JetBlackPanda
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Oh what the hell, I'll probably end up getting these for the kids. I'll stick to my XL myself though
Hey someone gets it.
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Nintendo Announces Nintendo 2DS
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Hey someone gets it.
Depending on battery life and comfort, I'm gonna pick this up as my carry-around 3DS. I have like hundreds of dollars in download able games on my main 3DS, to the point where I'm scared I'll get mugged (really common where I live) or lose the thing.
I understand why they didn't keep it clamshell though. Both the 3DS and 3DS XL have issues regarding the top screen being scratched by the bottom screen. Given the target market, making no hinge makes it both more durable and less expensive to produce.
I understand why they didn't keep it clamshell though. Both the 3DS and 3DS XL have issues regarding the top screen being scratched by the bottom screen. Given the target market, making no hinge makes it both more durable and less expensive to produce.
I like it in an ugly duckling kinda way. It looks so 90s. I want to try it right now!
Pizza Luigi
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What?! Ahahahahah
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Jacksonlee
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Hahahahahahauauahahahaha.
At 130, its a mere 20 dollar difference between this and 3ds.
At 130, its a mere 20 dollar difference between this and 3ds.
For when people 'upgrade' I guess, maybe Miiverse and whatnot down the road.
SlowRevolution
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:lol I thought this was a joke.
I guess it's not the worst idea ever but it looks so ugly.
I guess it's not the worst idea ever but it looks so ugly.
It's a $40 difference. OG 3DS is $169.99.
For the new page:
IGN: Who is the Nintendo 2DS for?
Disclosure: I have no relation to IGN, but they explain the reason behind launching this product and I highly recommend anyone to watch this before posting in this thread.
IGN: Who is the Nintendo 2DS for?
Disclosure: I have no relation to IGN, but they explain the reason behind launching this product and I highly recommend anyone to watch this before posting in this thread.
Starwolf_UK
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Looking at photos the system has no IR port. Its not going to happen, the peripheral can not talk to the hardware...introducing...the NEW CIRCLE PAD PRO for the NEW 2D
i have master degree in ms paint
Wonder what this means for developer support. It'll join my DK bongos and MotionPlus in under-ultilised...
zomgbbqftw
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I think I need to get a 3DS XL soon before they discontinue it.
Also, clamshells are essentially dead as a tech design paradigm aside from the 3DS -- to the degree that having a clamshell may be a brand liability.
Uh..that's exactly why? Just to cut costs. This is the iPhone 5C of Nintendo. If anything this'll make 3DS more valued because it'll cost "premium" or some shit.
The real problem here is the lack of clamshell, imo.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
I guess they couldn't drop their manufacturing costs enough on the original to hit the fisher price toy market.
Chances are they could easily have sold this at 99 but why bother when Pokemon is about to come out.
Chances are they could easily have sold this at 99 but why bother when Pokemon is about to come out.
I wonder how much money they are making off of this at such a low price point? There is no doubt in my mind that 4DS will be a very conservative console. The twist will be some kind of new touch capability (haptic feedback???) but everything else will be the absolute cheapest they can build. No 3D screen, graphics not much better than 3DS, etc.
Hydrargyrus
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Looks like a joke... But its true... And that's weird
Annoying Old Party Man
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That looks like 3DS's deformed brother, who is kinda stuck in a limbo between nothingness and the final 3DS design.
Horrible piece of hardware, no matter the purpose it serves.
Horrible piece of hardware, no matter the purpose it serves.
better version
Wow megafranken stick lol.
It looks so off without the clam shell design...
I don't think this a thing they're going to be doing anytime soon. 2DS is for the younger or budget-strained demographic, and 3DS XL is for the core market.
Linkstrikesback
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I laughed for a literal ten minutes when I first saw this ugly piece of crap.
Hahahahahahhahahahaha.
Hahahahahahhahahahaha.
How is an exposed screen more durable? And since you can't put it in your pocket, how are you less likely to be mugged?
This thing is probably super cheap to manufacture compared to the OG 3DS and XL, but its tablet-like form factor is befuddling; 2 screens separated on the same surface and having different sizes/resolutions. I'd imagine someone without any exposure to the DS/_DS family would be slightly confused by the unit's appearance as well.
Interesting move by Nintendo. Looking forward to seeing sales numbers for it at the end of the fiscal year.
Interesting move by Nintendo. Looking forward to seeing sales numbers for it at the end of the fiscal year.
EmCeeGramr
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...Huh.
Interceptor
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Say what you want but i think this design is much more "understandable" and open to the general public than a clamshell. I see a glorious future as a kids/household device.
PhoenixDawn
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I... what the fuck? I was dead certain this was a joke article or thread or something when I opened it and even after I read the OP I thought it was a joke. Damn, Nintendo you crazy.
New economy compact car unexpectedly released in same timeframe as luxury sedan and sports car.
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING, THEY'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO COMPETE! IDIOTS!
But they are still going to lose that battle because tablets offer much more utility and much cheaper games.
As a parent, I would much rather give kids either of those....
I think if the 2ds has a finger friendly (so bigger plus capacitive) + highly scratch resistant screen, then I would respect the kid-friendly nature of this device. As it is, tiny screen + stylus + a screen that scratches as easily as polycarbonate CDs = kid unfriendly. So yeah, I agree with you.
Smiles and Cries
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4DS will be an xtra large tablet
They won't discontinue it, since the 2DS model is aimed mainly at casuals and kids. The XL will stick around until the next generation portable.
Heh, I could see the system gaining a cult following like the Game Boy Micro.
Kissenkopf
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Now everyone seems to hate it but in a few years there will be a 2DS appreciate thread, filled with thousands of comments of how great this device was!
AHA-Lambda
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Game in the uk has put their price at £110. Well they can shove that.
Burgess_101
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Here in England you can get a 3DS for about the same price if not less if you look around. Its about £110 here at GAME you can get a 3DS for £100 or a Vita for £110-£140.
Kurio is coming out with a $99 iPod touch like device this fall.
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