Nintendo Announces 2DS XL (theguardian.com)

Posted by msmash on Friday April 28, 2017 @02:00AM from the legacy-of-3ds-lives dept.

The future for Nintendo is the Switch, or is it? Nintendo continues to keep things interesting. From a report: The ever-unpredictable hardware veteran has announced the Nintendo 2DS XL, a new version of the 2DS, which was itself a refreshed version of the 3DS. Featuring two enlarged displays, 4.88in on top and 4.18in on the bottom, and a clamshell design, the new format is lighter than the 3DS XL and of course lacks that machine's stereoscopic capabilities. Available in black and turquoise or white and orange and with built-in NFC support for amiibo cards and figures, it's a fully featured member of the extended 3DS family, even boasting the secondary C-pad nub like the New 3DS XL. It is priced at $150.

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Re:I want one by tlhIngan · 2017-04-28 05:35 · Score: 3, Informative

I never liked the 2DS because I wanted the clamshell design to protect my screens. But the 3D is useless to my eyes. It just gives me headaches as I try to focus it. $150 is a bit more than I want to spend but if history is any indicator these'll be $100 come November.
You could always turn the 3D slider all the way down to "off" which puts the display into 2D mode. In fact, it turns off the lenticular grating too so it's not just faking 2D using a 3D screen.