<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
is	O
an	O
entry-level	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
which	O
maintains	O
otherwise	O
identical	O
hardware	O
,	O
similar	O
functionality	O
,	O
and	O
compatibility	O
with	O
software	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
is	O
differentiated	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
slate	O
form	O
factor	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
clamshell	O
design	O
used	O
by	O
its	O
precursors	O
and	O
by	O
lacking	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
signature	O
autostereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	B-Algorithm
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2DS	B-Device
was	O
sold	O
concurrently	O
with	O
existing	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
models	O
as	O
an	O
incentive	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
3DS	I-Device
games	I-Device
;	O
former	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
president	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
was	O
primarily	O
targeted	O
towards	O
younger	O
players	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
younger	O
than	O
age	O
7	O
)	O
,	O
whom	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
previously	O
advised	O
not	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
3D	B-Algorithm
functionality	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
potential	O
eye	O
health	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
's	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
2DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
was	O
mixed	O
;	O
while	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
how	O
it	O
priced	O
and	O
positioned	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
alongside	O
its	O
higher-end	O
counterparts	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
towards	O
its	O
regressions	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
design	O
that	O
some	O
considered	O
less	O
appealing	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
its	O
lower	O
sound	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
's	O
design	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
some	O
critics	O
for	O
being	O
more	O
robust	O
and	O
comfortable	O
to	O
hold	O
than	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
especially	O
for	O
its	O
target	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
3D	B-Algorithm
support	O
was	O
an	O
admission	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
that	O
the	O
concept	O
was	O
a	O
gimmick	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
since	O
stated	O
that	O
autostereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	B-Algorithm
would	O
remain	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
future	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2019	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
systems	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
via	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
;	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
press	O
were	O
given	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
demo	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
private	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
president	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
is	O
primarily	O
aimed	O
at	O
a	O
younger	O
demographic	O
than	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
—	O
particularly	O
,	O
those	O
younger	O
than	O
7	O
years	O
old	O
;	O
whom	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
advised	O
not	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
3D	B-Algorithm
features	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
potential	O
eye	O
health	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
validity	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
claims	O
were	O
questioned	O
by	O
vision	O
experts	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
who	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
could	O
actually	O
help	O
detect	O
certain	O
eye	O
problems	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
the	O
warnings	O
were	O
for	O
liability	O
reasons	O
rather	O
than	O
any	O
realistic	O
harm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
,	O
the	O
company	O
aimed	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
new	O
,	O
unique	O
,	O
different	O
,	O
and	O
 [ bring ] 	O
more	O
people	O
into	O
this	O
category	O
that	O
we	O
love.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
this	O
goal	O
was	O
achieved	O
by	O
positioning	O
the	O
device	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
price	O
point	O
than	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
;	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
retailed	O
at	O
US	O
$129.99	O
on	O
launch	O
,	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
US	O
$169.99	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
promotional	O
effort	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
late-2013	O
releases	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
was	O
featured	O
on	O
The	O
Nintendo	O
Experience	O
promotional	O
tour	O
at	O
Simon	O
Malls	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
throughout	O
October	O
and	O
into	O
early	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
X	I-Application
and	I-Application
Y	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
in	O
black	O
models	O
with	O
Blue	O
or	O
Red	B-Application
bezels	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
white	O
with	O
red	B-Application
bezels	O
,	O
or	O
black	O
with	O
blue	O
bezels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
console	O
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
4GB	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
and	O
an	O
AC	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matching	O
red	B-Application
and	O
blue	O
carrying	O
case	O
accessories	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
began	O
to	O
phase	O
out	O
the	O
original	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
models	O
still	O
actively	O
sold	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
launched	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
in	O
white/red	O
and	O
black/blue	O
models	O
that	O
respectively	O
included	O
a	O
digital	O
copy	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
X	I-Application
or	O
Y	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sea	O
Green	B-Application
variant	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
white	O
body	O
and	O
mint	O
green	B-Application
accents	O
,	O
color	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
Tomodachi	B-Device
Life	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystal	O
Red	B-Application
and	O
Crystal	O
Blue	O
versions	O
,	O
which	O
feature	O
a	O
translucent	O
front	O
cover	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Omega	I-Application
Ruby	I-Application
and	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
translucent	O
models	O
were	O
also	O
