2DS – SoraNews24 —Japan News— https://soranews24.com Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today. Mon, 14 Oct 2013 23:28:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/05/en_rocket_1024.png?w=32 2DS – SoraNews24 —Japan News— https://soranews24.com 32 32 176746664 Hands on with the new Nintendo 2DS: Plenty of bang for not many bucks https://soranews24.com/2013/10/15/hands-on-with-the-new-nintendo-2ds-plenty-of-bang-for-not-many-bucks/ https://soranews24.com/2013/10/15/hands-on-with-the-new-nintendo-2ds-plenty-of-bang-for-not-many-bucks/#comments Mon, 14 Oct 2013 18:00:40 +0000 http://en.rocketnews24.com/?p=94252 
The new Nintendo 2DS is out and we got our greedy little paws on the first one we could! Mmm…we love the smell of new game systems in the morning!
It’s not foldable and it doesn’t have a 3-D screen. On the other hand, it’ll play 3DS games with no problem and it’s significantly cheaper.
But is it worth your cold, hard cash? Find out below!
- Affordability is the name of the game
Now, as you already know, the device can’t be folded up like it’s predecessors, and it doesn’t have a 3-D screen. While this may seem like a step in the wrong direction, you have to consider its pricing–only US$130. That’s about $70 dollars less than most recent 3DS XL, which is around $205 new on Amazon. Obviously, you can pick up an older, regular-sized 3DS for less than that, and used is always a less expensive option, but if you’re in the market for a new Nintendo handheld, the 2DS is going to have everything else beat in terms of price.
- A solid gaming experience
Considering the size and shape of the unfoldable 2DS, it ended up reminding us of one of those retro handhelds which only had one game, like “Game and Watch.” For those of us who remember them, this lends the new 2DS a sense of nostalgia, which isn’t a bad thing at all.
Game and Watch image via Wikipedia
In general, we found device to be solid and easy to get a good grip on without it feeling awkward. It was overall more comfortable to game on than the 3DS, though it was a little heavier than we had expected. Also, as you might guess from the design, it was a bit top-heavy, but not enough to become a problem as, unlike the regular 3DS, you hold the console towards the upper screen.
- It feels like a toy
To be perfectly honest, the exterior feels much cheaper than the 3DS, making it seem more toy-like. But, you know what, it is a toy! So, for us anyway, this was a good point, and we think it’ll appeal to a lot of gamers, and definitely younger kids who don’t care about flashy exteriors and the newest tech.
- But of course, there’s still that region lock…
▼Sorry! No Japanese games for you!
Like the Nintendo 3DS before it, the new 2DS is region-locked, which, unfortunately, means that devices can only play games with the same region codes, and you can’t access online stores from different regions. Since the 2DS isn’t even available in Japan yet, it means that we couldn’t play our Japanese 3DS games in the new 2DS. What a bummer that was.
- 3-D photography? Sure, why not!
Though the new 2DS cannot display 3-D content, it can still take 3-D photos and videos as the device comes with two cameras like its predecessor*.* You can transfer the images to a 3DS and, sure enough, you’ll be able to view them in proper 3-D! Yeah, we’re not exactly sure why this feature was included either, but if you’d liked to check out what kind of photos it can produce, you can download our sample here. Unzip it to get an MPO file which should be viewable on a Nintendo 3DS, a 3D TV, or a 3D monitor.
- 4GB SDHC cards
The new 2DS come loaded with a 4GB SDHC card with class 4 transfer speed, which means it should be able to read/write at a minimum of 4MB per second.
Now the rumors are that the new 2DS will only be released in Europe and the Americas, and targeted at lower-income earners, but it’s entirely unclear as to whether or not this is true. However, a Japanese release date hasn’t been announced yet, so take that as you will. Since Sony’s new PlayStation Vita Slim is currently Japan only, however, we suppose it’s only fair that the balance has sort of been restored!
Overall, we found Nintendo’s new portable to be a pretty solid gaming device, especially considering its price. And if you don’t care about lugging a larger device around on account of its non-folding design, or 3-D gaming for that matter, this will probably serve you just fine. But please be sure to try before you buy!
Don’t forget to check out more unboxing images below!
Unless otherwise noted, all images by RocketNews24
▼Let’s get this started!
▼We really liked how the indented Nintendo logo turned out.
▼No problems playing any 3DS game!
▼Obviously your region and language options are limited by region.
▼And now it’s time to game!
▼Last but not least, we also have a nifty unboxing video!
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Early this morning, Nintendo of America announced that it will be bringing a new model of its Nintendo DS portable games console to the market. Meet the 2DS!
The console will play all 3DS games and comes complete with the exact same features, except of course the top 3-D screen. Nintendo also revealed that its premium Wii U console will be getting a price cut.
Full details after the jump.
In a move that surprised pretty much everyone, the Japanese gaming giant has announced that the newest addition to the DS family would have its glitzy 3-D features removed. The current models – the 3DS and 3DSLL (or XL in the West), namely – both feature a 3-D screen whose “volume” can be controlled via a slider on the side of the unit. Since its launch, however, Nintendo has stressed that the 3-D effect should be switched off when gamers younger than seven use the console, and remarked this morning that this would give all kids the chance to enjoy the 3DS’s rich software library.
While this may well be the case, many would also suggest that this new hardware shows Nintendo’s admission that jumping head-first into 3-D technology was perhaps not the best business move the company has ever made, and that as well as few games making effective use of the 3-D effect, the screen itself adds to the overall cost of the console, something that is reflected in the 2DS’s cheaper price point of US$129.99 compared to the 3DS which averages at around $174.99.
The console itself is, as Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime describes it, “a standard 3DS laid all the way flat, and with the depth slider all the way down. Everything else is there in the system.” Unlike all previous DS consoles, the 2DS does not feature a clamshell design and is instead always “open”, giving it quite the footprint. You certainly won’t be slipping this thing into your pocket any time soon! The thumb slider, d-pad and A,B, X & Y face buttons have also been shifted up on the front of the console so that the user’s thumbs now rest adjacent to the top screen rather than the bottom as before.
▼ Here’s the 2DS in all its quirky glory.
▼ Red not floating your boat? How about blue?
The new portable is due to go on sale from October 12 (in the US at least–we’ll be sure to bring you worldwide release dates as they come in).
In other news that will no doubt interest the thousands of gamers who have been eyeing the console but unsure about making the jump, Nintendo also announced that it will be cutting the price of its premium Wii U console to just $299.99 as of September 20, which also happens to be the date that the HD remake of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and the previously leaked Zelda-themed Wii U console will go on sale.
It’s a good day to be a Nintendo fan, rocketeers!
Source: IGN via The Escapist
Images via Nintendo
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