The stylus is now smaller than it used to be (compared to the one in the New 3DS XL) and that’s a bummer. If you’re interested in playing a lot of games with touchscreen support, you might ...

The Nintendo 3DS XL was announced during a Nintendo Direct Broadcast on June 21st, 2012. The system was released in the US on August 19th (alongside the release of New Super Mario Bros. 2). The ...

The New Nintendo 3DS XL system combines next-generation portable gaming The New Nintendo 3DS XL system plays all Nintendo DS games. Nintendo DS games will not appear in 3D AC adapter sold separately.

The 3DS XL weights 11.6 ounces. You might not consider that a major difference, but I definitely notice it when I toss the 3DS into my purse, and I often forget I have the 2DS in there.

Nintendo You can buy it here. Coming in July, there's the just-announced New Nintendo 2DS XL. It has literally everything as the New Nintendo 3DS XL — literally — minus the 3D aspect.

The New Nintendo 3DS XL launches on February 13 for $200. Also on that day, new games like The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate will be released, and each is getting ...

He also said the launch of the 3DS XL and "New Super Mario Bros 2" marks the beginning of "a huge push" by Nintendo on behalf of the 3DS. Nintendo on Thursday outlined a number of games that will ...

“Nintendo” means it plays Mario and Zelda games. “2DS” means the screen doesn’t display 3D imagery. “XL” means it has the same 4.88- and 4.18-inch screens as the larger 3DS models.

Not only is it free from the silly 3D gimmick, the New Nintendo 2DS XL is at least $100 cheaper than the 3DS XL, which ranges in price but is often north of $250. At $149.99 the New 2DS XL is a steal.

It plays all the same games as the New 3DS models too — the only thing it lacks is face-tracking 3D. But let’s talk about all of the design changes Nintendo made with the New 2DS.

At this point, there are a handful of games that don’t work properly on the original 3DS and 3DS XL, and a larger number games that require a second analog stick, which you can add to early ...