Nintendo 2DS

[Plebings]

nooo!! burn it!!

http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/2013/239/2DS1_94025_640screen.jpg

coming this october.

[Chris]

Looks awful. They haven't used the available space very well.

[Samantha]

That looks really odd, the problem is if I got one I'd try closing it and probably end up breaking it lmao.

[Matthew]

it looks like it'll be quite awkward to hold

does it not 'fold' down the middle like the other ones? :o

[Samantha]

it looks like it'll be quite awkward to hold

does it not 'fold' down the middle like the other ones? :o

No it doesn't it says they removed the clam design or whatever :P.

[xxMATTGxx]

Not even sure what Nintendo are playing at with this design.

[dbgtz]

Actually thought this was some April fools thing when I read it so I instantly checked the date...

IT'S BASICALLY A NINTENDO DS NOW, WHAT WAS THE POINT IN REMOVING THE 3D SLIDER?! They probably had to go with that awful design to make it a noticable amount cheaper than the 3DS.

[Southe,]

Its aimed at 7 and below. The design means its easier for a child to play with and it's less likely to break or be snapped. I think its a good idea just giving people more options and a cheaper version to buy the kids

[Sieglinde]

think i just died inside a little

[AlexJRiley]

Nintendo are really going downhill in their consoles, first the wiiu now this.

[Sloths]

okay I understand if it's aimed at younger kids but older kids why dont you just get a 3DS and slide it to 2D... :S

[Southe,]

http://riddlethos.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ds-lite-broken.jpg
what happens when you let younger kids play with a 3/DS. New design obviously prevents that from happening. And for the older people who are smart will get the 3DS and keep the slider down if they can't play with 3D.

This is actually a really good move on Nintendo's part. Won't see cheap Vita's or iPods etc for kids to play games on.

[Eoin247]

I agree with the above poster, this is actualy a pretty good idea. This is a hard-to-break ds that has no 3d ( which kids cannot use as it damages their developing eyes) and is cheaper! Parents are more likely to buy this than current models.

What interests me is that there is only one screen and it's simply seperated. The whole thing is actualy touch but the top touch screen wont be used.

[GommeInc]

It's actually a really good idea but some people are putting their opinions before any actual logical thought behind the console.

It lacks 3D, which was a huge waste of time and had made the console significantly more expensive in comparison with this new device. It's just a slate in design rather than a clam shell, which would solve the problem of children (and some really silly adults/teenagers) breaking it off the hinge by accident, which accounts for quite a lot of damaged 3DS consoles.

Not forgetting it is coming out near when Pokémon X and Y are to be released, which are two games that many people are thinking about getting when they do not necessarily own a 3DS already or are in the Nintendo bubble, and the price will draw them in to it. A cheaper console with a good game - it makes sense.

The only problem is that the available space on the front is really badly laid out, but that said - it's keeping all the buttons where you'd expect them to be if holding a 3DS - in the centre.