Nintendo 2DS

[Bolivar]

If they were going with this design they should've just made a full screen tablet and slowly roll out apps like kindle/twitter, etc. and split the screen accordingly for games. This just doesn't look right.

I personally like the way nintendo has handled 3d. It's not always comfy on full blast but setting it just a tad on 3d gives you a nicer viewing angle range with just enough depth to amplify the visuals. I've found it to make first person dungeon crawlers much more immersive and a lot of the things Super Mario 3d land did with it was impressive. I know its not for everyone and it does not meaningfully add to most games but I really do enjoy the hell out of it and I think the 3d is what pushes the handheld over the top as a very sexy, cutting-edge device to own.

It's also having an amazing year for games

[comma]

If they were going with this design they should've just made a full screen tablet and slowly roll out apps like kindle/twitter, etc. and split the screen accordingly for games.

Now there's an idea. They could have called it the S.

[Hollycat]

I'm holding out for the 1DS.

Are you going to attribute that to me, or just pretend you came up with it?

Did you just say it because it's the highest-recommended comment on the article I linked? I'm the commenter who said it, by the way, nice to meet you.

Actually I did come up with it. I didn't read the first page of posts at all because I'd already read about the device on IGN earlier today. Don't throw a fit like a little kid. If I had read your post and seen it I wouldn't have posted it. It's okay for two people to think the same thing hombre.

[comma]

I'm holding out for the 1DS.

Are you going to attribute that to me, or just pretend you came up with it?

Did you just say it because it's the highest-recommended comment on the article I linked? I'm the commenter who said it, by the way, nice to meet you.

Actually I did come up with it. I didn't read the first page of posts at all because I'd already read about the device on IGN earlier today. Don't throw a fit like a little kid. If I had read your post and seen it I wouldn't have posted it. It's okay for two people to think the same thing hombre.

Funny you used the same exact phrasing as I used in my comment on Polygon and in my post here, huh? Great minds.

[Spuuky]

Hey, you can never assume people have actually read your posts. It is kind of funny that literally his entire post is contained in your original post, though.

[Del Murder]

That thing is ugly as sin.

You guys know you can turn 3D off on the regular 3DS right?

[Hollycat]

I'm holding out for the 1DS.

Are you going to attribute that to me, or just pretend you came up with it?

Did you just say it because it's the highest-recommended comment on the article I linked? I'm the commenter who said it, by the way, nice to meet you.

Actually I did come up with it. I didn't read the first page of posts at all because I'd already read about the device on IGN earlier today. Don't throw a fit like a little kid. If I had read your post and seen it I wouldn't have posted it. It's okay for two people to think the same thing hombre.

Funny you used the same exact phrasing as I used in my comment on Polygon and in my post here, huh? Great minds.

It's kinda funny.

[comma]

That thing is ugly as sin.

You guys know you can turn 3D off on the regular 3DS right?

They should have just taped the button down in the "off" position and sold that for $30 less.

[Agent Proto]

I don't get why you guys are so upset about this. You don't have to buy it, nor should you get it if you already own a 3DS. This is only just a cheap alternative design to a 3DS. It plays 3DS and DS games, but without the 3D.

[Hollycat]

I think it's a neat idea, but I certainly won't be buying one.

To everyone getting upset, Nintendo has said the 2DS is for little children who the 3D on 3DS might hurt. They said 5, 6, and 7 year olds. It's meant to be appealing to kids. Not grown men and women.

[Del Murder]

I don't get why you guys are so upset about this. You don't have to buy it, nor should you get it if you already own a 3DS. This is only just a cheap alternative design to a 3DS. It plays 3DS and DS games, but without the 3D.

I doubt anyone is actually upset about a 2DS announcement. The point of posting threads is to have people comment and discuss it, and that's what we're doing.

[Denmark]

That thing is ugly as sin.

You guys know you can turn 3D off on the regular 3DS right?

They should have just taped the button down in the "off" position and sold that for $30 less.

yeah this is my main qualm with the current 3DS, is that I have to pay for a feature i don't want to use. I would love what would essentially be a forward-compatible DS (or DSi or whatever) that can play 3DS games with no 3D option.

at least I got my current 3DS used (thanks Nicolas) for a very fair price

[comma]

As a counterpoint, you don't have to pay for anything. Most technological products come with features you don't want or need. Look at cars, for example. Or think about analog sticks on controllers, or even buttons. iPhone proved you don't need buttons to play a game. Most useful things start as novelty and only become expected later. Sometimes a thing just turns out to be a gimmick.

[Mirage]

I'm holding out for the 1DS.

Are you going to attribute that to me, or just pretend you came up with it?

Did you just say it because it's the highest-recommended comment on the article I linked? I'm the commenter who said it, by the way, nice to meet you.

The whole marketing behind this thing is what irritates me the most. The name! 2DS. A play on 3DS, which was a play on DS and 3D. The new and exciting thing about the 3DS is that it plays 3D games, which is obvious from its name. Now the new and exciting thing about the 2DS is that it plays 2D games? Huh? So isn't it just a new DS?

So you'd like this more if it was called the DS2?

Yup. Or something more descriptive of its target audience. DS Toddler or DS Lazy Eye.

Or DS Idontgiveatroutabout3D

[Spooniest]

OH, that's just silly