Nintendo's New 3DS Aims for the Hardcore, But Is Bound to Create Confusion

Aug 29 2014 by Gamespot

 

The New 3DS (right) and New 3DS XL

That another revision of a Nintendo handheld system is coming is no real surprise--routine hardware refreshes have been part of the company's business model for upwards of two decades (the DS had four different designs, for example). But the latest versions of the 3DS announced today, intriguing as their potential is, seem likely to create confusion.

The New Nintendo 3DS, as it's being called, offers a suite of new features: an analog nub (the new...

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