Nintendo 2DS System Drops to New Low Suggested Price of $79.99
Nintendo Also Announces Two New Games for Young Gamers:
Style
Savvy: Fashion Forward and Disney Magical World 2
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The entry point to Nintendo
2DS and Nintendo
3DS games and franchises has never been more affordable. On May 20,
Nintendo will lower the price of its kid-friendly portable Nintendo 2DS
system to a suggested retail price of $79.99, a remarkable savings from
the previous suggested retail price of $99.99. Some systems even come
pre-installed with the universally popular Mario
Kart 7 racing game, making the new value price even more
appealing for parents who are looking for an entry-level gaming system
for their young gamers.
Nintendo 2DS launched in October 2013 and is part of the Nintendo 3DS
family of systems. The system comes with fun built-in entertainment
options and applications to take photos and videos, plus wireless access
to Nintendo eShop for those with Internet access. The unique design is
built to make it easy for smaller hands to hold. The system includes two
screens (including a touch screen) and plays Nintendo 3DS games, plus
nearly all Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi games in 2D. For details about
Nintendo 2DS, visit http://www.nintendo.com/2ds.
“Nintendo 2DS is the best value available for a portable dedicated
gaming system and is great for gaming on the go,” said Scott Moffitt,
Nintendo of America’s Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing.
“The system has a library full of high-quality games for purchase, some
in our Nintendo Selects category for less than $20 each, featuring
Mario, Donkey Kong, Yoshi and Zelda.”
Kids can soon check out the new game in the Kirby series, Kirby:
Planet Robobot, which launches June 10, as well as two new
kid-friendly games coming later this year: Style
Savvy: Fashion Forward and Disney Magical World 2.
Style Savvy: Fashion Forward, the third game in the Style Savvy
series, gives players a sense of accomplishment by putting them in
charge of one of five exciting professions. Players can immerse
themselves in a world of fashion by owning a boutique, designing
clothes, styling hair, applying makeup or becoming a model. When players
make themselves look good, customers who visit their boutiques might
start adopting the player’s style. The game includes over 19,000
different articles of clothing, items and accessories to choose from.
Players can also learn real-world fashion tips from the Fashion 101
guide. To access Nintendo character-themed clothing and accessories in
the game, players can tap select amiibo
figures to a Nintendo 2DS, Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo 3DS XL system using
the Nintendo 3DS NFC Reader/Writer accessory to trigger an event. Once
the event is completed, players can get the special items. The amiibo
and Reader/Writer accessory are sold separately. The New Nintendo 3DS
and New Nintendo 3DS XL systems feature a built-in NFC reader for
amiibo. Style Savvy: Fashion Forward launches Aug. 19.
Disney Magical World 2, the follow up to the popular
franchise, lets players enjoy a variety of new adventures in six
Disney-themed worlds, such as exploring the world of Disney Frozen,
dancing with Disney princesses or soaring through special Magical Dream
events. Players will encounter and interact with well-known characters
like Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Ariel, Donald
Duck and Daisy Duck. The game launches Oct. 14.
In the meantime, the Nintendo 3DS family of systems has a library of
great exclusive games for every type of player, including New
Super Mario Bros. 2, Animal
Crossing: New Leaf, Pokémon
Omega Ruby and Pokémon
Alpha Sapphire. Some of Nintendo’s other big hits in the Nintendo
Selects category are also available for
a suggested retail price of only $19.99 each. The Nintendo
Selects line includes great games like The
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Donkey
Kong Country Returns 3D, Mario
Party: Island Tour and Yoshi’s
New Island.
Remember that the Nintendo 3DS family of systems features parental
controls that let adults manage the content their children can access.
For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.
About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of
interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan,
manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii U™
and Wii™ home consoles, and Nintendo 3DS™ and
Nintendo DS™ families of portable systems. Since 1983, when
it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has
sold more than 4.4 billion video games and more than 693 million
hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii U,
Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL, as well as the Game Boy™,
Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi
XL™, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo
GameCube™ and Wii systems. It has also created industry icons
that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™,
Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and
Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America
Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s
operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about
Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nintendo.com.
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