Review of the Nintendo 3DS XL

On the 28th July, Nintendo launched their next handheld games console, the Nintendo 3DS XL and we got one to play with.

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Length 15mm x width 93mm x height 22mm (closed)

The box contains the 3DS XL, a quickstart guide, operations manual, support documents, a pack of AR cards, a warning note for parents and a pin code for Club Nintendo.

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That would be an AC adaptor! Yes, that’s right, in order to keep the cost of the console down Nintendo are not including an AC adaptor with it. Personally I think that is a strange move as all that will happen is there will be some disappointed people if they don’t realise one isn’t included.

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To be fair, the box does show “AC Adaptor is NOT included” on the box, but still, why not include the £6.99 adaptor with it? I think Nintendo assume that you already own a previous console and will use that adaptor, even though they state it’s to keep it at a reasonable price.

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