{"id":57817,"date":"2013-08-28T23:42:08","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T21:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=57817"},"modified":"2013-08-29T02:15:17","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T00:15:17","slug":"nintendo-2ds-handheld-console-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/57817-nintendo-2ds-handheld-console-announced","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo 2DS handheld console, Wii U price cut announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo has announced a new handheld gaming console &#8211; the Nintendo 2DS. The console maker also announced a USD50 price drop for the Wii U Deluxe Set to a new suggested retail price of $299.99, effective on Sept. 20.<\/p>\n<p>The Nintendo 2DS will be available in red or blue in the US from 12 October 2013 for a recommended price of USD129.99 (\u00b1R1,340).<\/p>\n<p>No South African pricing or launch info has been communicated by Nintendo South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo says that the 2DS is actually part of the 3DS family; it plays the entire library of packaged and downloadable games for Nintendo 3DS, only in 2D.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo said it is designed for those looking for a more affordable entry point into the world of Nintendo hand-held video games.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_57819\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Nintendo-2DS-blue.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57819\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57819\" alt=\"Nintendo 2DS blue\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Nintendo-2DS-blue.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"453\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-57819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nintendo 2DS blue<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The system features a fixed form factor, hence no hinged screen as on other DS models.<\/p>\n<p>At the core, it has the same hardware features as the 3DS: dual screens with the lower a touch-screen operated by accompanying stylus; the same control layout; and wireless connectivity for multiplayer features and eShop access.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sAExBTWIp3M?rel=0\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More Nintendo news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/57347-the-money-behind-video-game-tech.html\">The money behind video game tech<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/57180-gamescom-2013-the-publishers-biggest-games.html\">Gamescom 2013: the publishers\u2019 biggest games<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/57236-top-games-in-sa-for-2013-so-far.html\">Top games in SA for 2013 (so far)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo has unveiled a new portable gaming console that plays all 3DS games in 2D only<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":157,"featured_media":57818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[21,73,1237],"class_list":["post-57817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-headline","tag-nintendo","tag-nintendo-3ds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/157"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57817"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57821,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57817\/revisions\/57821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}