(Read comments) - (Post a new comment)

jedi_miki
2013-08-30 05:09 am UTC (link)

T-minus until 3DS snobs saying they ~~got their parents to~~ shelled out the money for the "real thing".

Honestly, I think this is a kick ass idea. I never use the 3D on my 3DS because I go crosseyed whenever I try turning it up on the lowest setting, and I know I'm not alone on this one. If I didn't already have a 3DS, I would have ended up buying one of these, even if the design is a little wonky for adult handling.

(Reply to this)(Thread)

	franzi1981 2013-08-30 06:45 am UTC (link)
	Exactly. I don't own a 3DS but been toying with the idea. However, I know that I will never use the 3D function. So I'll wait until October and then I can look at both options in the stores. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ghostmaster 2013-08-30 09:32 am UTC (link)
	Me, too! And I felt weird paying that much for something when I wasn't going to use its key feature. I'll probably actually get a 2ds when the price comes down a little. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	phosfate 2013-08-30 02:06 pm UTC (link)
	That is the main reason I haven't bought one -- an extra hundred bucks for a function I will have to turn off. I will totally buy a 2DS. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kannaophelia 2013-09-22 01:23 am UTC (link)
	Dooooo it. The stable of games for 3DS is improving, and the 3D is horrible and kills the battery. I'm hoping developers will jump on the chance to make games that use the extra processing power but don't need to implement 3D. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	phosfate 2014-05-27 06:03 pm UTC (link)
	Kanna, I don't know if you'll see this or not, but it looks like somebody's hacked your Yahoo mail. You may want to change the password. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ahiru 2013-08-30 03:53 pm UTC (link)
	Ditto. My eyes are bad so 3-D does nothing for me. If I didn't have a 3DS already I'd definitely be buying the 2DS. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	bigbigtruck 2013-08-30 04:28 pm UTC (link)
	Same here. There are some 3DS games I want to play, but am not willing to drop $250+ on a 3DS when I'm not gonna use the 3D function. This would be a perfect solution if it could just close shut. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	beccastareyes 2013-08-30 04:34 pm UTC (link)
	When I saw this, I was like 'if this is cheaper than a 3DS, I want one'. Because I have shitty binocular vision and I have problems with the sort of 3D display technologhy that the 3DS uses, so I would rather not have to pay for the feature. (I would still have to keep my DS though, until I can replace all my GBA games... or find a cheap GBA.) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	franzen 2013-08-30 07:06 pm UTC (link)
	Joining the chorus. If it's cheaper than the 170 USD 3DS and still backward-compatible for DS games, consider me sold. (I like the folding screen and there are games that have utilized it well, but I'm another "never going to be able to use the 3D feature" person.) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	agent_hyatt 2013-08-30 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	But... why can't they make a closing version? I love how you can close the DS and pause the game anywhere. Can the 2DS do that? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

franzen
2013-08-30 09:44 pm UTC (link)

Likely because the 2DS has only one screen; the divide that's shown is due to the console's "shell," while underneath, the screen spans top and bottom. I assume it's cheaper to manufacture a device with one screen vs. two. The entire 2DS screen is technically a touchscreen, but (if I understood the articles correctly) touchscreen features are mapped to the "bottom" portion of the screen and effectively disabled on the "display" portion. (As one of the write ups noted, indie game makers could probably circumvent that and possibly create some fascinating stuff.)

tl;dr you can't snap it shut for the same reason you can't snap an iPad in half.

(Reply to this)(Parent)

	franzen 2013-08-30 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	JFC, self: yes, there's a button/switch on the right-hand side of the 2DS that serves as an insta-pause (Reply to this)(Parent)

	themadscientist 2013-08-31 02:22 am UTC (link)
	I think the reasoning behind it is that since this is designed more for kids,they wanted to avoid the whole "8 year old breaks hinge off entirely, goes in to Gamestop crying bloody murder" dealio. That actually happened with my DS Phat. I'm impressed because the screen still works... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sepiamagpie 2013-08-31 03:17 am UTC (link)
	oh christ, that. I have known very few young boys with DSs that don't have busted hinges. ...I somehow did something to one of my old ones that everytime it got jolted, it'd shut off. (Reply to this)(Parent)

ekaterinv
2013-08-30 08:38 pm UTC (link)

If I'd known Nintendo was going to do this, I'd probably have waited and gotten a 2DS instead. But the 3D is useful for catching bugs in Animal Crossing. Otherwise, it just gives me a headache, and the colors aren't as nice in 3D usually. I like the flip closed design though, and the size is nice.

