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2DS: One Less Dimension. Just as Much Fun.

When Nintendo announced the new addition to their already successful gaming family, it was a surprise. With all the hype of next generation coming in a few months, its easy to forget the 3DS and what amazing games it has, not to mention what’s still to come..

Retailing at £109.99 at GAME, the new console is aimed at under 7′s who are now able to play all the games on 3DS safely without fear of damaging their long term sight. As well as this, people who found the 3DS or 3DS XL a bit too pricey may find this to be an attractive alternative. Cleverly, it also releases the same day as Pokemon X and Y, which will definitely boost sales.

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GusHasGas4643d ago

I'm going to prove that the 2DS is absolutely useless by giving you some simple instructions on how to make your own 2DS!

Step 1: Find a cheap 3DS online that costs as much as a 2DS

Step 2: Buy it

Step 3: Turn the 3D on the device off.

BOOM! You have your very own 2DS! That's not all, the DIY version of the 2DS can also play games in 3D (if you want)! It also isn't flat - you can fold it which allows for it to be more portable!

EXVirtual4643d ago

I see your point, but think about it.
The 2DS is for kids.
Doing what you said will turn off the 3D, but a kid could switch it right back on.
The reason the 2DS is flat is because of the hinges on the 3DS, which could break if you're not careful enough. So that's why Nintendo did that.

sashimi4643d ago

The 3D feature can be control w/ parental lock so it will be off unless you do otherwise.

Nerdmaster4643d ago

Everybody says about hinges breaking, but there's one single reason I think it's much more important to justify its removal. That hinge is a freaking finger killer. I hurt my finger on it 3 or 4 times. And it also happened to some of my friends.

Bokan4643d ago

actually the reason its flat is not to make it more sturdy or to prevent finger damage, it's to save money on manufacturing costs, thereby reducing the cost of production.

There is only 1 bigger non-3D screen in the 2DS divided by plastic in the middle to make the appearance of 2 separate screens. The only functional drawback of this is the fact that you cannot fold a screen, thus the flat design.

Bokan4643d ago

If you're a parent buying for a 5 year old, you aren't going to want the 3D capabilities for your kid, nor are you going to want to spend 50 dollars more for a feature you will just turn off.

I do agree though, if you've got the money and you're above 12 years old the 2DS has no appeal.

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Media Create Sales: 10/29/18 – 11/4/18

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)
Switch – 43,747 (37,855)
PlayStation 4 Pro – 8,847 (10,975)
PlayStation 4 – 8,693 (9,664)
New 2DS LL – 4,226 (3,733)
PlayStation Vita – 1,945 (2,115)
New 3DS LL – 1,775 (1,669)
2DS – 273 (247)
Xbox One X – 129 (127)
Xbox One – 61 (71)

Neonridr2756d ago

Black Ops still holding off Red Dead, interesting. Crazy to think that Mario Party almost sold as much as Red Dead did.

Nintendo hardware up.. Playstation hardware down..

Software numbers definitely seem low this week overall.

michellelynn09762756d ago

The Switch hardware will continue to go up.

Lime1232755d ago (Edited 2755d ago )

Two PS4 games in Top 2.

Call of Duty soon 500k.
Spider-Man next week 300k.

Sony is publisher for Call of Duty in Japan.

Call of Duty and RDR2 combined sold better than every Switch title combined.

michellelynn09762755d ago (Edited 2755d ago )

Yet, who had the most in there. Oops you always make it a petty competition don't you?
And, that's ok. Pomemon and Smash are coming. And, even with the top 2 selling games, the ps4 can't beat the Switch. How sad is that?
And you want to play this game? Tell me how well GOW did? Compare Spidey to Splatoon 2.

Neonridr2755d ago (Edited 2755d ago )

3rd party games.. lol. Something to be proud of I guess Lime. Spiderman has sold 300k.. wow. Mario Party has already broken that and will end up with more sales. Christ, Spiderman was outsold by 3 Switch games that came out in 2017.

