Nintendo is used to surprising people with its hardware designs. But even for the company responsible for weird devices like the Virtual Boy and the Wii U, today's announcement of the 2DS handheld came as a shock. It's a cheaper device, priced at $129.99, and it moves away from the DS line's iconic clamshell look with a solid, flat design. It's a device for people who want to play Pokemon and Super Mario but don't want to spend too much — it could be ideal for parents to give their young ones, and will make a good stocking stuffer come the holidays. What it won't do is expand the company's shrinking audience of core gamers. Given its recent struggles, Nintendo could use a short-term win. And while the 2DS might provide that, it's not...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/28/4668670/nintendos-2ds-is-a-short-term-fix-for-a-long-term-problem
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