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Bought a 3DS XL last year (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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I bought a 3DS XL sometimes last year. It was under $200.

After seeing the surge in demand, I feel lucky that I bought it when I did. I also decided to take it out and play some animal crossing new leaf for the first time and I’m really enjoying it.

I sometimes wonder if I should have bought the “new” variant back then, but they were much more expensive and I’m still not sure if the performance improvements would have been worth it.

I’m basically just using not for ds and 3ds games, so, I’m guessing the power difference would not really matter.

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[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When my kid was young, the 2DS was perfect because it would survive being shaken without issues. Try shaking a 3DS when the screen is open.

Who cares that they cost-optimized both screens into one? It was cheaper and more robust. It was perfect for smaller kids.