Talk:Nintendo's making the 2DS/@comment-841928-20130829114758

Meh. I'm not really a huge fan of this new design. Sure the shoulder buttons look and probably feel better, but the way this thing is designed makes it actually more clunky and less portable than the clamshell design. This also means the screens are more likely to wear down over time, since it can no longer fold up.

I do appeciate it's for kids and families that can't afford as much stuff as they would like to, but considering the price difference is $40 ($129.99 vs $169.99) the argument that "cheaper = better" doesn't apply here. Just spend the extra $40 and disable the 3D if you want.