Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the Nintendo 2DS, proof that Nintendo does whatever the hell they feel like doing. Trust me no one in the world did a bigger “WTF” take than me when I saw this, the Nintendo 2DS is what Nintendo is referring to as “an entry-level handheld gaming system”.
Here it is, the beast itself.
The Nintendo 2DS drops the 3D element of the 3DS as the name implies and ditches the clam shell design of prior systems before it. The screen size is the same as the ones featured in the original 3DS model and a new switch found under the system will allow the 2DS to go into “sleep” mode which was previously activated by simply closing the system.
Other changes to the Nintendo 2DS is that we’re only getting one speaker so unless you plug in a pair of headphones, be prepared to jump back to 1989 with GameBoy style mono sound. Perhaps not so laughable is the stylus which will be the same size as the one seen on the 3DS XL and an SD Card which is 4Gb in size.
What’s the point in this system? Well it’s clearly supposed to be a “lower end” model of the 3DS which Nintendo hopes will appeal to an audience that perhaps found the 3DS to be a little on the expensive side. GAME currently has the 2DS listed for £109 and with a release date of October 12th.
I’m sure you’re all sitting there laughing at this thing and I am too but the 2DS isn’t supposed to be for us, it’s a cheap ass system designed to appeal to cheap ass gamers. I’m all for lowering the barrier for entry in terms of price but the 3DS wasn’t exactly bloated with extra features that no one wanted. Stick to the lovely 3DS XL and let us never talk about the 2DS ever again.
