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Nintendo 2DS Electric Blue Console (Refurbished) Expired

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Nintendo has Nintendo 2DS Electric Blue Console (Refurbished) for $49.99. Shipping is a flat rate $5.

Thanks to community member StriderH1ryu for finding this deal.

Includes:
  • Refurbished Electric Blue 2 Nintendo 2DS System
  • AC Adapter
  • Stylus (color may vary)
  • 4GB SD Memory Card
  • 6 AR Cards
Features:
  • Nintendo 2DS plays Nintendo 3DS games in 2D only
  • May have minor cosmetic blemishes, it is guaranteed to be fully functional
  • Connect with friends, other players, and wireless hotspots using the wireless StreetPass and SpotPass communication modes

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Missed out when they had red and blue cause I waited too long. Never thought these would come back. 3DS and 2DS consoles getting up there in price so this is a great deal. Officially refurbished by Nintendo. $5 is flat rate so if you want to grab anything else like a Nintendo Switch Dock for $40, toys, plush, etc, this would be a good time.

https://store.nintendo.com/ninten...ished.html
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I got both a year and half ago. The 2DS is no joke and I would take it over the new 3DS XL, which would be more than double the price. It lacks 3D screen, two shoulder buttons, 2nd joystick nub (which is often unusable), and newer CPU, but plays 99.9% of the games well and without worry. This includes all DS and most 3DS games, NES and GBA virtual console. Only things it can't play are a few games like Xenoblade, Binding of Isaac, and SNES virtual console.

EDIT: 2DS vs new 3DS XL differences also include:
- mono speaker vs stereo speakers
- easy to access full size SD slot vs hard to access micro SD slot
- smaller, sharper screens vs larger blockier screens (effectively same resolution...new 3DS XL has double horizontal resolution on top screen for 3D)
- no NFC/Amiibo vs built in Amiibo reader
- sleep slide switch vs sleep by closing clamshell

But again, this 2DS is great to natively play back library of thousands of DS and 3DS games, virtual console, or hacks to play even more like GB/GBC/GBA and NES.

EDIT 2: If you're a Pokemon junkie, you can officially play all (or almost all) previous generations of Pokemon. GB/GBA games are in eShop, you can play DS/3DS games on cartridge and I think you can transfer all Pokemon out of those games officially with the PokeBank app in the eShop and transfer them to the new Pokemon Home app on Switch and mobile. I don't have all the details, but this would let you carryover all previous Pokemon into Home officially.
keywords are "google", "do your own research"
It is objectively sharper since, again, it's the same resolution and smaller, so higher DPI. Regarding TN vs IPS panels, I never got into that and I would assume unless you had both next to each other, you wouldn't notice, and you definitely wouldn't notice while playing a game for an extended period of time.

Coming back for another edit:
what the previous person was talking about is the "IPS" screen lottery on the new 3DS XL. IPS screens are more highly sought after, with some versions like the Zelda edition, more likely to have IPS screens. This 2DS all have the same screens (really 1 big screen with plastic covering up to divide it into 2). I don't think it's it big deal to try to get an IPS screen, and you're not guaranteed to get any IPS panels even if you get a new 3DS XL and doesn't really affect what or how you play, but the hardcore 3DS people swear by the IPS screens.

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scholzpdx
05-25-2021 at 10:42 PM.
05-25-2021 at 10:42 PM.
Shows in stock but errors out "The requested qty is not available"

Looks like it's dead folks.
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Th3_Tr3mors
05-25-2021 at 10:44 PM.
05-25-2021 at 10:44 PM.
Gah I missed out.. been looking at getting one for a while. Can't add to cart.
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thund3rcat
05-25-2021 at 10:46 PM.
05-25-2021 at 10:46 PM.
Quote from StriderH1ryu :
I think it's a good bang for the buck. Not as good as the newest version but if you want the basics. 3D gives me a headache. Won't beak in half. I think it's the best valued emulation machine on the market made by a big company. Hack it pretty easily to play back up 2DS, 3DS, and DS games. Most retro consoles like NES, SNES, Gameboy, Genesis, etc. All you need is a memory card for everything.
I prefer the PSP if you want something cheap to emulate retro games. Larger screen, better resolution, more comfortable to hold, larger buttons, more power for emulation. Can't run DS games on it, but you get native PSX/PSP games instead. Dual screen is useless outside the DS games.
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05-25-2021 at 10:58 PM.
05-25-2021 at 10:58 PM.
I'm having no luck. Missed out by minutes on the 2nd deal within the last hour.
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05-25-2021 at 11:01 PM.
05-25-2021 at 11:01 PM.
Quote from thund3rcat :
I prefer the PSP if you want something cheap to emulate retro games. Larger screen, better resolution, more comfortable to hold, larger buttons, more power for emulation. Can't run DS games on it, but you get native PSX/PSP games instead. Dual screen is useless outside the DS games.