Funny how you have to say top 2 are PS4 games, because the next 5 titles are Switch games and had 6 out of the top 10 and 11 of the top 20 titles. You know that's your only leverage.

You are a strange little person, indeed. You pull out the weirdest facts to sell some narrative that doesn't exist. Switch has sold more software and hardware in Japan than the PS4 this year, and will soon pass the PS4 in limetime sales in Japan. Then what will you have to hold on to?

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michellelynn09762756d ago

Red Dead didn't do that great in Japan and the Switch went up in sales. Probably from people getting excited over Pokemon Let's Go. Dragon Ball Fighterz is still hanging in there. Good for it.

Lime1232755d ago (Edited 2755d ago )

"Red Dead didn't do that great in Japan"

What about Call of Duty and Spidey?

"Dragon Ball Fighterz is still hanging in there. Good for it."

Switch version LTD are lower than first week sales of PS4 version.

michellelynn09762755d ago (Edited 2755d ago )

Yet it is still selling. How insecure can you be? Spidey and COD did well I am not being childish about it. A lot of PS4 games have done well as of late. I can be grown up about it and not be so insecure, and tough, DBFZ is hanging in. Sorry to disappoint you, but others besides Sony do well.
You can't be happy just for your company, you always gotta drag others down. How sad is that?

King_Noctis2755d ago

The PS4 is starting to hit the ceiling in sale. Alot of people have already owned one.

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Media Create: 8/13/18 – 8/19/18

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)
Switch – 54,647 (50,143)
PlayStation 4 – 20,911 (16,982)
New 2DS LL – 7,872 (7,628)
PlayStation 4 Pro – 4,932 (5,044)
New 3DS LL – 3,316 (2,784)
PlayStation Vita – 3,083 (3,507)
2DS – 708 (498)
Xbox One – 51 1(31)
Xbox One X – 45 (43)

Moonman2832d ago

Nintendo is killing it worldwide. Congrats!

Geobros2832d ago

Great numbers for Nintendo!!

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King_Noctis2831d ago (Edited 2831d ago )

Damn. The Switch is killing it in Japan. Good to see the 3DS still doing nicely.

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Media Create: 8/6/18 – 8/12/18

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)
Switch – 50,143 (50,799)
PlayStation 4 – 16,982 (13,113)
New 2DS LL – 7,628 (9,015)
PlayStation 4 Pro – 5,044 (5,889)
PlayStation Vita – 3,507 (3,339)
New 3DS LL – 2,784 (3,010)
2DS – 498 (561)
Xbox One X – 43 (53)
Xbox One – 31 (21)

Neonridr2840d ago

13/20 are Switch titles, 16/20 are on Nintendo hardware. Japan really loves the Switch right now.

Razzer2839d ago (Edited 2839d ago )

Japan has always loved Nintendo handhelds. Hybrids too, it would seem.

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michellelynn09762839d ago

But, but Switch sales are slowing. Yeah, not really.

Razzer2839d ago

I doubt anyone has claimed Switch sales have slowed in Japan. But please.....show me.

michellelynn09762839d ago

The guy who bet against Nintendo?

Gemmol2838d ago

many articles if you look at npd result in april, may and june, thats 3 articles alone......then you have the random switch bashing articles that come every month and you will see a few posters there.......

as you can see from monster hunter release on ps4 the comment section for mediacreate got less and less with splatoon keep winning each week.......they fully disappear in april when monster hunter stop charting for the ps4.......they realize japan is lost to nintendo no matter what game comes out on ps4.......they not showing up is them showing the white flag.......they hold onto npd and uk charts now since sony lost japan

Kribwalker2839d ago

Nintendo domination over the rising sun nation, consistently this year.

ZeekQuattro2839d ago

The fact that Splatoon 2 has clawed its way back up to the 2nd spot is crazy. Its Japan's GTA. It stays in the top 10. At this point I wouldn't be shocked if it doesn't stayed there for at least another year. Maybe even until 3 comes out.