Nintendo 2DS

The Nintendo 2DS (Japanese: ニンテンドー２ＤＳ Nintendo 2DS) is a Nintendo 3DS model that does not display 3D images and has a tablet-like design rather than a clamshell design. It was announced on August 28, 2013, and was released on October 12, 2013 alongside the releases of Pokémon X and Y.

It has a recommended retail price of $129.99 for the United States. The system comes with a Nintendo 3DS charger, Nintendo 2DS stylus, 4GB card, and AR Cards. A carrying case is available separately.

The Nintendo 2DS has a slightly longer battery life than the original Nintendo 3DS, but slightly shorter than the Nintendo 3DS XL. Due to being unable to be closed, it has a Sleep Switch. It does not have Power Saving Mode. For games which have a mechanic dependent on closing the console, such as and, the Sleep Mode switch behaves the same way for gameplay purposes. It maintains full 2D compatibility with the Nintendo 3DS themes.

Unlike the other Nintendo 3DS models, it has a single monaural speaker; however, it still retains full stereo audio when using headphones. It is slightly heavier than the original Nintendo 3DS, but lighter than the Nintendo 3DS XL. It can take 3D photos, but they can only be viewed in 2D unless transferred to a 3D-capable system.

No version of the for the Nintendo 2DS has been released.

Pokémon games
All releases listed are the year in which the Japanese version was released.


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 * Pokémon Rumble Blast
 * Action RPG
 * 2011
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 * Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
 * Dungeon crawler
 * 2012
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 * Pokémon X and Y
 * Core series RPG
 * 2013
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 * Pokémon Art Academy
 * Art training
 * 2014
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 * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
 * Versus fighter
 * 2014
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 * Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
 * Core series RPG
 * 2014
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 * Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
 * Dungeon crawler
 * 2015
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 * Pokémon Sun and Moon
 * Core series RPG
 * 2016
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Nintendo eShop
The uses the Internet to purchase and download select full 3DS titles, 3DS-exclusive downloadable games (including ),, and Virtual Console games with money uploaded onto the player's account.


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 * Pokédex 3D
 * Utility
 * 2011
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 * Pokémon Dream Radar
 * First-person shooter
 * 2012
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 * Pokédex 3D Pro
 * Utility
 * 2012
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 * Pokémon Bank
 * Utility
 * 2013
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 * Poké Transporter
 * Utility
 * 2013
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 * Pokémon Battle Trozei
 * Puzzle
 * 2014
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 * The Thieves and the 1000 Pokémon
 * Action
 * 2014
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 * Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version
 * Core series RPG (demo)
 * 2014
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 * Pokémon Shuffle
 * Puzzle
 * 2015
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 * Pokémon Rumble World
 * Action RPG
 * 2015
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 * Pokémon Picross
 * Puzzle
 * 2015
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 * Great Detective Pikachu ~Birth of a New Duo~
 * Cinematic adventure
 * 2016
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Retail titles
Select Nintendo 3DS retail software titles are available to download via the Nintendo eShop.

Virtual Console games
Virtual Console games are old games that were originally released on past consoles, and have now been re-released on the Nintendo eShop. They can be downloaded after being bought.

Patches
Patches for various Pokémon games have been released on the Nintendo eShop. Additionally, Pokémon Shuffle can update itself when performing the daily check-in, but such updates cannot be downloaded through the Nintendo eShop. If an update is available on Nintendo eShop for a game the player has, the update has not been downloaded yet and there is an attempt to launch that game while connected to the internet, the system will inform the player of the update and offer to go straight to the update in Nintendo eShop to download it.


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 * Pokémon X and Y patches
 * Update
 * 2013 - 2015
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 * Pokémon Bank patches
 * Update
 * 2013 - 2014, 2017
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 * Poké Transporter patches
 * Update
 * 2013 - 2014, 2017
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 * Pokémon Art Academy patch
 * Update
 * 2014
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 * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS patches
 * Update
 * 2014 - 2016
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 * Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire patches
 * Update
 * 2014 - 2015
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 * Pokémon Sun and Moon patches
 * Update
 * 2017
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 * Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon patch
 * Update
 * 2017
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Via backwards compatibility
The 3DS can be used to play games playable in the Nintendo DS series of systems, excluding Game Boy Advance games.


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 * Pokémon Dash
 * Racing game
 * 2004
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 * Pokémon Trozei!
 * Puzzle game
 * 2005
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 * Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team
 * Dungeon crawler
 * 2005
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 * Action RPG
 * 2006
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 * Core series RPG
 * 2006
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 * Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
 * Dungeon crawler
 * 2007
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 * Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
 * Action RPG
 * 2008
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 * Core series RPG
 * 2008
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 * Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
 * Dungeon crawler
 * 2009
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 * Core series RPG
 * 2009
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 * Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
 * Action RPG
 * 2010
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 * Core series RPG
 * 2010
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 * Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure
 * Typing
 * 2011
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 * Pokémon Card Game: How to Play DS
 * Card game
 * 2011
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 * Pokémon Conquest
 * Turn-based strategy
 * 2012
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 * 2012
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