The new handheld console will play all games currently available on the DS and 3DS but without the 3D effects. The new console will be released in the UK and US on 12 October. Nintendo announced the ...

When most of us think about Nintendo hardware, we think about the gimmick. The motion controls of the Wii, the second screen of the Nintendo DS, the stereoscopic visuals of the 3DS and the duality of ...

Nintendo’s new generation of hardware was marked with the arrival of the Nintendo Switch. The system’s dual categorization of blurring the home console and handheld markets together can pioneer a bold ...

As its name implies, the New Nintendo 2DS XL is essentially a mashup of the New Nintendo 3DS XL and the Nintendo 2DS. Like the New 3DS XL, this latest machine sports a clamshell design, a bit of extra ...

The Nintendo 2DS is the handheld equivalent to a Star Wars Rebel Alliance Y-Wing. Aesthetically, both prompt a moment of initial and questionable design decision. Blocky and seemingly built with a pre ...

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The New Nintendo 2DS XL is in stores today, and it’s a great revision on what’s already a great handheld. There’s one big — or, really, small — catch with it, though: The stylus is bizarrely small.

Most of the conversation around Nintendo right now is understandably focused on the Switch, which has had a terrific launch and continues to be difficult to find in stores. And while the Switch is ...

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Inspired by the upcoming release of "Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl" later this year, I ...

The New Nintendo 2DS XL, still as much of a mouthful as the New Nintendo 3DS XL, doesn’t do 3D. It’s a member of the 3DS family per Nintendo’s rubric, but won’t trick brains into believing they’re ...

While the Nintendo Switch is quickly becoming the handheld of choice—thanks in part to the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey—the 3DS still has some life left in ...

If you don't care about 3D anymore---and even Nintendo's interest in it seems to be fading---then the New Nintendo 2DS XL is the absolute best model in Nintendo's line of portable gaming hardware.