Nintendo Dsi Console Combo Packs Price: $89.99 Shipping Options:: $5 Standard Shipping Estimates: Ships in 1-2 business days. (Wednesday, Oct 07 to Thursday, Oct 08) + transit Condition: New
Recently, the 2DS (the version of the 3DS that doesn’t have 3D) dropped in price to $99, just 10 bucks more than this is being offered for. For that much more, you can play newer games with more advanced graphics, and it has an analog stick/pad, which is way more comfortable than the directional pad. (Granted, it’s not quite to the level of the New 3DS XL, but at this point there’s only like two games that require that system.)
[MOD EDIT: Different model (2DS); doesn’t include game, 7in1 Kit (black travel case, 2 stylus, earbuds, car charger, 2 screen protectors), Value Pack (6 game card cases, 1 stylus)]
I just hope everyone who buys this actually wants it. I can already imagine some poor kid who wanted a 3DS or a New 3DS and someone ends up getting them “That Nintendo DS thing”… that they already had.
You are getting the 7in1 accessory pack, and of course everyone’s complaint about the 2DS is portability, but the elimination of the hinge makes it much more resilient against children.
Both the DSi and 2DS would play old DS games. Neither will play games that need the GBA port (as neither have the port). Games that will not play include, but aren’t limited to: Guitar Hero, Easy Piano DS, DS Web Browser (but both have their own built in web browser), Ubisoft Fitness. (Also, some DS games have easter eggs when a game is plugged into the GBA slot, you would be unable to activate these).
A friend bought one of these recently for her daughter for her birthday. The kid was crushed (politely, in a way she obviously was trying to hide from her mom) when she realized it doesn’t play any of the new Pokemon games or anything else her friends were playing.
I’m surprised to see negative comments about the 2DS - my son broke his 3DS so many times that I stopped having it repaired when it wasn’t under warranty anymore, and I bought him a cheap 2DS like his little brother had. I think they break a lot less frequently because they don’t open and close. If you’re an adult or have an older kid or even a graceful kid, by all means, get a 3DS (not a DSi) - but the 2DS has stood up way better to my rough-and-tumble guys.