I got to play on a 2DS at PAX today. There was a guy who had two of the systems out for demonstration purposes, and aside from the extra weight of the iron cables that connected the system to the demonstrator from Nintendo for anti-theft purposes, the system was the real deal. According to the demonstrator, my initial reactions to the system mirrored that of the majority of other PAX-goers who had the chance to try the 2DS out: 1) "It's much smaller than I imagined!" 2) "It's much more comfortable than I thought!" Placing my fingers on the shoulder buttons, the system extended from my fingertips down all the way to the base of my palms. The buttons were easy to reach, and reminded me a bit of the Gameboy Color buttons in the way that it felt when they were pressed. Some of the other extraneous features on the outside of the 3DS had been removed for the 2DS according to the demonstrator, like the wifi on/off button, and can be apparently accessed from the home menu. I played some New Super Mario Bros game and kicked ass at it. My only real complaint is that the bottom left and right corners of the 2DS cut into my palms a little bit, I'm not sure how irritating it would be over time though, and I'm not sure if I could adapt over time to reduce to pressure on my hands in those spots. Overall, it seems pretty legit, perfect for people on a budget or adults that really don't care for the 3D feature. I'm not sure if I'd get one though, the new Pokemon looked -blam!-ING AMAZING in 3D, but incidentally enough, the 2DS is launching on the same day as Pokemon X and Y. I'd definitely reccommend it.