In what must be the most baffling move (and revision) by Nintendo yet, the gaming giant has announced today the Nintendo 2DS, the latest revision for the Nintendo 3DS line of systems which currently includes the original model as well as the XL.

The Nintendo 2DS is a version of the hardware that is shaped like the tablet and includes full feature parity with the other 3DS systems, except for the absence of stereoscopic 3D output, getting rid of the handheld’s signature feature; it also does not have a power saver mode.

The Nintendo 2DS retails for $129, which makes it $40 cheaper than the cheapest 3DS model, and $70 cheaper than the 3DS XL as well as the PS Vita, which just recently got a price cut. It hits stores on October 12, alongside Pokemon X and Y. Currently, only a release in North America and Europe has been announced- no Japanese release has been announced yet.

The Nintendo 2DS is aimed at the lower end of the market (effectively eliminating competition from Nintendo’s own DSi), as well as young kids, whose parents would not otherwise buy the handheld because of the health risks associated with 3D.

No news on a tablet-less Wii U Minus U yet.

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In Pokémon Conquest, players take on the role of a young Warlord who is linked with a Pokémon. Together, they must set out to recruit Warrior allies to strengthen their growing kingdom.

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Nintendo of America has announced that they will be releasing a Metallic Rose DSi XL in US (pink in colour, of course), in celebration of the release of the DS exclusive platformer, Kirby: Mass Attack.

The new colour, which joins Bronze, Midnight Blue and Burgundy in the range of DSi XL colours, will launch on September 18, just in time for the game’s release.

It will be priced at $169.99, the same price as the 3DS and normal DSi XL models.

Pokemon Black and White reportedly sold 2.63 million units in Japan on the first two days of release, becoming the fastest selling game in Japan in history. It has been very successful, and according to latest MediaCreate figures, it has boosted the sales of Nintendo DSi and DSi Xl models, the former by three times.

Here are the sales figures.

1. DSi: 47,379 (last week: 16,345)
2. DSi LL: 31,254 (last week: 19,076)
3. PSP: 29,866 (last week: 30,761)
4. PS3: 21,096 (last week: 19,907)
5. Wii: 14,833 (last week: 15,031)
6. DS Lite: 7,137 (last week: 4,328)
7. X360: 5,804 (last week: 2,915)
8. PS2: 1,390 (last week: 1,363)
9. PSP go: 863 (last week: 809)

What the hell, 809 PSP Go’s? THAT MUCH?!

Naturally, the price of a system as loaded as the 3DS is going to be the topic of much speculation. Analysts like Pachter, who’re never right by the way, believe that the handheld could cost upwards of $250- and still sell millions.

However, today Nintendo provided us with an ‘official hint’ (whatever that is), as to just how the 3DS may be priced.

“On price, we haven’t made any kind of announcement at the moment, but the Nintendo DSi is available for around £129.99,” said UK marketing manager James Honeywell.

“The Nintendo DSi XL, with the larger screens, is around £159.99. So obviously, it’s going to fit, kind of, somewhere within that kind of architecture.”

As you can see, he gave us no indication of whether it’s going to be costlier than the XL. However, he did tell us it would be somewhere around that price range. I’d hedge my bets at $199.

The official announcement of the 3DS’ launch date and price is due 29th September.

11 nomineed were orginally chosen, out of which only five could make it to the finals. The Xbox 360 S (which was a Wildcard Entry), the PS3 Slim, the DSi XL, DJ Hero and Alienware M11x were the gadgets that will have a shot at become the T3 2010 Gadget of the Year.

Surprisignly, Guitar Hero 5, Beatles Rock Band, the iPhone Touch and the PSP GO couldn’t make it to the top 5.

Vote for your favourite gadget out of the top 5 listed above by clicking on the link we gave in the beginning of the article.

According to Media Create, combined, DS sales were 51,264 (DSi LL 28,916, DSi 17,356, DS Lite 4992) and was much ahead of every other piece of hardware on Earth (or beyond).

PS3 was fourth with 18,345 units sold while the Xbox 360 sales were fairly abysmal at 5688. The PS2 was at the bottom, with 1558 sales.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem – Hero of Light and Shadow, the newly released DS games, topped all charts. Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory for the Wii, a newly released card-based adventure, was second in the charts.

Both the games sold equally- they sold 136,000 units, but Fire Emblem was still featured at the top of the list.

Jikkyo Powerful Pro Baseball 2010 for the PS3 was third, Wii party was fourth and Last Ranker for the PSP was fifth (yes, PSP games can sell sometimes, ok? Don’t act so surprised).

Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2010  for the PSP, Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! Spark / Bomber for the DS, White Knight Chronicles: Awakening of Light and Darkness for the PS3, Harvest Moon: Twin Villages for the DS and Momotaro Railway Tag Match: Friendship – Cooperation – Winning Volume! for the PSP were the next five entries of the list.

The midnight blue will come with Flipnote Studio, Brain Age Express: Math and Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, as well as Photo Clock and the Nintendo DSi Browser pre-loaded, just like the other colors will and it will cost $189.99 the same as the bronze and burgundy ones.

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The DSi XL didn’t arrive Stateside until March 28th, but still managed to sell 141,000 units, Pachter says.
NPD reported that the entire DS line, which now consists of the DS Lite, DSi and DSi XL, sold 700,800 units total during the month. The portable sells for $189.99 in the U.S.

The DSi XL’s main selling attraction is its larger screen, which measures 4.2 inches diagonally. The DS Lite’ screen is three inches, and the DSi’s is 3.25 inches.

The DSi XL launched in Japan as the DSi LL in November 2009, and in Europe on March 5th. The Nintendo DS line has sold over 125 million units as of December 2009. The DSi LL sold 700,000 units in Japan as of the end of last year.

Nintendo said that the larger screen of the DSi XL and the larger pen-like stylus is friendlier for older users and better for surfing the web.

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