sold	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
US$100	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
US	O
$129.99	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
normal	O
2DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
U.S.	O
price	O
was	O
permanently	O
lowered	O
to	O
$100	O
,	O
and	O
units	O
began	O
to	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
coupons	O
for	O
a	O
digital	O
copy	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pokémon	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
translucent	O
red	B-Application
,	O
green	B-Application
,	O
blue	O
and	O
yellow	O
versions	O
with	O
colored	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
were	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
corresponding	O
Pokémon	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
Home	O
Menu	O
theme	O
,	O
a	O
poster	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
code	O
to	O
obtain	O
Mew	O
on	O
the	O
bundled	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
Pokémon	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
Y	O
,	O
Omega	B-Application
Ruby	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Alpha	B-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
standalone	O
bundles	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
in	O
blue	O
,	O
black	O
,	O
red	B-Application
,	O
lavender	O
,	O
and	O
pink	O
color	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
refreshed	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
stock	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
7	I-Application
2DS	B-Device
bundles	O
for	O
the	O
U.S.	O
market	O
(	O
Crimson	O
Red	B-Application
2	O
and	O
Electric	O
Blue	O
2	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
Japanese	O
variants	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
swapped	O
"	O
color	O
schemes	O
featuring	O
red	B-Application
or	O
blue	O
bodies	O
and	O
black	O
bezels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
's	O
hardware	O
specifications	O
are	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
;	O
retaining	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
GPU	B-Architecture
,	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
memory	B-Architecture
,	O
along	O
with	O
compatibility	O
with	O
games	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
uses	O
two	O
display	O
panels	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
lower	O
touchscreen	B-Device
panel	O
and	O
a	O
top	O
dual-layered	O
screen	O
panel	O
capable	O
of	O
displaying	O
autostereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
uses	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
non-stereoscopic	O
LCD	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
overlaid	O
with	O
a	O
frame	O
mimicking	O
the	O
screen	O
dimensions	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
inability	O
to	O
display	O
3D	B-Algorithm
content	O
,	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
retains	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
dual	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
for	O
taking	O
photographs	O
in	O
a	O
3D	B-Algorithm
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
only	O
has	O
an	O
internal	O
mono	O
speaker	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
internal	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
although	O
stereo	O
sound	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
output	O
through	O
the	O
headphone	O
jack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
's	O
design	O
is	O
a	O
significant	O
departure	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
precursors	O
;	O
while	O
it	O
is	O
roughly	O
the	O
same	O
size	O
as	O
its	O
counterpart	O
,	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
"	O
slate-like	O
"	O
form	O
factor	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
clamshell	O
form	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
buttons	O
are	O
positioned	O
towards	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
instead	O
of	O
near	O
the	O
lower	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
are	O
concave	O
in	O
shape	O
and	O
relatively	O
thicker	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2DS	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
switch	O
for	O
entering	O
sleep	O
mode	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
closing	O
the	O
shell	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
hardware	O
wireless	O
switch	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
software	O
toggle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
contains	O
the	O
same	O
1300mAh	O
battery	O
present	O
on	O
regular	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
not	O
supporting	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
automatic	O
brightness	O
setting	O
(	O
"	O
Power	O
Save	O
Mode	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
was	O
rated	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
as	O
having	O
slightly	O
longer	O
battery	O
life	O
than	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
;	O
Nintendo	O
rated	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
as	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
from	O
3	O
to	O
5.5	O
hours	O
of	O
3DS	B-Device
games	I-Device
or	O
5	O
to	O
9	O
hours	O
of	O
DS	B-Device
games	I-Device
on	O
a	O
single	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
minor	O
adjustments	O
to	O
reflect	O
its	O
hardware	O
design	O
differences	O
,	O
the	O
system	B-Device
software	I-Device
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
is	O
otherwise	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
remaining	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
(	O
in	O
two-dimensional	O
mode	O
only	O
)	O
and	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
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>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
upon	O
its	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
might	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
certain	O
niche	O
of	O
people	O
who	O
otherwise	O
would	O
not	O
purchase	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
3D	B-Algorithm
support	O
could	O
indicate	O
a	O
cooling	O
interest	O
in	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USA	O
Today	O
noted	O
that	O
some	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
designed	O
with	O
3D	B-Algorithm
in	O
mind	O
might	O
not	O
be	O
as	O
easily	O
playable	O
without	O
the	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
,	O
meanwhile	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
console	O
an	O
acknowledgement	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
that	O
3D	B-Algorithm
was	O
an	O
unnecessary	O
feature	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
"	O
tactical	O
mistake	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBC	O
News	O
called	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
a	O
"	O
peculiar	O
choice	O
"	O
to	O
gamers	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
line	O
,	O
and	O
feared	O
that	O
it	O
might	O
take	O
