Nintendo is clearly banking on the popularity of a new Pokémon (and the first to feature the wild 21st Century concept of polygonal graphics) this fall and hopes to coax younger gamers, or at least their parents, into jumping into the 3DS market with a more enticingly priced piece of hardware.

And lest there be any doubt about the system's intended market, consider that it's launching day-and-date with Pokémon X & Y Versions. Nintendo has designed the 2DS with younger gamers in mind, and as such its price undercuts the standard 3DS model at $129. This, Nintendo explains, is entirely a cost-saving measure.

However, even though it can 'see' in 3D, what truly distinguishes the 2DS from 3DS is its lack of a 3D graphical effect. Despite the slate-style design, it even retains the system's sleep function through a slider on the bottom edge that puts the device instantly into a low-power mode.

Every feature has carried across, including the touch screen, the relative sizes of the screens, the Circle Pad, the wireless functionality and software, and the 3D cameras. While it features a fully different form factor from the standard 3DS and XL (it discards the clamshell case for something that vaguely resembles an unholy union of a Game Boy, the Wii U GamePad, and a DS), the 2DS is functionally identical to its sibling. The Nintendo 2DS, as the name suggests, offers a new take on the 3DS. Nintendo has pulled back the curtains on its plans for this fall, and despite the relatively late date they've managed to slip in a few surprises - not least of which is a new piece of hardware.

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