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Review: Nintendo 2DS with Mario Kart 7 - Electric Blue

By Anonymous
I bought this a few weeks ago for $80 at Best Buy. I have used it for about 1-3 hours since I purchased the 2DS. The 2DS is very comfortable to hold and has fairly large screens. The buttons, analog pad (The circle control on the left), and touch screen are very responsive. I have played Mario Kart 7 and Kirby: Planet Robobot on this device and have found that both of the games loaded quickly and played without any lag. For reference: my version of Mario Kart was a digital download and my version of Kirby: Planet Robobot was a cartridge game. My only complaint with this product is that you have to push the sides of the top triggers in order for the button to register correctly. This means that you have to push the button on the side, not the top, for the 2DS to respond to your click. I would recommend this to anyone who wants an inexpensive handheld gaming system that is easy and fun to use. Since purchasing this product I noticed that Best Buy appears to no longer sell this product.

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  1. AnonymousNovember 30, 2016 at 1:22 PM

    By the way, I am planning to temporarily switch the focus of my blog to product reviews until the holiday season is over.

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