resources	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
less	O
successful	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
technology	O
writers	O
have	O
expressed	O
concern	O
with	O
the	O
physical	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
:	O
CNET	O
considered	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
be	O
significantly	O
less	O
aesthetically	O
pleasing	O
than	O
its	O
other	O
models	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
reviewers	O
have	O
generally	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
comfortable	O
in	O
the	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
had	O
thick	O
shell	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
thin	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
hinge	O
added	O
durability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
design	O
resembled	O
"	O
an	O
unholy	O
union	O
of	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
DS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
using	O
one	O
physical	O
display	O
divided	O
to	O
emulate	O
two	O
,	O
Kyle	O
Orland	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
believed	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
missed	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
full-screen	O
gaming	O
tablet	B-Device
using	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
's	O
form	O
factor	O
;	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
enabled	O
future	O
games	O
and	O
apps	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
entire	O
screen	O
area	O
(	O
which	O
he	O
estimated	O
to	O
be	O
around	O
the	O
5-inch	O
range	O
used	O
by	O
phablets	B-Application
)	O
,	O
still	O
allow	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
with	O
games	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
folding	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
enhance	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
port	O
existing	O
smartphone	B-Application
games	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Orland	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
introducing	O
such	O
a	O
product	O
could	O
fragment	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
portable	O
gaming	O
ecosystem	O
for	O
existing	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
users	O
—	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
life	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
introduce	O
a	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
3	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
would	O
ultimately	O
announce	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
—	O
a	O
"	O
hybrid	O
"	O
gaming	O
tablet	B-Device
with	O
detachable	O
wireless	O
controllers	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
a	O
docking	O
station	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
a	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
smart	O
move	O
"	O
to	O
redesign	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
so	O
as	O
to	O
lower	O
costs	O
,	O
Wired	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
might	O
enable	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
console	O
at	O
a	O
significantly	O
lower	O
price	O
with	O
a	O
significantly	O
higher	O
profit	O
margin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Telegraph	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
hinges	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
improved	O
its	O
robustness	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
rounding	O
out	O
the	O
footprint	O
makes	O
it	O
an	O
ideal	O
handheld	B-Application
for	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
it	O
praised	O
the	O
screens	O
 '	O
brighter	O
display	O
and	O
wider	O
viewing	O
angle	O
,	O
despite	O
their	O
not	O
being	O
as	O
large	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
reinforced	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
is	O
n't	O
aimed	O
at	O
"	O
seasoned	O
players	O
"	O
or	O
current	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
owners	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
n't	O
produced	O
with	O
aesthetics	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
resistive	B-Device
touchscreen	I-Device
,	O
which	O
felt	O
outdated	O
,	O
the	O
mono	O
speaker	O
and	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
much	O
more	O
comfortable	O
to	O
hold	O
than	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analyst	O
Piers	O
Harding-Rolls	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
would	O
help	O
Nintendo	O
broaden	O
its	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
believes	O
that	O
third-party	O
publishers	O
will	O
have	O
more	O
commitment	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
moving	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
would	O
boost	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
sales	O
,	O
labeling	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
must	O
play	O
"	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
president	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
admitted	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
lacked	O
awareness	O
among	O
prospective	O
purchasers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
's	O
lack	O
of	O
3D	B-Algorithm
support	O
,	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
insisted	O
,	O
during	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
2013	O
third	O
quarter	O
investors	O
Q&A	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
"	O
will	O
 [ not ] 	O
abandon	O
3D	B-Algorithm
or	O
cease	O
to	O
make	O
new	O
propositions	O
in	O
3D	B-Algorithm
"	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
existing	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	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
producer	O
Eiji	O
Aonuma	O
revealed	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
minor	O
changes	O
in	O
development	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
3D	B-Algorithm
on	O
the	O
2DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
surged	O
three	O
weeks	O
after	O
launching	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
after	O
retailers	O
cut	O
on	O
its	O
price	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
around	O
£110	O
,	O
but	O
major	O
retailers	O
including	O
Argos	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
and	O
Tesco	O
cut	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
price	O
to	O
under	O
£100	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
school	O
half-term	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
increased	O
by	O
64%	O
week-on-week	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
best-selling	O
console	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
without	O
combining	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
larger	O
counterpart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
retailer	O
GameStop	O
reported	O
that	O
worldwide	O
hardware	O
sales	O
grew	O
by	O
15.3	O
%	O
,	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
strong	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
sales	O
.	O
</s>
