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Nintendo 3DS XL Announced

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by Jim Reilly on June 21, 2012 at 10:57 PM

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Nintendo revealed the 3DS XL, a revision of the original 3DS handheld that boasts a 90 percent extra viewing area.

The top screen measures 4.88 inches and the lower screen is now 4.18 inches. It also offers longer battery life. The memory card is also being increased to 4 GB. The 3DS XL will include an AC adapter in North American but not in Japan. It will have to be purchased separately, but you can still use other adapters from other Nintendo devices.

The new handheld is coming in Black, Black x Blue, and Black x Red on August 19 in North America for $199. It releases on July 28 in Japan and Europe.

Correction: Nintendo of America confirmed the 3DS XL includes an AC Adapter. The story was updated.

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by Codebreaker95 Friday, June 22, 2012 at 09:27 PM

Wow now they r makeing 3ds Xl sweet
by BATTLESUIT Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 03:19 AM

Is this a joke? This thing doesn't have a second analog pad. That and some f**king games was all the 3DS needed! I think this is one of the biggest fails I've ever seen. I think I'm starting to dislike Nintendo. I swear they must have started hiring execs from Delaware of something because everything they've been doing the last couple years is too retarded for the explanation to be anything otherwise.
by luna808sea Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 03:20 AM

My question is whytf they didn't do this in the first place?!?!
by Marco Polo Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 04:48 AM

Hmmm, they're pulling a Sony. The more I think about it, the more I believe that we'll never see a second analog stick on the 3DS. My guess is that Nintendo is just buying time until they're ready to launch a next-gen handheld. Gameboy HD Touch anyone?
by V Lightning Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 07:07 AM

Wow, that's big! But I'm not going to spend over $200 to just get a bigger screen.
by Cameron Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 08:36 AM

will it hurt my hands less when i play, that's what i wanna know
by Solo Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 10:19 AM

It's bigger in more ways than one!
by Boo Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 10:27 AM

This is bull crap, I just bought a regular 3ds for that same price only 5 months ago, they should have given me more notice.
by TP4Bunghole Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 10:53 AM

And I thought the Vita was big. This looks like a small laptop...
by Icarus Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 11:50 AM

That... Is very big. Well I hope we can trade in our 3DS for the XL cause it wouldn't feel worth it. Also playing SSB on that... I could see that happening now.
by Z-Man 94 Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 06:48 PM

Thats cool for all the people who want the game system to be bigger but Im fine with the regular size one
by BabyRAWR Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 07:29 PM

You can't even call this a freaking handheld anymore...
by BarakaWinsFatality Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 07:29 PM

and no 2nd control stick....again.....its not like there isnt enough room for one this time

and why wasnt this announced at E3...seems like a good place to show it and nintendo definitley could have used the momentum. Nintendo continues to baffle me....
by wickemic Sunday, June 24, 2012 at 06:41 PM

Still no second "analog stick" huh?
by Allen Sunday, June 24, 2012 at 06:45 PM

Did the DSi sell well? I was never interested in it, wasn't aware it boosted sales enough to warrant such a quick release of a 3DS version.

This one looks a bit better. It's massive though. No extra circle pad, and no support for the CPP? Odd choice. If they make a CPP for the XL, this thing will be monstrous.
by richyrich Monday, June 25, 2012 at 05:18 PM

its a little differ ant from the regular 3ds
by Robertman2 Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 07:08 PM

I literally bought my 3DS a month ago.
by Brian cook Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 07:48 PM

Just got my 3ds a few months ago. Sooo not gonna buy this.]