Nintendo Handheld Console 2DS - Black/Blue

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As part of a promotional effort for Nintendo's late-2013 releases, the Nintendo 2DS was featured on The Nintendo Experience promotional tour at Simon Malls locations in the United States throughout October and into early November. [13] Launch [ edit ] Some time later, my blue 2DS started having very short battery life, and I eventually replaced it with a Zelda edition green 2DS, which is the one I still currently use.

Kohler, Chris (August 28, 2013). "Nintendo's Weird New 2DS Proves It: Price Is Always the Problem". Wired. Condé Nast Digital.If you're anything like me, than you hate 3D in anything. Sure, it's fun initially, but tiresome after a while. Earnings Release: Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2019" (PDF). Nintendo. April 25, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 3, 2019 . Retrieved August 22, 2023. This is what the 2DS' huge single LCD screen looks like". Eurogamer. October 16, 2013 . Retrieved November 10, 2013. Still, the question remains – does the New Nintendo 2DS XL have what it takes to impress in an age where Nintendo fans can get a home console-quality experience on the go? Design He really likes the original Luigi's Mansion and is obsessed with Bogmire and the fat portrait ghost in the kitchen, or as we call him, "The Om-nom-nom-nom ghost." I leant him my Wii so he could play it on GameCube, but my memory card slot has some sort of issue where it can't read the cards inserted into it. He also loves Zelda and now Kirby, so I could get him Planet Robobot and Link Between Worlds.

McFerran, Damien (October 12, 2013). "Nintendo 2DS review". Eurogamer. Gamer Network . Retrieved November 9, 2013. Nintendo officially unveiled the 2DS on August 28, 2013 via a press release; members of the press were given a chance to demo the device in private prior to the announcement. [8] According to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé, the Nintendo 2DS is primarily aimed at a younger demographic than the Nintendo 3DS — particularly, those younger than 7 years old; whom Nintendo had advised not to use the 3D features on the 3DS due to potential eye health concerns. The validity of Nintendo's claims were questioned by vision experts, however, who believed that the 3DS could actually help detect certain eye problems, and felt the warnings were for liability reasons rather than any realistic harm. [9] [10] [11] a b DeFreitas, Casey (July 13, 2017). "New Nintendo 2DS XL Review". IGN. Archived from the original on February 27, 2019 . Retrieved February 26, 2019.

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In December 2015, it was announced that the 2DS would be released in Japan on February 27, 2016 to coincide with the Virtual Console release of the original Game Boy Pokémon games. They were made available in translucent red, green, blue and yellow versions with colored buttons. Each were bundled with the corresponding Pokémon game, a special Home Menu theme, a poster, and a code to obtain Mew on the bundled game, or Pokémon X, Y, Omega Ruby, or Alpha Sapphire. [2]

Byford, Sam (September 17, 2020). "Nintendo has discontinued the 3DS". The Verge. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020 . Retrieved September 21, 2021. My latest 3DS is the SNES themed New 3DS XL. There weren't many new units available since Switch was already out by the time I got. It's still seen a good bit of use but I haven't carried it around with me like the previous two since there are no StreetPass chances anymore. Nintendo Consolidated Results for the Years Ended March 31, 2018 and 2019" (PDF). Nintendo. April 25, 2019. BIGGER TOP SCREEN: awesome. It won't stretch normal DS games, which I found surprising since there is a DSiXL. Is there an option for this?Once the Animal Crossing one arrived, I sold the previous XL to a relative for cheap and switched to the Animal Crossing one, as I liked the appearance. It had a short lived life in my possession, however, as it had a dead pixel on the top screen that developed almost immediately after purchasing I found VERY distracting, so I traded that in and got a pink one soon after. Stayed with that one for many years, using vinyl skins to fancy it up. So… That makes 9 total! Granted a few of them were gifted to me, and I no longer have access to four of them.

There are some out there who prefer Majora's Mask to Ocarina of Time (a big battle and we salute you for flying your flag so defiantly), so it makes sense that Nintendo would make the most of this debate and also release a Majora edition of the previous Hyrule design. Nintendo not abandoning 3D despite 2DS release, says Iwata". CVG. Future plc . Retrieved November 9, 2013. Japan's already getting hot, exclusive New 2DS XL systems". Polygon. April 28, 2017. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017 . Retrieved April 28, 2017. Purple and silver New 2DS XL Mario Kart 7 Bundle launches September 28". August 28, 2018. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018 . Retrieved September 16, 2018. Etienne, Stefan (May 29, 2018). "Nintendo is releasing a Hylian Shield Edition 2DS XL on July 2nd". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018 . Retrieved March 13, 2019.

I've also gotten Kid Icarous: Of Myths and Monsters free from Nintendo Club (the 2DS is 100 coins, older games like Mario 3D Land is 10, and newer ones 20-40. You need 150-200 coins to get a 100% free game), which anyone can get after signing up, filling out a survey per game, and getting a code which you use through the eShop on your 2DS/3DS to get the specific game.