Nintendo's New 2DS System

[lee4]

Nintendo's New 3DS 2DS System



2DS will be available for $129.99 on October 12th

Source: http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/new/
Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/28/nintendo-announces-2ds.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL6Br5HS9Qk

[Ultimarok]

I hope I'm not the only one that thinks it looks horrendous and wonders what the point of that handheld is...

It looks like a glorified Wii U controller. And awkward as hell to hold/use.

[lee4]

There is study on young kids eyes on 3D effect will have underlying visual problems.

50% of (3)DS repairs are due the hinge problems.

[dlevere]

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday August 28, 2013 2:02 P.M.

Today Nintendo announced a new handheld gaming console called the 2DS.

It will play all games from the DS and the 3DS, but games from the latter will be shown in 2-D (essentially as if the 3DS's depth slider was turned all the way down).

The 2DS abandons the clamshell design of the earlier handhelds; instead, the device is a slightly wedge-shaped tablet with two small LCD screens — thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom.

"It's a design that seems calculated to reduce manufacturing costs and durability issues, but it also seems fated to make the system nearly impossible to fit inside most pants pockets.

The buttons and controls that were on the bottom half of previous DS and 3DS systems are now shifted toward the top, so you can reach the shoulder buttons that now rest above the top screen. This means you grip the 2DS from the sides rather than supporting it from the bottom with the corners resting in palm of your hand, like previous DS models."

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime said the new console is target at younger children, as the 3DS is recommended for players age 7 and up. It's also cheaper than the other models at $130.

[Demonic722]

Damn that thing is hideous. It'll make a great asset to this collection that I'm working on, but I wouldn't play it.

[rimsky82]

My son has been wanting to play the 3DS since it came out. He won't be 7 for another 15 months.

Still, I probably won't buy one of these for him for two reasons: he plays my DS all the time, and I already have a second 3DS he'll be able to use when he finally is old enough to handle the 3D.

[Pyriel]

Also you can just turn the slider all the way down. That's what I do. The 3D only works if my head is within about an inch of the ideal spot in any direction, and if I happen to slip out of that, the effect just makes my eyes hurt. I also can't see those magic eye things, so I'm starting to think my visual apparatus just doesn't play well with that sort of tricky crap.

[PEOPLECANFLY]

Are you serious about this? I thought the DS DS Lite is the 2DS kind of console. :O

[rimsky82]

Also you can just turn the slider all the way down.

I know, but kids love to mess with every button, and I just don't trust him to keep the slider down. 5 year olds naturally do what you tell them not to do.

[Pyriel]

True enough. The bigger problem I have is kids doing, "tap, Tap, TAP, TAP, WHAP, WHAP, SMASH, SMASH", on the touchscreen. Nobody but me seems to know that slider exists.

[lee4]

Why Would You Get A Nintendo 2DS? - IGN Conversation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUYHO6RgK6Q

AlphaOmegaSin Random Thoughts on Nintendo 2DS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmgeOwwtb4g

IGN Nintendo 2DS Unboxing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbHZwLlUStI