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.
[..YouTube..] Can’t Wait for Pokedex 2!!!!
[..YouTube..] try fitting that in your pocket
[..YouTube..] NINTENDO SHOULD MAKE A TYPE OF ROCK BAND WITH ALL OF THEIR BEST SOUND TRACKS ( AND THEY SHOULDN’T BE LIKE WII MUSIC BECAUSE THAT WAS A HORRIBLE MUSIC GAME) MAKE IT LIKE ROCK BAND!!
[..YouTube..] Kirby Air Ride 3DS pls.
[..YouTube..] i am so freaking ready for nintendo 3ds XL gonna get the blue 😀
[..YouTube..] ADVENTURE TIME GAME FOR 3DS?! :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
[..YouTube..] Gooby pls
[..YouTube..] minecraft pls
[..YouTube..] i think that nintendo shouldnt even be allowing sega to make a remake of mario kart 7 using sega characters like really sega come up with your own freaking ideas
[..YouTube..] oh god i cant wait for the release of the new super smash bros like be real whoever hates super smash bros is a freaking lier! everyone loves that game im just hoping the character list is good
[..YouTube..] ADVENTURE TIME 😀 lol
[..YouTube..] the battery life is increased by like 30 minuts .-.
[..YouTube..] Cool new fire emblem. It is just a shame that we didn’t get new mystery of the emblem: heroes of light and shadow.
[..YouTube..] and +4 hours for ds games.
[..YouTube..] *watching video*
*suddenly stands right up*
*takes out walet*
*flips it in the air and catches it*
*says:i am ready*
[..YouTube..] Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go say sorry to my friend who said a year ago that 3DS XL was coming that I slapped.
[..YouTube..] i watched the 7:11 part a million times
[..YouTube..] I’m excited for Black2/White2 and Smash Bros. the most!
[..YouTube..] I will buy this one. No, seriously. I’ve been saving money to buy a regular 3DS. The fact is the 3DSXL is cheaper in my country and that makes me happy. Also I don’t play at home as often as when I was a teenager, sometimes I wish hanheld screens were bigger (mostly because I use my sister’s 3DS for work) so this is the best thing Nintendo has donde forme this year.
I just wonder how the second analog stick fits on 3DSXL? (O-O)°
[..YouTube..] when they were talking about kingdom hearts, super smash bros brawl, and Pokemon I’m all like :DDDD
[..YouTube..] CRAP! I have never seen nintendo so busy! Thank you!
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LISTEN UP YOU MICRO-BRAINED RETARDS, IT’S TIME TO SET SHIT STRAIGHT. NINTENDO IS REHASHED AND FOR BABIES. GROW THE FUCK UP YOU VIRGINS AND START PLAYING REAL, MANLY GAMES!
EVER HEARD OF COD OR BF3? GO PLAY THEM AND MAYBE YOUR TESTICLES WILL DECEND ONE DAY. GET THE FUCK ON XBOX LIVE SO I CAN COMPLETELY PWN UR ASS AND DOMINATE YOU WITHIN 2 SECONDS.
[..YouTube..] I would recommend pikmin 1 as an intro for pikmin 3…1 was more emotional
[..YouTube..] I can’t wait for the new castlevania and new super mario bros 2. I am also gona be excited if they really make a new zelda game for it because i am hearing rumors that they are!!!
[..YouTube..] making it perfect for downloading content from the nintendo he shot
[..YouTube..] Great. Making us buy another expensive handheld for just a bigger screen. Couldn’t they just make a bigger screen for the 3DS?
[..YouTube..] games like the legend of zelda or green of time
[..YouTube..] you’ll need to use all of your foreign collecting and speed reading skills to
[..YouTube..] “Perfect for games like Resident Evil: Revelations, Monster Hunter, and Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater…….. When you buy the CIRCLE PAD PRO XL TROLOLOLOLOL”
[..YouTube..] 3:38
I cant wait to get this game
[..YouTube..] The 3DS sucks absolute shitty balls. Get a real gaming machine like the PlayStation Vita that can deliver a true hardcore gaming experience, stupid little shits. Nintendo has made a huge mistake with the 3DS, and you fanboys will learn that one day when the 3DS is discontinued just because of its sheer shittyness.
[..YouTube..] thanks for the advice….. couldnt they make all these ds’s XL???
[..YouTube..] when is monster hunter 3g coming?
[..YouTube..] can you trade your 3ds for the 3ds xl to get a discount?
[..YouTube..] how do you know?
[..YouTube..] Thumbs up if you think Super Smash Bros Wii U & Nintendo 3DS is going to be great!
[..YouTube..] That’s pretty obvious, since the 3DS sold almost 10 times more than the VITA…
[..YouTube..] It is a 3DS with a bigger screen.
[..YouTube..] they might do it automatically but i’d just ask them to transfer first good question that one would be a little tricky
[..YouTube..] Super Smash Bros + Tekken = A awesome game!
[..YouTube..] Pikmin 1 made you feel more close to the pikmin as Olimar would be surprised by a pikmins death and even abit of a sad note at the end of the day from it, in pikmin 2 they are just slaves, which causes the franchise to lose alot of depth. I enjoyed the new game mechanics in pikmin 2, I think they could of added more such as more pikmin onions and the ability to use more then 100 pikmin (I have never heard of a bee hive that only allows for 100 bees to be out)
[..YouTube..] wow…how old are you? 8? CoD fanboy? Cod is the worst game series ever. TF2 is better. hmm…last i checked, the 3DS is out selling and is doing better then the vita, with better game choices, and over all a bigger library. Discontinued? They are making a bigger version of it for people with bigger hands. If anything, the vita will be discontinued due to being an over priced psp. deal with it you sad cod fanboy
[..YouTube..] i wonder if they put dbz characters in the next ssb in it since they teaming with namco bandai
[..YouTube..] I checked the specs. I am not 100% sure about the resolution- some websites say the same, some don’t say a thing, including Nintendo. Regardless, it would be too impractical to increase the resolution anyway, the games are programmed to be rendered at the 3DS resolution. And the DSi to DSi XL upgrade retained the same resolution with increased pixel size, so yeah. Most likely the same resolution.
[..YouTube..] Tekken….in Super Smash Bros..? Excuse me while I go cry uncontrollably.
Well.. hopefully the Smash Bros. series will follow the unique gameplay it had for the last 3 games, instead of a regular traditional fighter game.
In Sakurai I trust.
[..YouTube..] OHMAHGOSH An Adventure Time Game!
[..YouTube..] If I Took My SD Card Thing From My 3DS And Put It In The 3DS XL,Will It Be The Same?
[..YouTube..] nintendo is 20 % more cooler srsly
[..YouTube..] nintendo is better than ps2 and i have a 3ds whos with me
[..YouTube..] u have pikmin 2?