintendo is going to sell SO many of these.
purpletentacle
Member
Reminds me of this stupidity:
Baron von Loathsome
Member
It looks really uncomfortable to play.
Not much else to say, except that it looks like Nintendo is officially bowing out of 3D. Not that this is a surprise.
Not much else to say, except that it looks like Nintendo is officially bowing out of 3D. Not that this is a surprise.
MrCookiepants
Member
Having 3D in the name when it doesn't support 3D would be even more confusing.
The lower number positions it firmly below the 3DS, which is good.
Spot on. This thing looks and feels rushed.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. I guess kids are conditioned towards that type of form factor these days.
Definitely not gonna be easy to sneakily play those in class though. I guess we had it good with the GB/GBC/GBA back in the day.
alfredofroylan
Member
Look at the bright side guys, this means that the 3D fad is fading in the gaming world.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Taking away the 3D for an entry-level version of the 3DS is kind of understandable I guess (even though that was the main selling point of the system in the first place), but DAMN this thing looks weird. What the hell kind of form factor is that? It looks like the least portable handheld Nintendo has ever made (unless you count the VB). Why lose the clamshell design? Just so weird.
Bill Rizer
Member
This thing will feed "Ugliest console ever" threads for years and years to come.
WTF I believed it was a joke and then I learn it's real
But it's so damn ugly, the name is a joke, the ergo must be terrible and how the fuck would I put this in my pocket ? And still no second stick, are they serious ?
I'm soooo not buying it, if it wasn't 129$ it would be a PSP Go / GB Micro all over again, but because of the price maybe they will find people to buy that dirt cheap
But it's so damn ugly, the name is a joke, the ergo must be terrible and how the fuck would I put this in my pocket ? And still no second stick, are they serious ?
I'm soooo not buying it, if it wasn't 129$ it would be a PSP Go / GB Micro all over again, but because of the price maybe they will find people to buy that dirt cheap
Takamura-San
Member
What Nintendo has done with the DS brand.
Created a system with a 3D screen.
The 3D screen is the best one visually, hence developers will focus on it.
The touch screen has been relegated to red headed stepchild status.
With every system in 3D there was a hope that developers would use 3D for innovation.
Nintendo killed that possibility today.
Created a system with a 3D screen.
The 3D screen is the best one visually, hence developers will focus on it.
The touch screen has been relegated to red headed stepchild status.
With every system in 3D there was a hope that developers would use 3D for innovation.
Nintendo killed that possibility today.
Black Door
Banned
Consider how this thing looks even less ergonomic than the xl, you need to quantify this to the rest of us
You should have tried playing games on those 3DSs you sold. They have some good ones I hear.
Gormless Noodle
Member
This thing has mono audio. I haven't seen that on a device since the 80's.
I don't think any kid would wanna walk around with that, you'd get bullied even by the kids who have Chinese 50 dollar Android tablets. I mean...look at it.
I don't think any kid would wanna walk around with that, you'd get bullied even by the kids who have Chinese 50 dollar Android tablets. I mean...look at it.
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
Because people can never rise complains about Nintendo...
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