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Title: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: Turner on August 29, 2013, 15:11
The Nintendo 2DS has been announced. Yes you heard that correctly.

http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/53839/nintendo-2ds-hands-on-impressions-release-date-price/ (http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/53839/nintendo-2ds-hands-on-impressions-release-date-price/)

The 2DS is a budget version of the 3DS, with an unfold-able design, no 3D toggle and a single Mono speaker. It is aimed at budget buyers and children but otherwise retains all the functionality of the 3DS.

It is wedge shaped, the top half as thick as a folded 3DS and the bottom half as thin as an unfolded 3DS. It is as wide as an unfolded 3DS, it may fit into large pockets but will mainly be more suitable to bags.

It will be released on the 12th of October 2013 (Same day as Pokemon X/Y's release) and has an RRP of $129.99 in North America and £109.99 in the UK

(http://medialib.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/screens/dir_603/image_60348_thumb_wide610.jpg)
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: quack98 on August 29, 2013, 15:59
I don't think this launch will go very well, myself. A quick search on amazon, and you can get a 3DS for £134.99, so I can't imagine a lot of people will not spend the extra £25 to get an unfoldable screen and 3D. That's just what I think, of course, but I'm sure most people would like to have the familiar folding mechanism and 3D to £25.

Anyway, onto the actual console, I think it looks hideous. It's like someone at Ninteno decided to split the iPads screen and add buttons...
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: Stmacl on August 29, 2013, 16:25
I can kind of see where they're going with it. Since it has somewhat of the appearance of a tablet and younger children seem to like tablets for playing games for whatever reason. But what I can't get it why they felt the need to remove the 3D function! Sure it's cheaper to make, but when you make such an innovation such as 3D, and market everything with that innovation, it seems to be an illogical step BACKWARDS!

Also... how do you streetpass with that thing?
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: Angelic Lapras King on August 29, 2013, 16:28
I don't think this launch will go very well, myself. A quick search on amazon, and you can get a 3DS for £134.99, so I can't imagine a lot of people will not spend the extra £25 to get an unfoldable screen and 3D. That's just what I think, of course, but I'm sure most people would like to have the familiar folding mechanism and 3D to £25.

Anyway, onto the actual console, I think it looks hideous. It's like someone at Ninteno decided to split the iPads screen and add buttons...
Game have it listed for £109.99. And it's actually 1 screen divided into two hence why you cannot fold it (Cost cutting measures, etc.)
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: quack98 on August 29, 2013, 16:29
Game have it listed for £109.99. And it's actually 1 screen divided into two hence why you cannot fold it (Cost cutting measures, etc.)

I was saying that the 3ds can be bought for £134.99, which is £25 more than £109.99, the cost of this  ;)
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: Angelic Lapras King on August 29, 2013, 16:36
I was saying that the 3ds can be bought for £134.99, which is £25 more than £109.99, the cost of this  ;)
Right, but it'll still appeal to either kids who don't have a lot of money or can't view the 3D effect because they're under 7 or whatever, or those who can't grasp the fact the 3D has an OFF slider. ;)

And think about used. You can probably get a 3DS 2nd hand for about £100 but give it time, and the 2DS could be as cheap as £70-80 in no time. ;)
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: NTN on August 29, 2013, 19:00
What? Your DSi is evolving! (Now we went over this, don't press the B-Button, Nintendo...)

...And the 2DS was born.
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: Spriter on August 29, 2013, 19:37
I personally love how it looks! According to the article linked by Turner, it's not a step backwards, but it's retro-style. I don't hate it, it looks like good fun and an interesting concept.

Well, should it drop to £85-90 by Christmas, I'm having it, particularly a blue one.
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: SirBlaziken on August 29, 2013, 22:13
I may wish for one for my birthday in about 6 months. It looks pretty cool.
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: Specstile on August 29, 2013, 22:15
Looks tragic but i guess with the release of x and y it will have boosted sales. If they can expand the battery life then it would be an interesting investment especially with the extra space. Doubt it though if they are keeping it a a low price
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: lugia95 on August 29, 2013, 22:18
What some people on the internet seem to be forgetting is that this is a console that is being launched simultaneously with a new Pokemon game. And I can't even count how many people have said to me "I really want the new Pokemon games, but I don't have a 3DS". This thing is going to sell pretty well, in my opinion.

