Nintendo recently announced another model in its long-running 3DS line: the New 2DS XL combines the screen size and clamshell form factor of the 3DS XL, the built-in NFC capability of the New Nintendo ...

As with all Nintendo 2DS systems, the New Nintendo 2DS XL Pikachu Edition system plays Nintendo 3DS games in 2D. “The New Nintendo 2DS XL Pikachu Edition is a charming addition to the Nintendo 3DS ...

The company announced Thursday that it will release the Nintendo 2DS XL later this year. The 2DS XL will expand on the original 2DS while look and operate more like the Nintendo 3DS XL (but without ...

Nintendo announced that the company has run out of replacement parts in Japan for the Nintendo 2DS [FTR-001] model and the New Nintendo 3DS LL (XL) [RED-001] model handheld systems, and it is no ...

Following an announcement last August that it had run out of replacement parts for the New 3DS, Nintendo Japan now says it has run out of parts for the New 3DS XL and the 2DS. As a result, it will no ...

The New Nintendo 2DS XL was released in Australia and New Zealand on 15 June 2017, in Japan and South Korea on 13 July 2017, and in North America and Europe on 28 July 2017. A companion release to the ...

The New 2DS XL does include the NFC support. I didn't look into IR, but from what I can tell its there too. The IR on our New 3DS is recessed into the front of the bottom shell. We bought an original ...

Nintendo announced repairs for the Nintendo 2DS and the New Nintendo 3DS line will soon be no longer available in Japan. Nintendo announced that the time limit for the company to retain spare parts ...

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