Price Drop of Nintendo 2DS Revealed

<p>Beginning May 20<sup>th&comma;<&sol;sup> Nintendo is dropping the suggested retail price of Nintendo 2DS systems&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>From the original price of &dollar;99&period;99&comma; the 2DS hand-console will be dropped down to &dollar;79&period;99&period; Some of the new 2DS systems will have <em>Mario Kart 7<&sol;em> pre-installed&excl; In the press release&comma; Nintendo states&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<em>Some systems even come pre-installed with the universally popular <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mariokart7&period;nintendo&period;com&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Mario Kart 7<&sol;a> racing game&comma; making the new value price even more appealing for parents who are looking for an entry-level gaming system for their young gamers&period;<&sol;em>” The emphasis on the Nintendo 2DS and the new price point is to encourage parents to purchase it for their children&period; But don&&num;8217&semi;t let that stop you from picking up a cheaper option to the 3DS for yourself&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;106177" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-106177" style&equals;"width&colon; 1008px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-106177" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;05&sol;03174211&sol;2DS-price-drop&period;jpg" alt&equals;"2DS &sol; Nintendo of America " width&equals;"1008" height&equals;"1008" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-106177" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">2DS &sol; Nintendo of America<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The 2DS lacks the 3D capability and the clam shell design which lowers the price&period; However&comma; the 2DS does play the regular 3DS games and most DS and Dsi games&period; Photos and videos can be recorded on the 2DS and it still is Wifi capable so owners have access to the large eShop library and play online&period; Nintendo&&num;8217&semi;s 2DS suggested retail price drop goes into effect May 20<sup>th <&sol;sup>and not every console will come with Mario Kart 7&comma; only the specially marked boxes&period; If you would recommend the Nintendo 2DS or are looking to purchase one&comma; leave a comment below&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Via Nintendo Press Room<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;