Nintendo Handheld Console - New Nintendo 2DS XL - White and Lavender - Pre-installed with Tomodachi Life (Nintendo 3DS)

This is such a good console! I got it as a Christmas present for myself and as a up-grade from my Original 3DS XL which is starting to feel its age. I'm so impressed with it! The black and blue colour combo is stunning and compliments itself really well. The screens are really clear and really good quality and speed wise...its really fast! I have currently tested out Mario Kart 7, Animal Crossing New Leaf, Zelda Ocarina of Time, Nintendogs and Cats and Ultra Moon, Pokemon Platinum and Pokemon X. All of these games load up nice and quick, especially Ultra Moon (it doesn't have that stupid 'please wait' message when you close the game down anymore!). The sound is also of really good quality, even on DS games. The buttons are really responsive and I love the fact that both the game cartridge and the micro SD card are protected at the bottom of the system and easy to get to (no worries about accidentally popping out my game or dreading taking the system apart to get to the SD card anymore - should I need to). I haven't got any games that require the C-stick so I haven't been able to test that out yet. I also really like the fact that you have to switch on the internet of the system within the system itself and not on a slider. The delivery was also nice and quick. All in all, I'm really happy with my new system and have already done the system transfer from my Original 3DS XL and have made my 2DS XL my main console. Almost forgot to mention, it's really comfortable to hold. I have small hands myself and my previous console would start to feel really heavy after a few hours of gaming. The 2DS XL fits really nicely into my small hands and definitely seems to be lighter than the Original 3DS XL.

I brought this for my Pokémon obsessed 7 year old for his upcoming birthday.I have been in two minds about buying one for some time as he has the original 2ds and I didn't think there would be much of a difference but I was seriously wrong! I received it today and have just taken it out of the box. This newer version completely blows its predecessor out of the water in every single way. The screens are much larger, it's got a lovely smooth and sleek design. The colour and quality of the screens are miles more superior. I was a bit worried that it would have a cheap and nasty feel to it and that the hinge would be wobbly but I don't feel either of those are an issue, feels solid and sturdy to me.The sound quality and volume is good and clear and fully adjustable (thankfully!)The Pikachu design itself is just lovely, so cute and the colours are very bright and attractive.The menus are clear and easy to navigate as well as being very nicely touch responsive instead of slow and buggy. Setting it up was super quick and easy as well. I cannot comment on game play as of yet but so far it ticks all of the boxes for me. I know my son is going to be over the moon with it. Thank you Amazon!

I received my 2DS yesterday and was very pleased with it as it's everything i was looking for and it's a great little hand held console but when i played it at night you can see the light bleeding out on the left hand corner of the top screen and fair enough it's not a huge defect but when you are paying over £100 for a brand new elecrical item you expect it to be perfect and I'm just hoping it doesn't get worse over time. All in all a great product just a shame about the defect especially with it happening when I've not even owned it for a day.

After 10 or so years I decided to upgrade my now very old DSi. In some ways the 2ds XL is superior in others it's quite a lot worse.The number of available games is great on the 2ds, the home screen and software in general is a huge step forwards.However, the case design leaves a lot to be desired:1. It feels a lot cheaper than the DSi. The DSi (at least the metallic blue one I have) felt premium, it has a nice soft matte finish. The 2ds XL feels a lot more plasticy and less rigid overall.2. The hinge being on the outside adds a lot of space for what seems like a huge downgrade. The 2ds XL feels clunky when you open it and regardless of where you place the screen it wobbles slightly while gaming. There's only a couple of positions the screen stops at and the clicking noise it makes sounds like something is broken. In comparison the DSi hinge was stiff so you could place it at any angle and have it stay there without wobbling.3. The buttons and D-Pad are a lot more "clicky" which some may prefer but pressing them is louder and cheap feeling.4. What was wrong with loading the cartridges from the top? It was quick, easy and you could do it with the screen up. The new design hides the cartridges behind a movable flap at the bottom. For me it is a lot less convenient as you need fingers to hold the flap back. Not a major problem but it seems like they set out to fix a problem that didn't exist.5. The stylus. The console is bigger than the DSi, the DS Lite was smaller and had a SLOT-2 port taking up a lot of space and they managed to fit a decent sized stylus. Not only is the stylus too short, it's in an awkward position. For right handed people, the stylus on the right of the console made it easy to remove and replace. At the front it's a lot more awkward.I managed to get a pack of 5 metal telescopic styluses that fit in the slot on ebay for £2.99.. the poor stylus shows that Nintendo were watching every penny when designing this which is a shame as I'd have happily paid a bit more for a console with a bit more of a premium feel.It's a great little console and I really enjoy playing it but the build quality and obvious cost cutting lose it a star.