As mentioned, should have been one big ( touch ) screen. Doesn't hinder 3DS compatibility ( per se ), but introduces a world of potential.
This would have been a day 1 purchase for me.
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Nintendo Announces Nintendo 2DS
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This would have been a day 1 purchase for me.
plantedunicorn
Member
And this is launching the same day as Pokemon? That's a smart idea. I'll give them that. I keep wondering if it should've launched at $100 though.
As mentioned, should have been one big ( touch ) screen. Doesn't hinder 3DS compatibility ( per se ), but introduces a world of potential.
No thanks.
Nintendo is saving the combined screen concept for their next handheld / console hybrid.
and that's when I'll move back to the nintendo camp.
Diablohead
Member
I... uh... wut
Looks like a failed apple tablet design from the early ages, using the wii mini colour theme is also bad because in my mind the wii mini was a gimped piece of waste and this looks like it's matching that theme.
I also kind of expected a 2DS to be small, fit well in your pocket and have a long battery life... so wtf is this cheese slab door stop thing trying to be?
Looks like a failed apple tablet design from the early ages, using the wii mini colour theme is also bad because in my mind the wii mini was a gimped piece of waste and this looks like it's matching that theme.
I also kind of expected a 2DS to be small, fit well in your pocket and have a long battery life... so wtf is this cheese slab door stop thing trying to be?
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Jotamide
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As mentioned, should have been one big ( touch ) screen. Doesn't hinder 3DS compatibility ( per se ), but introduces a world of potential.
Why do you have to go and photoshop Ikaruga on this? Why do you have to make me sad about the fact it's an Android and XBLA exclusive at the moment and I don't own either?
ryūkotsusei
Member
can't unsee. Someone make a loaf.
Nintendo makes you fat?
Zero-Crescent
Member
I'm glad to see that I wasn't the only one who just opened my Twitter feed and thought "Silly Ashens, April Fool's Day was months ago."
That said, I can't see why people are getting worked up over this. Considering the lower price, quasi-unibody design, and release date (same day as Pokemon), it's clearly aimed at little kids. Despite how it looks, reports say that it feels fine. Unlike the Wii Mini, there doesn't appear to be any potential plans to replace any of the current models with it.
That said, I can't see why people are getting worked up over this. Considering the lower price, quasi-unibody design, and release date (same day as Pokemon), it's clearly aimed at little kids. Despite how it looks, reports say that it feels fine. Unlike the Wii Mini, there doesn't appear to be any potential plans to replace any of the current models with it.
DarkLordMalik
Member
This is just silly! I still can't understand why Nintendo took a 180 over their 3D. What about playing Mario 3D Land on it?
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
I think it is because of the AR cards. In order to work, they require 3D data - so the monster can come out of the table, etc - even if the system is in 2D.
InvaderZimmer
Member
If nintendo made everything the same as the 3DS in the design, took out the gimmicky 3D and made it cheaper I'd be on board but this was a miss.
Guys, I'm sorry. I wrote last year that Nintendo should iterate their handheld hardware every year, and I've promoted that idea here on GAF in recent threads. Here's what I said in July of last year...
I promise that I'll be more careful with my suggestions in the future.
(In all seriousness, I expected them to build a premium model and push the lower models down. I'm interested to see how real consumers react to the opportunity to buy a 2DS. I'm absolutely horrified at the prospects of how they will market software for this... the stores will have 3DS and 2DS branding? *shudder* Seems like the NDS to 3DS problem all over again, just like the Wii to Wii U...)
Apparently I didn't realize the influence I had, and now this has happened.
I promise that I'll be more careful with my suggestions in the future.
(In all seriousness, I expected them to build a premium model and push the lower models down. I'm interested to see how real consumers react to the opportunity to buy a 2DS. I'm absolutely horrified at the prospects of how they will market software for this... the stores will have 3DS and 2DS branding? *shudder* Seems like the NDS to 3DS problem all over again, just like the Wii to Wii U...)
MisterHero
Super Member
It's a good thing Pokemon is becoming more and more touch-operated!
Off-Kilter
Banned
Goddamn I really want this.As mentioned, should have been one big ( touch ) screen. Doesn't hinder 3DS compatibility ( per se ), but introduces a world of potential.
JetBlackPanda
Member
I played 3D Land without 3d and loved it. what's the big deal?
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Games that expect you to use your thumbs on the touchscreen are gonna suuuuuuck on this thing.
Kamina
Golden Boy
This was exactly my reaction when i clicked this thread.
At first I was checking some posts if this didnt tun out to be some sick joke, but now I am like 'WHAT THE HELL NINTENDO?'
As mentioned, should have been one big ( touch ) screen. Doesn't hinder 3DS compatibility ( per se ), but introduces a world of potential.
Some sites are reporting that under the plastic, the two screens are really one shared panel (hence the lack of a hinge). Honestly, that's what the 3DS should have been from the start. One big screen with a virtual bezel for DS compatibility.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
If you think it's ridiculous, it's probably not for you. It's for the 0-7 market whose parents probably freaked a little bit too much at the "3D Mode not recommended for young children" warning sign.
Err .. that's shopped.
Wow, one hell of a shitstorm while I was asleep.
Hell, I can see the angle. It's probably super-cheap to manufacture... Just that it sure looks it too. Think PS3 superslim "we pulled all the stops to make this thing as cheap as dirt."
That said, seeing a DS-line product without a clamshell is kinda weird.
EDIT: Admittedly, I did think the topic was a joke when I first saw it. "2DS"... hah.
Hell, I can see the angle. It's probably super-cheap to manufacture... Just that it sure looks it too. Think PS3 superslim "we pulled all the stops to make this thing as cheap as dirt."
That said, seeing a DS-line product without a clamshell is kinda weird.
EDIT: Admittedly, I did think the topic was a joke when I first saw it. "2DS"... hah.
FataIChoice
Member
I'm imagining an inundation of complaints from the unknowing parent that bought this because it was the latest Nintendo handheld only to get yelled at by their child at Christmas because it wasn't the 3D one that all the cool kids have.
Jeff Albertson
Member
I'm not even sure how I'd go about holding that with the button placement
Streetpass doesn't require sleep mode and this has sleep mode anyway.
That seems like an awfully esoteric problem that could be better solved with an update considering how cut to the bone this is meant to be.
Off-Kilter
Banned
Same screen sizes as the regular 3DS.
literally my exact reaction
outunderthestars
Banned
You just don't get it. This is designed for young children. They have giant hands.
oh....wait...
Any minute now some dude is going to burst through the door and yell 'IT'S NOT MEANT FOR YOU' before beating them to death with an old Kid Icarus stand.Uh uh.
DarkLordMalik
Member
Nothing big but still they were promoting the 3D effects a lot and made it like the next big thing. It feels so strange to see them suddenly announce a 2D only handheld.
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