UK Retailers Offering 2DS for £99

Select UK retail outlets are now selling the Nintendo 2DS for £99, according to a report from MCV. The best deal is at Argos, which not only offers the 2DS at the discounted price, but it comes with two extra games: LEGO The Lord of the Rings, and Moshi Monsters: Katsuma Unleashed. The sans 3D handheld can also be purchased for £99 online courtesy of Tesco Direct and Amazon. Those that prefer the brick and mortar experience can find this same deal at Sainsbury’s in-store. 

The 2DS has been hit with mixed reaction ever since it was released over the Summer. The smaller size and more compact layout, including some odd button placement,  has proven to be unappealing to some gamers, but there have been quite a few people that love the cheaper price, its pocket-sized new look, and don’t mind the fact it’s missing the 3D feature because they never used it anyway. This is perhaps the weirdest aspect of it, since Nintendo was touting the glasses-free 3D function of the 3DS well before it was released, and now many of the games contain sparse segments where 3D can be turned on, and some have nixed the function outright. It’s a little confusing, but it appears Nintendo realized the concept never truly caught on with both gamers and developers. 

Whatever the case, the 2DS exists, people are buying it, and now (in the UK, at least)  it’s getting a small price drop. Perhaps the 3DS and 3DS XL will also see some lower sales tags come the Holidays.