Nintendo New 2DS XL - Black + Turquoise

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Unfortunately, the 2DS also features the worst battery life of the three current models. Each lasts a minimum of 3.5 hours depending on brightness and wireless settings, but the 2DS caps out at 5.5 hours of use. The New 3DS XL gets around a half-hour more than that, and we don't know how the New 2DS XL performs yet. Who is the 2DS For? Switch' is Nintendo's next game console". Engadget. AOL Inc. Archived from the original on October 20, 2016 . Retrieved October 20, 2016. a b Robertson, Andy (October 4, 2013). "Nintendo 2DS review". London: The Telegraph . Retrieved November 9, 2013.

Overall, the New 2DS XL is a beautiful device, with a nice ridged texture on its top side that makes it feel quite premium. Admittedly, the top screen doesn't feel as sturdy as it has on previous models, with a slight wobbliness to it when you shake the unit around. Nintendo Announces the New Nintendo 2DS XL for June". AusGamers. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017 . Retrieved July 13, 2017. As an adult with adult sized hands, the speaker placement really is a deal breaker. My hands often muffle the speaker on my phone when I'm holding it upright. It's a shame, because I love everything else about this model. The extensive library of 3DS hits, including the handful of New Nintendo 3DS XL exclusives (most notably, Xenoblade Chronicles 3Dand The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth), can be played on the New Nintendo 2DS XL without a hitch. The Nintendo Switch costs more than twice the price of the New 2DS XL, but it’s significantly more powerful, and is intended to be a replacement for the Wii U rather than your beaten-up old Nintendo DS. New Nintendo 2DS XL review: Design & display

The chief difference here is that it’s not a distance-viewed Pikmin game as found on the GameCube and Wii U, instead it’s a side-scrolling adventure made for the smaller screen. Despite this shift in perspective, it’s as enjoyable as the series has ever been. Nintendo makes amazing video games, but sometimes their hardware decisions leave people scratching their heads. From discontinuing the NES Mini at the height of its popularity to the many models of the Nintendo 3DS, we wonder what they're thinking sometimes. Unlike the launch of the New Nintendo 3DS and New 3DS XL, Nintendo won’t be releasing any games that work exclusively with the 2DS XL. Instead, its appeal resides in the fact that it’s capable of playing absolutely any 3DS or DS game ever made.

Brilliant image quality. Still don't like the overall look of the system. I can clearly see where the designer went a bit half-*ssed in certain areas. It's no DS Lite. As a writer, his specialties include Windows, Android, Gaming, and iPhone explainers and how-tos. His work has been viewed over 100 million times. Kelly, Makena (July 3, 2018). "Nintendo's special edition Animal Crossing 2DS XL is adorable and I'm mad I can't buy it". The Verge. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018 . Retrieved March 13, 2019. Calling it a "smart move" to redesign the Nintendo 3DS so as to lower costs, Wired felt that the 2DS might enable Nintendo to sell the console at a significantly lower price with a significantly higher profit margin. [45] Post-release [ edit ]

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Earnings Release: Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2019" (PDF). Nintendo. April 25, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 3, 2019 . Retrieved August 22, 2023.