In a press conference this week, Nintendo announced the release of a new line of Nintendo 3DS’s with the 3DS XL. The 3DS XL will sport screens that are 90% bigger and Nintendo claims it will have better battery life. This move is not entirely surprising as Nintendo did a similar move with the Nintendo DSi a couple years ago.
I can honestly say this announcement solidifies my sense of buyer’s remorse for the latest Nintendo handheld. I had my first taste when Nintendo announced the original 3DS price drop from $250 to $180. Next, was the Ambassador program. Sure, I like getting free games, but it didn’t make me feel better about losing $70. Now, we have the announcement of the 3DS XL. Not only would I rather have the increased screen size, but the new XL will only cost $200. Please don’t misread this as true bitterness; it is more like a face palm on my part.
Now, you can say many things about Nintendo, but you can never say they don’t know how to market their products. The 3DS XL is releasing on August 19th, concurrently with New Super Mario Bros. 2. While it does not ship with NSMB2, plan on that game flying off store shelves along with the new system. The Nintendo 3DS XL will be available in red or blue and will ship with a 4GB SD card. With Nintendo coming off a good showing for 3DS at E3 game-wise, it looks like this holiday will be another good time to be Nintendo.
BRIAN BENTLEY is COIN-OP TV’s features writer/contributor. Brian hails from Chicago but now resides in Cincinnati, Ohio. He’s a huge fan of RPGs and especially loves Japanese RPGs. Brian has been writing about video games since 2009 and is proud that his wife enjoys the industry as well! When Brian needs a break from the console he enjoys playing board games and the classic ‘Adventure’ on the Atari 2600 is still one of his favorite games of all time!
@macarjona2 I play Call of Duty and, Mario/Starfox/Donkey Kong, and Infamous. It’s possible to love all 3 major gaming companys ya know
I just pre-ordered a Nintendo 3DS xl with a Best Buy gift card I got for free. See proof and learn more at jnerd84.blogspot.com
what about the black and silver 3ds xl will that be coming out in north america?
stupid nintendo viedo
stupid grammar
Means the original one is a joke and consumers who bought the original also a joke. Thank you Franklinstein!
geeorge lucas is only mad coz he got a normal 3ds and not an XL
So far, there has been no word of a silver and black 3DS XL heading to the West.
i dont understand why Nintendo would limit the colors for a system…
I don’t mind the fact that the 3ds has the Monster Hunter series, I but I would love for Capcom to port it over to the Vita as well. It would help boost the number of sales, utilizing both system rather than just one. CAPCOM PLEEEEEEEAAAAASSSSEEEEEEE here our plea from the followers of everything Monster hunter!!! XO
they did the same for the 3ds i got the 3ds xl just yesterday love it and new super mario bros 2
Nice!
i gave my 3ds to my mom right after i transfer my info like friend code and mii and pictures in to my 3ds xl check my youtube channel i put like 1 video about it
nintendo u need to put movies on 3ds. everyone want 3D movies
cool a 3ds xl in 3 colors? wow!
you should make all retail games downloadable and cheap … oh and make some games free my eshop balence is 82 cents !
They do not wan’t gamestop to go out of business and their games at their retailers to not sell plus they make way more profit when you buy it electronically its genuineness.
What very few people know is that Reggie is actually Chuck Norris.
Nintendo why have you not told us about Project X Zone a RPG including SEGA Capcom Namco Bandai Studios only for Nintendo 3DS if you know more look it up :b
lol wtf? nintendou drii dii es? Wtf it is nintendo kolme ds
where is mario kart for wii u ?
Im getting a 3ds xl tomorrow <3 So excited! X3
Me 2!! I’m getting it either today or tomarrow
I have a game idea called “Waluigi’s Factory” where Waluigi works at a factory but then falls asleep & then the robots made in the factory him. It’s like Luigi’s Mansion
May the Force be with you…
the 3D works way netter on the xl than the original, trust me
When are the new coin rush stages going to come out
I love Mario and Pokemon
professor layton garantido,e new super mario bros.2 tambem!
Darunia!
is it just me or is the 3ds xl harder to watch and play in 3d, it keeps messing up on me and it hurts my eyes, while on my regular 3ds, it’s easier to watch and play in 3d
don’t you mean “Mii too”
make a console that is slide
i mean a portable console like the wii u that is slide with 3d with better graphics and better inter net that can load any page that is 3g any way make nintendo improve i am a big fan of nintendo so please i am seek of open and close
You need to improve your grammer before you tell sombody else to improve at something. And by the way inter net is spelled like that “internet”
kirby dream collection has just been released today!(:
Wow we need Kirby collection for the 3ds, also great video very informative I’m getting a 3ds xl this Friday picked up dragon quest joker 2, Mario kart 7 and ocarina of time with a few accessories, excited to get my hands on my first 3ds
yepp i noe how it means …. i dont wnt headquarters ….. i just want dat nintendo and its console shuold be ” OFFICIALLY RELEASED ” in INDIA
if if dey dont give us a headquarter … love nintendo <3 alwayzz