Nintendo 2DS Announced, Oct 12th Release Date

[Mint]

I owned played all of those as well, but even the original Game Boy, while clunky as hell, is iconic and the design is on par with what was being released at the time. It was typical for its era.
Nintendo was never the best at designing their consoles, but the 2DS is just bizarre, in my opinion. It looks so outdated.

The way I see it, it's better if it looks drastically different. There won't be as much confusion when buying one, since it won't be mistaken for a 3DS.
It doesn't look outdated to me, but that's a matter of opinion.

 

[goubug89]

I wouldn't use it myself but can understand it being good for kids... my 2 year old has no interest in playing my DS- he just wants to snap the darn hinge!

 

[Weavoid]

Ugh, that thing looks horrible! It's clunky, thick and unnecessary ,in my opinion. You can disable the 3D feature anyway, so what's the point? It looks horrible and the screens are open to the elements.

 

[Mint]

Ugh, that thing looks horrible! It's clunky, thick and unnecessary ,in my opinion. You can disable the 3D feature anyway, so what's the point? It looks horrible and the screens are open to the elements.

-glances at her old original GameBoy, GameBoy Colour and GameBoy Advance-

You kiddies have it so easy these days.

I guess it's trying to resemble a tablet a bit? They're clunky and have the screen exposed too.

 

[Mao]

The only feature which I don't like is it can't fold D: And it does look a bit thick :L

 

[Snow]

I don't like it but it makes sense to me. It will be a lot cheaper and less fragile (I read SRP of $124? compared to SRP of $200 for the XL, and I bet it'll be gettable around $100 soon enough). A lot of people give very young kids tablets and this is very tablet-like. the 3DS is technically not doing well compared to the earlier DS models so I think it's an attempt to pick up a lot of parents that aren't buying any handhelds for their kids.

I don't know why they are bothering to make it streetpass enabled, I can't imagine taking it out of the house! and the stereo camera on a non-3D device is really strange.

 

[Suave_Spencer]

Apparently it's supposed to be closer to a tablet. It's supposed to be for children, I imagine it's harder to break than the 3DS or something. As far as I can tell it only has one screen, I wonder how the touch feature has been implemented.

Also, shouldn't this topic be in the general gaming section?

 

[Weavoid]

I guess it's trying to resemble a tablet a bit? They're clunky and have the screen exposed too.

If I want something that resembles a tablet, I buy a tablet. Besides I also don't like how the controls are all gathered around the top screen, it looks like it'll be quiet awkward and hard to get used to.

 

[Midoriya]

@Number 1
A 3DS costs $200. A 2DS costs $130. That's almost half the price.

@Number 2
It was designed to be played on a table or something. Which can make it too heavy for some kids to run around with it. I've experienced it, little kids will run around swinging the 3DS everywhere while doing other things. If it's too big and heavy to carry with one hand, they won't bother swinging it around unless you've got one steroided kid

You're making it sound like it's going to be heavy for little kids, but I don't think it will be too heavy to carry and swing around. I think what they were trying to say, is that when it's not protected by the pouch, and you're playing it, if it falls on the ground the screen is more likely to be damages since you can't close it.

Lol, give a kid steroids. They throw it on the ground so quickly that it disintegrates and explodes when it touches the ground. XD, joking

 

[Ade4265]

Why didn't they just make a 3ds but without the 3D slider?
It's not gonna fit in your pocket if you can't close it.

 

[Midoriya]

Why didn't they just make a 3ds but without the 3D slider?
It's not gonna fit in your pocket if you can't close it.

Also, this too I agree with.

 

[Val]

So sorry that this is in the wrong board. I feel really stupid now.

 

[Mint]

If I want something that resembles a tablet, I buy a tablet. Besides I also don't like how the controls are all gathered around the top screen, it looks like it'll be quiet awkward and hard to get used to.

It resembles a tablet in looks; not features.

Apparently it's supposed to be closer to a tablet. It's supposed to be for children, I imagine it's harder to break than the 3DS or something. As far as I can tell it only has one screen, I wonder how the touch feature has been implemented.

Also, shouldn't this topic be in the general gaming section?

It'll probably be moved there eventually and merged with the pre-existing thread that's there. ^^
The 2DS also has two screens, not one.

 

[Sour of Abnaxus]

When I heard about it, I felt sorry that they hadn't released it along with the 3ds. Until I saw it. It looks incredibly awkward. It's probably intended for children, but considering how little I use the 3d feature, I'd rather have bought a 2ds for cheaper.

 

[Ade4265]

I was expecting the next DS to be some kind of futuristic, hologram device not... this 2DS nonsense. Nevertheless, I might still buy. XD

That would be telling Nintendo that you approve??

 

[Val]

That would be telling Nintendo that you approve??

I do approve of it I think it's cool but I was hoping for something shocking and innovative. I didn't think that they would come out with something so soon.

 

[mariop476]

Why didn't they just make a 3ds but without the 3D slider?
It's not gonna fit in your pocket if you can't close it.

Yep, that's my only gripe with this thing. The slate design seems counter-intuitive to its purpose.

 

[Chris]

As a non-3D user I like the idea, but I dislike the execution. I think changing the overall design was a mistake: even if it's made to be more durable for child gamers (who might be less gentle when opening/closing the console) I don't like how the screens/buttons are so exposed. They're more likely to get damaged that way if dropped. At least if a standard 3DS with the regular clamshell design is dropped then the cosmetic damage wouldn't be as significant.

 

[Hamusuta]

My eyes hurt.

 

[Suave_Spencer]

It resembles a tablet in looks; not features.



It'll probably be moved there eventually and merged with the pre-existing thread that's there. ^^
The 2DS also has two screens, not one.

Really? A couple of the articles I've read said it's a two screen effect on a single screen.
The control position looks even more uncomfortable than the original 3DS, I don't see it working well. Particularly as the major target audience is children, it just doesn't look like it'll work with small hands.