Nintendo unveils Nintendo 3DS XL

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Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has unveiled a new, larger 3DS in the company's Nintendo Direct broadcast.

Click for hardware gallery Nintendo 3DS XL increases the size of the handheld's top screen from 3.58 inches to 4.88 inches, and the lower screen from 3.02 inches to 4.18 inches, which Nintendo says gives players 90% more screen space.
Overall 3DS XL is 46% larger than the standard 3DS at 93x156x22mm and weight of 336 grams, compared to the original 3DS's 74x134x21mm and 235 grams.

Despite this, the XL will feature improved battery life of 3 to 6.5 hours when playing 3DS software and 5 to 8 hours when playing original DS games.

However, the new handheld doesn't feature an extra directional nub - meaning the XL will probably need its own version of the Circle Pad Pro if titles like Monster Hunter and Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D are to be accommodated.

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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/354872/nintendo-3ds-xl-release-date-details-revealed/

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Messi-XIIPosted:

i suppose this hand held console is aimed at old people who are having trouble seeing the screen

IIREDNECKSIIPosted:

This is retarded, i still have my DS Lite from like 5 years ago.

PowerbotPosted:

Unveils? That's not something to be proud of.. It's going to cost more to not get hand cramps.

BritishColumbiaPosted:

Its just bigger i don't get this

LBJPosted:

What is the point of this? The 3DS is old news.

HerpPosted:

whats the point of this

-NewYork-Posted:

Haha they are reallly running out of ideas now.

RacistPosted:

No need for a bigger version now that its a little old anyways

FameeMediaPosted:

It went from being portable to a damn computer Lool

FPS_RyanPosted:

Nintendo is releasing a lot of new things this year.


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