• sunbytes@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    2 days ago

    This family is full of charm and empathy.

    For the Chaz’s coronation day they closed the food banks, and pre-arrested a bunch of peaceful protesters (released without charge afterward the event).

  • Strider@lemmy.worldEnglish
    271·
    3 days ago

    I know it’s humor but you shouldn’t buy a new 2ds anyhow. It’s the worst and most fragile model. The top screen breaks very easily when closed and replacing it is not worth the effort.

    Buy any model besides this one.

    • tomkatt@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      I’ve had a “new” 2DS XL since 2019 and it’s fine. It’s really not bad and the top screen is fine. My only complaint is with the battery life (it uses the smaller regular 3DS battery) and the downfiring speakers.

      • Strider@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        2 days ago

        Yes, you have to be more careful.

        And for a device also aimed at younger people and being a mobile device, that really sucks.

        If you treat it well you’ll be fine, of course. But accidents happen.

    • Psythik@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Also why would you want one? The 3D effects are really good and there’s no eyestrain at all.

      • Strider@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        It was much cheaper, and the 3D Effect has some downsides. For one, on some games it’s really not done well so can be skipped. Later games don’t support it at all and also that a surprising amount of people also can not even utilize it because they do not have 3D vision.

      • tomkatt@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        3D effect gave me massive headaches, and was more like looking in a fishbowl to me.

    • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      I thought the point of it was that it was more durable. The most common break was folding the screen the wrong way and snapping it in half. Is the pic above even a 2DS?

      EDIT: That’s a 2DS XL. Looks like it would have all the problems of a 3DS.

      • Strider@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        Yes, that’s a NEW Nintendo 2ds xl. The new is very important since there are (very few) games that only run on new with more power and ram.

        So the issue with these is that the top is so flimsy that if you close it and put the plastic under stress it will break the screen. If it’s open and you stress the screen from the front, it’s okay.

        So what happens is that people toss it on the couch closed and sit on it (note comfy couch) and upon opening see the broken screen.

        Ive seen this happen first hand a few times. This does not happen with any 3ds or the regular (ugly but very sturdy) 2ds.

  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
    313·
    3 days ago

    Imagine if this was real. If I was British, I’d probably be subhuman be thinking: “I’m sorry for the family, but the Royal Family was never going to mourn my family’s death, so let me play.”

    • paultimate14@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      Is this confirmed not real? I remember seeing something a while back about Nintendo partnering with museums to have special 3DS’s that function as audio/visual guides. This could be total BS, but it seems at least plausible to me that a museum could have done something like this during the national mourning period.

      • Honytawk@feddit.nlEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        What? Block museum visitors from using the dedicated hardware for their museum visit? Why on Earth would they do that?

      • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        2 days ago

        That was a joke. I don’t actually believe any human is below other humans. Well, except certain types of criminals like child molesters, and people who torture other living creatures, human or animal, and other similar horrendous acts. Then yes, I believe those creatures are subhuman.

        Brits and Europeans make jokes at the expense of Americans all the time, its only fair if Americans can make jokes at the expense of Brits and Europeans too. It’s merely harmless banter.

        • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          23 hours ago

          Brits and Europeans make jokes at the expense of Americans all the time,

          That’s where the disconnect comes in, they’re not joking.