Nintendo currently has a stranglehold on the handheld console market for years and its 3DS currently reigns supreme over Sony's PS Vita. The newest edition to the DS family is the firm's budget-minded $130 2DS, which was announced earlier today. The device is slated to have a October 12th release date once its passed FCC quality controls.
The cheaper DS will be able able to play 3DS games and is backwards compatible with regular Nintendo DS games too. The only caveat is that you won't be able to the games with Nintendo's 3D features, thus the name 2DS.
You'll also be able to access the Nintendo's eShop to buy downloadable games. The store features classic retro games which include my favorites Zelda Oracle of Ages/Seasons, Majora's Mask, and Super Metroid. These blast to the past games are super duper cheap at just $5 a piece making the eShop a great feature for the 2DS to have.
Nintendo's squeezed a SD card slot into the 2DS just like they did with their 3DS and you'll be able to store downloadable games, apps, and saves onto the card.
Nvidia's Shield handheld was released a few weeks for an MSRP of $300 and now faces stiffer competition from Nintendo to lower its price. The Shield is still far more expensive than Nintendo's current DS offerings as the 3DS and 3DS XL sport MSRPs of $200 and $170, respectively.
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