Nintendo's new hand held console- The Nintendo 2DS

Earlier today, Nintendo dropped news about their latest hand held console, the Nintendo 2DS. This is Nintendo's cheaper 3DS alternative, and I personally say it's a great idea. The 2DS is chunkier than the 3DS and the 3DS XL The 2DS doesn't fold like its predecessors do so it gives it an old school retro feel to it. The red and white color scheme also gives a retro feel as well. The main part about the 2DS is that it doesn't have the switch that can turn on the 3D function of the console. This might be viewed as a setback for some, but I have asked many 3DS users and they say they barely use the 3D function after the first couple of weeks. The 2DS can also play 3DS games, and is backwards compatible with DS games. This is great for me as well as millions of others since that means I can still play the old DS games like Pokemon Platinum, Eragon, the downside is that they didn't bring back the GBA slot, so I guess I'll have to use my old DS for that function, or an SP.

The 2DS looks large in images, but in the Youtube video below, it looks pretty small-ish when the boy is holding it so I guess it's about the size of the 3DS, just without the folding screen. The target of this product though is for little kids who's parents don't want them to strain their eye sight with the 3D function of the 3DS and 3DS XL. I personally thought this was a great idea for Nintendo to release this because it's basically a budget 3DS. When E3 happened, and Nintendo released news about all of the fantastic 3DS games that were going to release, the 3DS's price increased slowly but surely. This is basically Nintendo's way of saying, "Here, we also want the people who may not have as much money for a 3DS to still enjoy our games." I think it's old school look, and cheaper price tag will garner it many purchases, and although it may not stack up to 3DS in every aspect, it is still a great way for people who are strapped for cash to still enjoy what Nintendo has to offer. Nintendo has also stated that the 2DS is going to release on October 12, 2013, the same day as Pokemon X and Y.

Here is the video for the Nintendo 2DS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sAExBTWIp3M