Nintendo 2DS Announced Today

[Pokemon News]

Nintendo just announced the release of their new 2DS handheld system capable of playing Nintendo 3DS games minus the 3D....

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[abunaidesu]

Looks absolutely terrible.

[Jeff]

No coincidence. Nintendo always releases new systems on the same day as a big game release.

Pokemon X and Y are a very big release and should be big with the younger demographics, the same group who Nintendo has repeatedly said shouldn't be exposed to the 3DS's 3D, so this makes sense. With the apparent lack of the clamshell design, it seems like the 2DS is just a low-end 3DS for that younger crowd, much like what the GBA Micro was to the GBA.

I do wonder if this has anything to do with the reports I've heard that have said that the X/Y demos don't have 3D in the overworld...

[Perfect Chaos]

Agreed with abunaidesu, thing is crazy fugly...would've gotten it if it at least had the clamshell look as the regular DS, but oh well...

Guess I'm still gonna get the 3DS then >_>