If you’re wondering why Nintendo is adding a member to its 3DS family of game handhelds, or who it’s for, the company’s North American president just offered TIME a plausible explanation. At the high ...

The New Nintendo 2DS XL came as a surprise to the tech world. In the lead-up to the release of the Switch, Nintendo said its new portable hardware and its old handhelds would coexist. But as the ...

Nintendo's latest portable, the New 2DS XL, isn't even out yet and people are already questioning its existence. Does the company really need another hand-held gaming console, especially with the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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As if Nintendo didn't have enough confusingly titled handhelds to puzzle young gamers' parents — like the New Nintendo 3DS XL and the Nintendo 2DS — it's just announced another model to its lineup: ...

In five years, the Nintendo 3DS has been redesigned six times. Unlike the Nintendo DS, or the Game Boy Advance before it, the original 3DS didn’t beg for a do-over. But if Nintendo saw enough ...

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 ...

Nintendo is expanding its array of handheld gaming devices this summer with the New Nintendo 2DS XL, a larger version of the kid-friendly 2DS, the company announced today. In the U.S., the New 2DS XL ...

A brand new version of Nintendo's DS handheld console launches next month, with its new 2DS XL that offers players a cheaper alternative to the company's range-topping 3DS XL. Nintendo 2DS XL: First ...