The product naming team at Nintendo is hard at work trying to confuse consumers with the release of the New Nintendo 2DS XL. Don’t get it mixed up with the Nintendo 2DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, New Nintendo 3DS XL, or Nintendo 32DS GameBoy XL New Version (Special Zelda Edition).
As far as the handheld market goes, Nintendo has it more or less locked down, with Sony and the Vita all but forgotten (it seemed like even uttering the word Vita was a sin for Sony at E3 this year). It’s too bad because I still think the Vita is a fantastic piece of hardware. For the sake of comparison, the Vita retails for $199 (though it’s not in stock at most retailers). The New Nintendo 2DS XL goes for $150, so it’s priced just right.
