Nintendo gonna try getting that tablet money - 2DS dropping Oct $130.00

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http://www.gamespot.com/news/nintendo-2ds-launching-october-12-6413747

Nintendo today announced an all-new piece of hardware: the Nintendo 2DS. The entry-level handheld will launch on October 12 alongside Pokemon X and Y for $130.

The 3DS currently retails for $170.

The Nintendo 2DS will play all Nintendo 3DS games and is backwards compatible with Nintendo DS titles. It will be available in two versions: black with blue trim and black with red trim.

The form factor of the Nintendo 2DS is completely different than the 3DS. The new model is not hinged. And though it features two screens (of identical size to the 3DS), it bears a more tablet, slate style.

The Nintendo 2DS features two cameras with which users can snap photos or record video. Users can't play back this content in 3D on their systems, but can insert their SD card into a 3DS to view their content in 3D.

Just because Nintendo is releasing a non-3D handheld, it does not mean the company is distancing itself from 3D altogether, as the 3DS will remain on sale. Instead, the 2DS is aimed at attracting more consumers overall through its lower price point, according to Nintendo marketing executive Scott Moffitt.

"It doesn't mean that we are not committed at all to 3D and that we don't think that's a really valuable, unique eye-popping feature for a lot of gamers," Moffitt told GameSpot. "We just wanted to continue growing the installed base and needed to find a way to get to a price point that was more accessible for a broad swath of consumers."

"As we surveyed the marketplace, it seemed to us that there was an opportunity for something at that lower, entry level price point," he added.

Nintendo will also release a carrying sleeve for the 2DS.

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Wow...looks fukking retarded...I'll stick the the 3DS.
 

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Honestly if the system hinged closed and still sold at 130, then quite frankly it's brilliant, other than that I'm iffy about this. I would arguably be smarter to drop the 3ds to 139 or pack in a game with it, like Shin Megami Tensai or Mario.
 

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These japanese dudes way of thinking :mindblown:
It's like they went to the fridge and saw leftover shyt(literrally) and then instead of putting that shyt(pun intended) in the trash they go on to try and make a shyt omolete... :smh:
One of the Goats gonna die like Sega. :to:
 

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These japanese dudes way of thinking :mindblown:
It's like they went to the fridge and saw leftover shyt(literrally) and then instead of putting that shyt(pun intended) in the trash they go on to try and make a shyt omolete... :smh:
One of the Goats gonna die like Sega. :to:

I doubt they go out like Sega anytime soon since they got way more money than Sega had during their time but the shyt they're doing now is retarded.:mindblown:
 
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They need to lower the buttons

I already got a 3ds so I'm not even gonna pay anymore attention to this shyt
 
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