Back in stock at £74.99 delivered. Special Edition White/Red console with a pre-installed copy of New Super Mario Bros 2. + 30 extra Challenges/Coin Rush Courses included.
Dispatched & sold by Amazon.
(Blue/Black version / Mario Kart 7 Pack also in stock for a pound more)
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dtovey89
7 Feb 173#34
Will you give it a rest and stop thread spoiling? If you think the deal isn't good (which it is) then vote cold and move along.
I've got a New 3DS and a 2DS. I've given the 3DS to the wife as I prefer the feel of the 2DS. It holds better in my hands.
I don't know why you refuse to accept that a clamshell design with a hinge will eventually loosen/break if used by a young child. Yes, Nitnendo have improve the design since the NDS but it is still an issue. Also, the 3D effect (even the improved one is drastically overrated and is a glorified gimmick. You can switch it off but why pay the extra just to do that?
This has got to be one of the longest running feuds with a user and a specific product. Every time a 2DS deal is posted or even mentioned you appear and spout your bias.
Up the 2DS. Especially when you can pick up brand new ones for <£50 if you know where to look.
BuzzDuraband
6 Feb 173#1
Bargain price for the nations favourite budget handheld console :smirk:
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BuzzDuraband
6 Feb 173#1
Bargain price for the nations favourite budget handheld console :smirk:
teddy1590 to BuzzDuraband
6 Feb 17#2
Best way to play 3DS games too I hear :smirk:
hotfinder
6 Feb 171#3
Great game. Very addictive and nice to see soooo many coins in a Mario game!
sradmad
6 Feb 171#4
Nice find op, heat added :smiley:
nicblaney
6 Feb 172#5
If anyone is after a 2ds - Argos on eBay are selling the same bundle (but black console) for £69.99 and £64.99 (grade B). Both are refurbished products and come with 12 month guarantee.
Sorry to hijack op - good find! I didn't deliberately set out to find it cheaper it's just because I have both of these in my watch list as I am toying with the idea of buying one for my sons birthday :smiley:
otterboxer to nicblaney
6 Feb 172#10
so £10 more for a new unit also with warranty rather than a grade b refurb? thats no hijack, that would have been the worst deal this week. (almost, splatoon 2!)
fawadkhan450
6 Feb 171#6
so hard to chose between 2ds n 3ds xl , got both , 2ds is very easy to hold n play without hands getting tired while eyes get more strained, 3ds xl eyes feel better while hands get more tired n its not that easy to grip compared to 2ds, keep flip floping between both all the time. A bigger or 2ds xl would have been awesome.
noahsdad to fawadkhan450
6 Feb 171#7
A bigger 2DS? This must be a joke? That would be horrendous. The clumsiest console for playing 3DS games, made even clumsier and more uncomfortable.
My kid has been playing a 3DS XL since he was 6, never complained about sore hands, or had bother with it. I am nearing 40 and have coped also as has my wife. I have seen other family members play 3DS without such issues to. The new Switch console will weight a bit more (not much) than a 3DS XL for the record. We rarely have our 3DS XL screens angled so that the console is stretched out and flat. Our screen angle varies from game to game to suit. The screen angle goes a long way to the overall comfort level when playing, dependant on game. Not being able to adapt the screen angle and being stuck in such a rigid viewpoint for any individual game has to reduce comfort levels.
Even my old handheld Nintendo games from 35 years ago supported optional screen angles to aid comfort. That just shows how old tech the 2DS unit is.
PS the controls on the 3DS and 3DS XL are superior to the 2DS controls.
+ Your eyes are going to get more strained on a 2DS than any other unit, particularly the 3DS XL which has larger screens. Not to mention some games may have a slower frame rate due to the old tech of the 2DS. Note any 3DS/3DS XL can have the 3D mode disabled with either a button, or parental controls.
Remember buy an Amiibo NFC reader too if you want to be able to use your kids Amiibos with Mario Party Star Rush and other games, as this old tech 2DS will not read Amiibo's unfortunately.
fawadkhan450
6 Feb 17#8
if I have to choose between the 2 consoles , I will go with 3ds xl btw I have got new 3ds xl.
noahsdad
6 Feb 17#9
I am just pointing out it really is not hard to choose at all, unless the decision is mainly dictated by budget, then of course if a 2DS is the only option then get that.
BuzzDuraband
6 Feb 171#11
I wouldn't call it the worst deal this week, after all it's a 13% saving. It depends how fussy you are.
Cheers for the post Ninbox, it's definitely worth mentioning Tesco have the Mario Kart 7 / Tomodachi version (different colours) for a quid more.
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Opening post
Dispatched & sold by Amazon.
(Blue/Black version / Mario Kart 7 Pack also in stock for a pound more)
Top comments
I've got a New 3DS and a 2DS. I've given the 3DS to the wife as I prefer the feel of the 2DS. It holds better in my hands.
I don't know why you refuse to accept that a clamshell design with a hinge will eventually loosen/break if used by a young child. Yes, Nitnendo have improve the design since the NDS but it is still an issue. Also, the 3D effect (even the improved one is drastically overrated and is a glorified gimmick. You can switch it off but why pay the extra just to do that?
This has got to be one of the longest running feuds with a user and a specific product. Every time a 2DS deal is posted or even mentioned you appear and spout your bias.
Up the 2DS. Especially when you can pick up brand new ones for <£50 if you know where to look.
All comments (39)
Sorry to hijack op - good find! I didn't deliberately set out to find it cheaper it's just because I have both of these in my watch list as I am toying with the idea of buying one for my sons birthday :smiley:
My kid has been playing a 3DS XL since he was 6, never complained about sore hands, or had bother with it. I am nearing 40 and have coped also as has my wife. I have seen other family members play 3DS without such issues to. The new Switch console will weight a bit more (not much) than a 3DS XL for the record. We rarely have our 3DS XL screens angled so that the console is stretched out and flat. Our screen angle varies from game to game to suit. The screen angle goes a long way to the overall comfort level when playing, dependant on game. Not being able to adapt the screen angle and being stuck in such a rigid viewpoint for any individual game has to reduce comfort levels.
Even my old handheld Nintendo games from 35 years ago supported optional screen angles to aid comfort. That just shows how old tech the 2DS unit is.
PS the controls on the 3DS and 3DS XL are superior to the 2DS controls.
+ Your eyes are going to get more strained on a 2DS than any other unit, particularly the 3DS XL which has larger screens. Not to mention some games may have a slower frame rate due to the old tech of the 2DS. Note any 3DS/3DS XL can have the 3D mode disabled with either a button, or parental controls.
Remember buy an Amiibo NFC reader too if you want to be able to use your kids Amiibos with Mario Party Star Rush and other games, as this old tech 2DS will not read Amiibo's unfortunately.
Cheers for the post Ninbox, it's definitely worth mentioning Tesco have the Mario Kart 7 / Tomodachi version (different colours) for a quid more.