<s>
The	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
2DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
(	O
branded	O
as	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
2DS	I-Device
LL	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
and	O
final	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	I-Operating_System
of	O
handheld	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
on	O
15	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
South	O
Korea	O
on	O
13	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
28	O
July	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serving	O
as	O
a	O
companion	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
,	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
2DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
but	O
with	O
no	O
autostereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	O
display	O
,	O
its	O
microphone	O
and	O
camera	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
hinge	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
speakers	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
lower	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
it	O
has	O
an	O
updated	O
processor	O
,	O
an	O
analog	O
pointing	B-Device
stick	I-Device
and	O
additional	O
shoulder	O
triggers	O
,	O
and	O
near-field	O
communications	O
(	O
NFC	O
)	O
support	O
for	O
Amiibo	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
Support	O
,	O
the	O
battery	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
lasts	O
3.5	O
to	O
5.5	O
hours	O
when	O
playing	O
3DS	B-Device
games	I-Device
,	O
7	O
to	O
9	O
hours	O
when	O
playing	O
DS	B-Device
games	I-Device
,	O
and	O
around	O
3	O
days	O
when	O
in	O
sleep	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
combined	O
traits	O
of	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
and	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
into	O
a	O
more	O
ergonomic	O
and	O
aesthetically-pleasing	O
device	O
over	O
the	O
slate-shaped	O
2DS	B-Device
,	O
but	O
noting	O
slight	O
regressions	O
in	O
display	O
and	O
speaker	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
has	O
presented	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
black	O
with	O
blue	O
accents	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
white	O
with	O
orange-gold	O
accents	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
,	O
South	O
Korean	O
and	O
PAL	O
region	O
market	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Japan-exclusive	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
XI	I-Application
limited	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
White	O
+	O
Orange	O
variant	O
came	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Lavender	O
+	O
White	O
,	O
Black	O
+	O
Green	O
(	O
both	O
Japan-exclusive	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Poké	O
Ball	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
variants	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ultra	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
(	O
the	O
former	O
also	O
coming	O
to	O
that	O
region	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Hylian	O
Shield	O
"	O
variant	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
GameStop	O
exclusive	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
pre-installed	O
copy	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Link	I-Application
Between	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
came	O
alongside	O
an	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Leaf	I-Application
variant	O
for	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
red/black	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
Minecraft	B-Application
Creeper	O
styles	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
confirmed	O
that	O
all	O
future	O
shipments	O
of	O
the	O
Black	O
+	O
Blue	O
,	O
White	O
+	O
Orange	O
and	O
Purple	O
+	O
Silver	O
models	O
would	O
come	O
with	O
a	O
pre-installed	O
copy	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
17	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
New	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
and	O
all	O
other	O
remaining	O
models	O
in	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
family	I-Operating_System
have	O
been	O
discontinued	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	B-Device
software	I-Device
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
2DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
is	O
otherwise	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
remaining	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Device
(	O
in	O
two-dimensional	O
mode	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
DSi	B-Device
(	O
including	O
games	O
with	O
3DS	B-Device
enhancements	O
)	O
,	O
DS	B-Device
(	O
excluding	O
those	O
requiring	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
cartridge	O
slot	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
(	O
such	O
as	O
Xenoblade	O
Chronicles	O
3D	O
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
offering	O
online	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
for	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
online	O
gaming	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
for	O
downloading	O
and	O
purchasing	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
SpotPass	B-Device
and	I-Device
StreetPass	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
considered	O
the	O
New	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
"	O
ugly	O
doorstop-like	O
"	O
2DS	B-Device
,	O
praising	O
its	O
incorporation	O
of	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
New	B-Device
3DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
into	O
a	O
device	O
with	O
a	O
thinner	O
and	O
more	O
"	O
comfortable	O
"	O
form	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
changes	O
were	O
noted	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
using	O
flaps	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slots	O
(	O
the	O
latter	O
also	O
removing	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
use	O
tools	O
to	O
access	O
it	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
better-feeling	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
than	O
the	O
New	B-Device
3DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regressions	O
were	O
also	O
noted	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
screens	O
having	O
a	O
"	O
washed	O
out	O
"	O
appearance	O
and	O
lacking	O
contrast	O
,	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
having	O
a	O
mirror-like	O
coat	O
that	O
diminished	O
viewing	O
angles	O
,	O
the	O
speakers	O
sounding	O
"	O
muffled	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
short	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
included	O
stylus	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
was	O
recommended	O
for	O
users	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
need	O
3D	O
but	O
still	O
wanted	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
exclusive	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
was	O
similarly	O
positive	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
hinge	B-Operating_System
now	O
protruded	O
from	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
(	O
thus	O
making	O
it	O
look	O
less	O
streamlined	O
when	O
closed	O
)	O
,	O
its	O
battery	O
life	O
was	O
"	O
underwhelming	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
timing	O
of	O
its	O
launch	O
was	O
at	O
odds	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
