Setsuna1982
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No. Really. Wtf?
I think this thing is going to flop. Or at least be like the GBA micro. How many of those things sold? It's just too big, and I personally like the fact that a 3DS can fold into something smaller that I can fit in my pocket. I certainly don't carry around my Vita due to it's size. Nintendo always makes something in their lineage that just dones't make sense. I bet Japan doesn't even get this hardware, so silly
It's $129.99 per IGN.. so $40 less than the vanilla 3DS.
Well, the design makes sense for children, they took a cue from the millions of broken hinged handhelds from their past. Seems pretty apparent that it was designed for developing eyes, not adults. I think if they nail the price point, it will do alright.
I guess in my eyes I would see buying my kid something that would grow with them. But then again I see kids at work with a 3DS and actually toss it around in the cart.
lol two unprotected screen, yeah sure this is really something for the kids
I hope Nintendo enjoys switching scratched screens.
Yowzas - I do agree with you on the growing with the kid.
I feel like there's a market research guy at Nintendo that made a case that there are enough parents freaked out by the 3D ruining their kids eyes, to warrant a separate device. I think it will do alright, because unless they're morons, they won't have flagship handheld expectations for it. It fills a niche that could pay off in the long run - get them young, like they did us. Gotta invest early, they're worried that they won't be able to catch the kids young enough to get the nostalgia-rehash sales in the future.
True that dude, Nintendo is nuts, nobody has ever sold a handheld to kids that didn't fold.
Obviously went over your head.
I think this thing is going to flop.
Looks like a doorstop.
It is tablet-y. And the no hinge makes it more durable like the original Game Boy.
This guy predicted it back in 2011: http://www.rfgeneration.com/news/classic-gaming/Nintendo-2DS-The-Future-1674.php