I think a lot of the anger is from people who don't use the 3D (does anyone have the 3D on all the time?) and feel like they wasted their money. But that's what happens with early adopting.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rosehiptea 2013-08-30 09:27 pm UTC (link)
	I bought a 3DS and haven't even had a chance to play a 3D game on it yet. (I really need to get back to it...) But I don't like 3-D in general so I'd probably have bought this instead. But I do like to carry mine around in my bag so it does help that it closes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

franzen
2013-08-30 09:55 pm UTC (link)

Yeah, the DSi pretty much carried itself and I was expecting the same from the 3DS. The 2DS is smaller than an iPad and probably more portable than the Vita, but it's in some weird new space of "not quite what I was expecting." CHANGE IS SCARY OMG.

It's weird, as all reasoning says the 2DS is probably the better fit for my needs, not to mention cheaper, but... is it a DS without the snap-shut? I was planning to give my DSi to a friend when I upgraded but looking at the 2DS, now I'm wondering how games like Hotel Dusk will replay, since the "book" display was integral to the game. 999 was written for the DS for one scene... hmm. There's no way to know yet, but I wonder how 999, TWEWY, and Cing games would play on the 2DS -- I can't quite see it, which is one reason I'm now waffling and thinking "maybe the 3DS after all." I can't quite see myself lying in bed, thinking "gotta get some sleep" while being absorbed with a "book"-held game on the 2DS.

(Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rosehiptea 2013-08-31 12:33 am UTC (link)
	That is a really good point that I didn't think of. (Having played 999 and Hotel Dusk.) I have the 999 sequel which is a 3DS game but I haven't even started it yet, so I don't know how it works exactly. I'm not exactly kicking myself over the 3DS anyway, but... yeah, those are some important points. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sepiamagpie 2013-08-31 01:53 am UTC (link)
	Hey, can you tell me how the 3d is essential to their bits? I am not familiar with those games and am curious. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

(no subject) -

themadscientist, 2013-08-31 02:21 am UTC

(no subject) -

cairea, 2013-08-31 05:30 am UTC

(no subject) -

rosehiptea, 2013-08-31 02:25 am UTC

(no subject) -

sandglass, 2013-09-02 09:56 pm UTC

(no subject) -

franzen, 2013-08-31 01:58 am UTC

	frenzy 2013-08-31 05:31 am UTC (link)
	I don't know of first-party games that require you to close the DS to solve puzzles, but they acknowledge the capability at least - for example, Mario says "Bye-bye!" if you close it while playing New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo is always so diligent about backwards compatibility; surely there will at least be a workaround for that? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

(no subject) -

beccastareyes, 2013-08-31 03:08 pm UTC

(no subject) -

frenzy, 2013-08-31 10:46 pm UTC

	ymfaery 2013-08-31 02:01 pm UTC (link)
	I only bought a 3DS because Nintendo finally released a purple console. :Db So no chance I'll get a 2DS unless Nintendo releases a purple model. Then I'll be torn. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tez 2013-08-30 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	Same. I can't stand the 3D function; I never use it (my daughter adores it though and uses it for everything). So I may seriously consider this if I can get my hands on it and find it as easy to use, from an ergonomic standpoint, as the 3DS itself. Although I am very, very, VERY fond of the clamshell design... (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sandglass 2013-08-31 03:41 am UTC (link)
	I really like the 3D actually. I just keep forgetting to turn it on. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	soc_puppet 2013-08-31 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	I still don't have a 3DS, but wasn't looking forward to either the 3D aspect or the price, so I'm liking the 2DS option. I'd've liked if it could close, but I figure I can buy screen protectors with the money I'd save not buying 3D. (Reply to this)(Parent)

(Read comments) -