I have been gone at camp for a while, and I decided to read the front page of yahoo to get a not so helpful sense of what happened while I was gone and I found this: the Nintendo 2DS no, it isn't a typo.



What are your thoughts on it?

Imho it's a DSi+better resolution+bigger top screen-hinges. I'm not a fan, but then again it IS targeted mainly towards a younger audience.

Seems like Nintendo has been prolonging their work on Flipnote Studio 3d. My brother can't wait for it and constantly talks about it, I'm personally waiting for Zelda Wind Waker HD, and Zelda A Link Between Worlds.(I think that is what it is called)

I would only be interested if it was significantly cheaper...

Isn't technology meant to get better over time, not worse?

I remember when Nintendo just decided to drop gamecube support for the wii, market it as "Family edition" and keep it THE SAME PRICE *facepalm*  sadly my my parents were stupid enough to get me one of those "family edition" models for christmas :_(

Roboman, that is a sad story indeed.
I'd buy it only if it were moddable.

Yeah I guess it's like how TI released several models of the 83+.

Nintendo targets the whole family and thought restricting the 3DS to the 7+ because 3D is stupid, so they made an entry-level one for those who can't buy the 3DS for the 3D feature or just hates it and always disables it. Well they tried to please everyone.

Yeah i think its because they are worried about the 3D health warnings for youngsters (even though you can turn it off).

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Yeah i think its because they are worried about the 3D health warnings for youngsters (even though you can turn it off).

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I didn't thought about that actually. It might actually make sense, but now that you mention it, I think another issue is that the way the old DS and 3DS models are designed, if a kid gets very frustrated at a game then throw the 2DS on the wall, it has no chance to break in half or something.

I personally don't see the point for me, though, especially that it won't even fit in my pocket and I can disable 3D (which I only use when necessary) on the 3DS. I guess it's a good thing for people who wants a cheaper alternative that can still run 3DS games, but then this might render certain games not playable at 100% (such as the optical illusions in Super Mario 3D Land).

It is entirely possible that the 3D got underused, though, and that Nintendo is on the verge of switching to a single screen handheld like the Wii U gamepad (inb4 Nintendo 1DS). It is also possible that the Wii U and 3DS sales were lagging and Nintendo needed some excuse to rack in some extra cash. However, the the likes-dislikes ratio on the official Youtube video rivals Justin Bieber and Rebecca Black videos, so it's clear that it hasn't been well-received so far.

EDIT Lol Nintendo disabled ratings and comments .

I remember when Nintendo just decided to drop gamecube support for the wii, market it as "Family edition" and keep it THE SAME PRICE *facepalm*  sadly my my parents were stupid enough to get me one of those "family edition" models for christmas :_(

The worst part actually about the Wii Mini is that it has no online support.

Imho it's a DSi+better resolution+bigger top screen-hinges. I'm not a fan, but then again it IS targeted mainly towards a younger audience.

The difference, though, is that the DSi cannot play 3DS games at all. To be honest, though, I think the next handheld is better off with no 3D. The 3D is too annoying to be useable, because you need to be perfectly aligned with the 3DS (distance-wise) to ensure that the 3D will even work.