Think what you will of the recently-unveiled Nintendo 2DS, but at the very least we can’t say that it’s a hardware reveal that went unnoticed—Nintendo’s curiously-designed budget handheld started getting reactions from the internet almost immediately.
Even just the headlines announcing the handheld anticipated bafflement or reacted to the console—we wrote that the 2DS name was not a typo, the PA Report and Tiny Cartridge both made sure to say that the whole thing wasn’t a joke, and Tech Crunch called it “hideous.”
https://kotaku.com/introducing-the-nintendo-2ds-no-thats-not-a-typo-1214807721
Our commenters seemed to echo some of these sentiments. “It looks a bit ugly, and I hate the fact that they’re doing away with the 3D,” DianaStyles wrote. “This feels like a strange move by Nintendo to be honest…it doesn’t fold,” Atomizer thought. “I’m sorry, but folding is so much cooler than none-folding,” Balmut opined, presenting the following GIFs as evidence:
And then of course, there’s the social media reaction—Twitter in particular is buzzing about the 2DS.
I’m suing Nintendo. Making a 2D handheld that nobody wants is an idea they stole from the PS Vita
— Ex-CEO Kaz Hirai (@KazHiraiCEO) August 28, 2013
https://twitter.com/embed/status/372747058316185602
https://twitter.com/embed/status/372762336505110528
There's a puzzle in Phantom Hourglass (I think?) solved by folding the DS. Is that game just unbeatable on the 2DS?
— Griffin's Cool 2018 Tweets (@griffinmcelroy) August 28, 2013
https://twitter.com/embed/status/372821773005238272
"Ricky, why are you crying?"
"Mom, the 3DS fell into my pocket again!"
"There's gotta be a better way!"
[Nintendo 2DS logo,fade to black]
— Justin “Hoops” McElroy (@JustinMcElroy) August 28, 2013
in 15 yrs somebody is going to post a photo of their gamer shelf & will get so much upvote cred for featuring the rare collectible 2DS
— Elliot ➡️ AX (@nameoftheyear) August 28, 2013
https://twitter.com/embed/status/372822392063537153
2DS 2Furious
— YES…HA HA HA…Y͟E͟S͟! (@NotFaulty) August 28, 2013
"WOW I GUESS THE 2DS IS GOING ALL IN IF IT REFUSES TO FOLD" -POJKER STARS DOT NET
— Brian Lee 🦇 (@BrianLeeWow) August 28, 2013
It's official. I want a 2DS
— Travis BLM (@TravisCourt) August 28, 2013
https://twitter.com/embed/status/372758279535202304
https://twitter.com/embed/status/372828287677902848
PEOPLE, SHUT UP ABOUT HOW THE 2DS WILL FAIL.
NINTENDO'S PRIMARY MARKET ARE LITTLE KIDS, THAT'S WHY THIS IS A GREAT MARKETING IDEA.— sean (🟦himeya.art) (@Haurmeya) August 28, 2013
ok ok so the 2DS is for parents to buy their kids. that makes sense, I accept it now for who it is.
— *⋆ 🎀 𝐼 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒷𝓁💞𝒸𝓀 𝓎🌺𝓊 🎀 ⋆* (@yoloshoujo) August 28, 2013
Just wait, the 2DS will be nearly indestructible, just like the Gameboy line.
— logical fal'cie (@brightsuzaku) August 28, 2013
https://twitter.com/embed/status/372822797535309824
Isn't a 2DS a DS? #NintendoConfusesMoms
— EndUserCollective (@WeAreEndUser) August 28, 2013
https://twitter.com/embed/status/372828677047721984
There are YouTube reactions, too. Like this one by Kona Carter:
And yes, of course, there’s Photoshops. The 2DS kind of looks like a doorstopper, doesn’t it? Redditor trshmstr thinks so, anyway.
Or maybe it’s more like a dustpan, BransonKP thinks.
Many, like neoGAF’s Farrow, compare the 2DS to an ax.
Here’s a good one, courtesy of The Drunken Moogle:
Check out this peculiar…uh, whatever this is by michaelmore-swag.
I’ll leave you with two reaction GIFs, one from alr1ght, and the other from Canti:
