The new C-Stick, ZL button and ZR button, which will enhance the play controls of the existing Nintendo 3DS hardware, have been added, and the new “Super-Stable 3D” function will provide players with an even more comfortable 3D gaming experience. Furthermore, the new “NFC feature” will enable the use of the “amiibo” on Nintendo 3DS.
As for “New Nintendo 3DS,” the LCD screens are bigger than those of the existing Nintendo 3DS, and the exterior design of the hardware can be customized simply by exchanging the “Cover Plates,” which will be sold separately. The New Nintendo 3DS XLwill come in Metallic Blue and Metallic Black, while the New Nintendo 3DS will be available in white and black.
The New Nintendo 3DS XL will launch in the U.S./Europe on Feb. 13 at a suggested retail price of $199.99.
All of the new features of New Nintendo 3DS XL make it the ideal way to experience upcoming portable games like The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., as well as all other existing Nintendo 3DS software. The system also enhances certain games like Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS with amiibo functionality, faster processing speeds and more control options when compared to the Nintendo 3DS system.
In addition to the standard hardware in New Red and New Black, two other New Nintendo 3DS XL designs will be available at launch: a system featuring artwork inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D and one based on Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate available exclusively at GameStop with the game pre-installed. The three stand-alone New Nintendo 3DS XL models and the Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate bundle will all be available on Feb. 13 at suggested retail prices of $199.99 and $229.99, respectively.
“We are only a couple of weeks into 2015, and Nintendo is already starting the year off with a bang,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “With New Nintendo 3DS XL coming very soon and an enormous library of exclusive Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games launching throughout the coming months, it has never been a better time to be a Nintendo fan.”
Comparison Data
| New Nintendo 3DS XL | New Nintendo 3DS | |
| Size | 93.5mm high, 160mm wide, 21.5mm thick (when closed) | 80.6mm high, 142mm wide, 21.6mm thick (when closed) |
| Weight | Approximately 329 grams (including Battery Pak, stylus and Micro SD Memory Card) | Approximately 253 grams (including Battery Pak, stylus and Micro SD Memory Card) |
| Upper Screen | 4.88 inches (diagonal) Wide-screen LCD display showing approximately 16.77 million colors with 800 x 240 pixel resolution 400 pixels are allocated to each eye to enable 3D visuals | 3.88 inches (diagonal) Wide-screen LCD display showing approximately 16.77 million colors with 800 x 240 pixel resolution 400 pixels are allocated to each eye to enable 3D visuals |
| Lower Screen | 4.18 inches (diagonal) Touch-screen LCD showing approximately 16.77 million colors with 320 x 240 pixel resolution | 3.33 inches (diagonal) Touch-screen LCD showing approximately 16.77 million colors with 320 x 240 pixel resolution |
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