Nintendo 2DS

[J0e Musashi]

It's just using up excess panels. The casings and the triggers cost hardly anything to manufacture. The mobo will be cheaper too as it's one PCB.

[danstan21]

Nintendo sure do love their handhelds!
It is utterly pointless But i would like to see one in the flesh.
Looking back I love my micro but it was pretty pointless at the time too.

But the Micro (which I love too) at least had something positive going for it in extreme portability and form factor, even if link-up was made more difficult. This just seems to be trying to sell on its "value" without actually giving a significantly lower price point.

[capcom_suicide]

3d camera though, cause every kid loves to swap SD cards with daddies 3DS. What a cluster f.

[J0e Musashi]

3.5 hours! That is shocking, I was expecting 8+ hours.

No power saving mode either. I just aksed the boy if he wanted one. He instantly aksed how a CPP could possibly work in light of his MGS and MH skill0rz.

[vanpeebles]

I thought Nintendo's current stuff was aimed at the under 7's

[fuse]

You will not be able to finish Hotel Dusk on one of those bad boys.

[J0e Musashi]

It's Wish Room: Angel's Memory anyway.

[kryss]

I was almost tempted if I could get a j one to keep at work.

Terrible idea,and I own a Wii Mini...

[djtickle]

No power saving mode either. I just aksed the boy if he wanted one. He instantly aksed how a CPP could possibly work in light of his MGS and MH skill0rz.

Maybe a extra analog might have made this worth it! The white and red is awful.

[ETC]

Wonder if it will get a J unit, I may have to have one

[J0e Musashi]

I highly doubt it will.

[baad bwoy]

hopefully its sturdily built as plenty of kids will be chucking these things about:-) But in all seriousness Nintendo know what they are doing when selling handhelds, after all look what they did with the DS design. If anything this is a return to more traditional design principles. Will sell well I reckon.

[MonkeyJuggleDX]

3.5 hours! That is shocking, I was expecting 8+ hours.

LOL! I can watch a full MLB game on my Xperia Z with brightness and sound turned up to maximum and still get better battery life!

[danstan21]

You will not be able to finish Hotel Dusk on one of those bad boys.

Is that the one where you have to (very minor spoiler)

->Open Spoiler<-

close the DS to take a handprint to solve a puzzle

or something? If so, it probably only recognises whether the console is in sleep mode or not, which this does allow you to do with a switch. Wouldn't be anywhere near as fun as actually doing it, but I think you could still complete the game, right?

EDIT: Nope, apparently that was Another Code: Two Memories. What did Hotel Dusk require?

[J0e Musashi]

Wish Room required the closing of the DS. The sleep rocker will serve the same purpose, but seeing as actual 3DS titles will suffer because of the hardware, I doubt that functionality was even mentioned in brainstorming sessions.

Nintendo calling it budget at ?30 cheaper is a joke to the likes of us, but yummy mummies will agree with them no doubt. Especially once they run an advertisement with Beyonc? or Nicole Sherzubefger playing New Style Boutique with their mates.