Nintendo 2DS

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Nintendo 2DS
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Manufacturer Nintendo
Type Handheld console
publication
JapanJapan February 27, 2016
world October 12, 2013
Main processor Dual-core ARM11 MPCore
Storage media SD card , 3DS memory card, DS memory card
Online service Nintendo eShop, Nintendo Network, Miiverse (since firmware update 7.0.0, discontinued)

The Nintendo 2DS is a handheld console developed by Nintendo . It was announced in August 2013 for October 12, 2013 for North America , Europe , Australia and New Zealand . It is a simplified version of the Nintendo 3DS with largely identical hardware and functions. The 3-D functionality of the 3DS was dispensed with. Compatibility is guaranteed for software and applications of the 3DS .

In addition, the form and standby function of the 2DS has changed, as it cannot be folded in like the other models in the DS series , but is switched to standby mode with a button. In this model, is also touch - liquid crystal display used, which runs on both screens, but is separated by a bar (so creates two visible screens). The new model of the New Nintendo 2DS XL was released in Europe on July 28, 2017.

history

With the 2DS , Nintendo promised to create a "new, unique and different" console that, according to Nintendo, "should appeal to more people [...]". One goal was to sell the console for a lower price as an alternative to the 3DS. In North America, the 2DS reached a price of 129.99 US dollars , compared to the price of the 3DS, which in the United States is sold for 169.99 US dollars. According to the Nintendo President of the USA, Reggie Fils-Aimé , the console should appeal to a younger target group, "especially children under seven years of age".

Nintendo warned against using the 3-D function of the 3DS, as this quickly led to problems with the eyes. Experts, however, were undecided on this topic, as they hoped that the 3DS would help children with eye diseases . In addition, the 3D function on the Nintendo 3DS can be switched off using a controller on the side. The handheld did not initially appear in Japan. On December 25, 2015 it was announced that a special version of the 2DS would be released on February 27, 2016 in Japan.

review

Reviews of the Nintendo 2DS were mixed. Much of the reviews focused on the comparison between 2DS and 3DS, including less appealing design, poorer sound quality than the Nintendo 3DS and the poor battery . The reviewers welcomed the new shape of the console, which is better in the hands and therefore easier to play. The inability to close the 2DS was also criticized. This possibility existed from the Gameboy Advance SP over DS and DSi up to the 3DS. The exception is the Game Boy Micro.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. 2DS XL - Nintendo announces new handheld. Ströer Digital Publishing GmbH, May 2, 2017, accessed June 25, 2017 (on T-Online).
  2. Nintendo Announces a New Member to the Nintendo 3DS Family (English) . In: Nintendo Australia , August 29, 2013. 
  3. Nintendo Announces 2DS ( English ) In: IGN . Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  4. 3DS may spot kids' eye problems ( English ) In: The Japan Times Online . The Japan Times . Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  5. Nintendo 3DS 'could harm children's sight', parents warned ( English ) In: The Guardian . Retrieved August 29, 2013.