An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Inspired by the upcoming release of "Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl" later this year, I purchased a refurbished Nintendo 2DS for $50 ...

When most of us think about Nintendo hardware, we think about the gimmick. The motion controls of the Wii, the second screen of the Nintendo DS, the stereoscopic visuals of the 3DS and the duality of ...

Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Everyone loves a little bit of on-the-go gaming. There’s little better than kicking back on a plane, train, or ...

The New Nintendo 2DS XL came as a surprise to the tech world. In the lead-up to the release of the Switch, Nintendo said its new portable hardware and its old handhelds would coexist. But as the ...

Looking for a cheap way to play all those DS and 3DS games you may have missed, but don't want to spring for a 3DS system? There's a simple solution: just get a 2DS! If you're not worried so much ...

Luke Lancaster is an Associate Editor with CNET, based out of Australia. He spends his time with games (both board and video) and comics (both reading and writing). With the Switch, Nintendo seems to ...

Six years to the day after launching the original 3DS in the US, Nintendo is going to launch the sixth iteration of the handheld console. That's a whole lot of releases for a single machine, but no ...

Nintendo has once again graced us with a new handheld model no one knew they wanted with the New Nintendo 2DS XL. Confusingly enough, this is the sixth version of the 3DS family of systems, and the ...