Sniped, making this post pretty much irrelevant. Great.
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: quack98 on August 29, 2013, 22:21
The thing is, the "I don't want a 3DS" argument is usually to do with the idea of buying a new console, which is essentially the same as the one you've got with improved performance. But if you're going to get a new console anyway, why not get the better one? I think this will sell mainly to a younger audience, because e they'll see it as "New=better" and also this ties in with the release of a Pokémon game, which will greatly boost interest for a younger audience (as well as an older, but the older audience tends to not be drawn in by the advertising of it being new so much  ;))
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: lugia95 on August 29, 2013, 22:23
Oh yeah, Dick. This thing is definitely aimed at a younger audience. (The fact that kids can play it without their parents worrying about their heads exploding is a huge plus.)
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: Caldoran on August 30, 2013, 03:36
The unproportional screens and unmatched colour schemes (except for the black one) of the entire 3DS family already look hideous to me, but this takes it to a new level.
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: Richard and Blaziken on August 30, 2013, 05:36
Okay, I have one major problem with this. Look at the circle pad and button placement. How ridiculously uncomfortable does that look? Especially for games that require use of buttons and touch screen, there's no real way to hold it comfortably. Beyond that, it looks hideous. Not being able to close it doesn't make me giggle and think retro. It makes me realize that my screens are going to get incredibly dusty and worn out quicker and I can't put it in my pocket.

Anyway, this is a stupid, bad idea in my opinion. I cannot see this going well for Nintendo, and I wish they weren't wasting time and resources on this. I haven't seen many positive responses to this, and I can't imagine it'll be a huge success.
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: NTN on August 30, 2013, 07:44
It's pretty obvious to some, but this may not sell very well because the audience is cut in half or more considerably, since there are the people who already have the 3DS and will just wave their hand at the 2DS. So far the 2DS itself is just a financial vacuum cleaner to suck up the mostly very young customers that the 3DS did not sweep, because of the intimidating 3D which caused the parental wall. If I were considerably younger, I would be very excited for the 3D and I would get lost in it, so it's all reasonable that there should have been some kind of strict control to begin with. The kind of success the 2DS will get is very much a cutout of the sales a 3DS could've gotten, which is likely not going to be nearly as large as the piece of the audience that the 3DS has already gathered. The 3DS has already had a head start with the games that were introduced in its name, with plenty of time to have them tempt skeptics into purchase. The 3DS is ahead by time, and time is money here. So it seems to me that the 3DS is the dead frontrunner. So far we only know that the 2DS is for playing 3DS games in 2D, so I will take into account that this may have actually defeated the purpose of the 3DS if they were released at the same time. I'm sure, and I hope, that the 2DS presents something new apart from the 3DS, as the 3DS XL did after the latter. I was once told that the 3DS is just a DSi with a 3D feature, and it turned out not to be. Personal experience aside, I do think the 2DS is something more that we're not being told, though I don't know exactly what is going on inside Nintendo's head. So far it doesn't look like it will sell very well, but you never know. I have some faith in Nintendo upon what it plans to do with the 2DS.

I guess I'm a bit surprised that no one has questioned how sturdy or fragile the 2DS may be.
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: Inferna on August 30, 2013, 08:05
I suppose it'll appeal to technologically impaired parents who don't know that if they go into settings the 3d can be disabled. It'll be good for kids under 7 as the 3d is non existent. The design is kid friendly (no hinges to snap, see the ds lite) and how chunky it is makes it look more tablet like which p much every kid i know wants. It'll be a good entry point as it is cheap.
On the flipside the design is disgusting eew. Besides appealing to kids and parents i can't see many older/current 3ds owners buying one so it might limit the market.
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: Mr. Apple on September 07, 2013, 00:40
i like it, 3D isnt great on the 3DS so i wouldnt mind losing it, and no folding screen thing to pinch my fingers. personally i like the design, too, so ill hope to get this for my birthday in a few weeks
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: Angelic Lapras King on September 07, 2013, 00:51
Oh well, there's special edition Pokemon XLs coming, so the Poke fans have an alternative come the 12th if they don't mind the 3D and extra cost...
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: Joe_Pokemon2015- MEGA RAYQUAZA! on September 21, 2013, 04:13
Well Nintendo had been doing the foldable screens for over 7 years. They need to go for an unfoldable screen like the old Game Boy Color.
Title: Re: The Nintendo 2DS
Post by: Richard and Blaziken on September 21, 2013, 04:23
Well Nintendo had been doing the foldable screens for over 7 years. They need to go for an unfoldable screen like the old Game Boy Color.

...Why? Foldable screens protect the screens from dust and damage, and it also allows the system to fit into places much easier, such as your pocket. I don't really follow the logic here for a "need" to go back to an outdated format for a system that has two screens.