PSP was a great machine with good games and hackable for PS1 via POPS, but stopped being manufactured long ago and definitely not available refurbished from manufacturer. PSP games also stopped coming out a long time ago and most UMD drives are dying by now to officially play physical games, plus the PSP used obsolete Memory Stick Duo. This came out after PSP was already done and can officially play tons of games in physical or digital form and uses standard SD card and direct from manufacturer.

I think for PSP and PS1 nostalgia, you can do it better on mobile (Android or jailbroken iPhone) with a controller as those systems emulate better (single screen with standard buttons) than trying to play a DS/3DS game on mobile (Drastic or Citra emulators) due to reliance on stylus and touch with controller buttons that is harder to comfortably replicate.
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05-25-2021 at 11:09 PM.
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Quote from ralphwiggum1 :
PSP was a great machine with good games and hackable for PS1 via POPS, but stopped being manufactured long ago and definitely not available refurbished from manufacturer. PSP games also stopped coming out a long time ago and most UMD drives are dying by now to officially play physical games, plus the PSP used obsolete Memory Stick Duo. This came out after PSP was already done and can officially play tons of games in physical or digital form and uses standard SD card and direct from manufacturer.

I think for PSP and PS1 nostalgia, you can do it better on mobile (Android or jailbroken iPhone) with a controller as those systems emulate better (single screen with standard buttons) than trying to play a DS/3DS game on mobile (Drastic or Citra emulators) die to reliance on stylus and touch with controller buttons.
You can buy cheap adapter for a few bucks and use micro sd card on it. UMD drive doesn't matter, games can be download to memory card. We are are just comparing cheap standalone device to run old school emulation.
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05-25-2021 at 11:17 PM.
05-25-2021 at 11:17 PM.
Quote from thund3rcat :
You can buy cheap adapter for a few bucks and use micro sd card on it. UMD drive doesn't matter, games can be download to memory card. We are are just comparing cheap standalone device to run old school emulation.

Don't get me wrong I loved the PSP, but it would be harder to come by in this sort of condition and would take more tinkering to get up and running. PSP was also the previous generation (it went up against the DS), the PS Vita I guess was up against the 3DS generation. For strictly emulation, I still think a half-way decent Android phone that people already have will do it as well or better, just not in any official capacity like you can get here (or could before this deal died).
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05-25-2021 at 11:49 PM.
05-25-2021 at 11:49 PM.
Quote from ralphwiggum1 :
Don't get me wrong I loved the PSP, but it would be harder to come by in this sort of condition and would take more tinkering to get up and running. PSP was also the previous generation (it went up against the DS), the PS Vita I guess was up against the 3DS generation. For strictly emulation, I still think a half-way decent Android phone that people already have will do it as well or better, just not in any official capacity like you can get here (or could before this deal died).
I get it, both of these are obsolete as far modern day emulation goes and no one should buy them for that purpose. Just trying to find a comparison for under $100, that doesn't include an add on remote.
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scholzpdx
05-26-2021 at 12:03 AM.
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My falling out with the PSP was constantly failing parts. Buttons, batteries, the nub, and loose DC ports.

I absolutely loved the library of games and emulation quality, but I'm sitting here with 2 1/2 dead PSPs. That just leaves a sour taste tbh.
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05-26-2021 at 06:09 AM.
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Quote from thund3rcat :
I get it, both of these are obsolete as far modern day emulation goes and no one should buy them for that purpose. Just trying to find a comparison for under $100, that doesn't include an add on remote.

Are you saying that the PSP Go for example does not worth for $100?
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05-26-2021 at 11:18 AM.
05-26-2021 at 11:18 AM.
Do I need like an R4 card or simliar on this to run Homebrew?
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05-26-2021 at 12:28 PM.
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Quote from huzzl3r :
Do I need like an R4 card or simliar on this to run Homebrew?
Nope, you just need a regular SD/SDHC/SDXC card. After that, it's just a computer and a software process.
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05-26-2021 at 12:31 PM.
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Quote from huzzl3r :
Do I need like an R4 card or simliar on this to run Homebrew?

No extra cartridge necessary, just a bigger SD card which can be used to download and install digital games from eShop or install via other means. To play original DS games, it might work a little better with a flash cart since original DS games aren't available digitally and officially play through the cartridges, but there are hacks that can be used to play them unofficially off the SD card.
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05-26-2021 at 02:05 PM.
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Picked one up yesterday thanks op
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jhyde77
05-26-2021 at 07:17 PM.
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I bought 1 for Mario and Zelda games. I'm open to any suggestions on must plays. The main selling point for me was the price, which seemed fair. I also trust their refurbished systems. I bought a refurbished NES Classic that looked nice.
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