Topic: 3DS XL in London 2012 opening ceremony

I was surprised to see the 3DS XL play such a prominent and recognizable role in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. It was clearly visible, in several instances and quite some time. Long enough to confirm that it was indeed the new XL model. Congratulations to the marketing division of Nintendo UK for this product placement of the year, right on the eve of the European launch and viewed by everyone in the world with access to a screen.

Really? It looked like the old 3ds model to me. It fit in quite perfectly in the digital revolution portion of the games

I don't think the 60,000 people in the audience noticed, nor did the millions of people who watched the ceremony care.

lol havent seen it. pics, videos?

When I saw the kid get out of the car with a hand held game console, I looked hard to see what it was. But when they zoomed in on him it was clear he had a 3DS by the circle pad. First thing I thought was, "STREET PASSES!!!"

here's a picture from NBC TV. IMHO it looks like the XL. that main screen is BIG

Video can be found here http://kotaku.com/5929751/there-was-a-nintendo-3ds-in-the-oly...

I believe it was actually an original Nintendo 3DS, a missed advertising opportunity by Nintendo!

I think it's just the kid that makes it look so big — I think I see the "3D" light in that picture, and there's no 3D light on the XL.

Little kids don't need XLs. I remember seeing every little kid with a DSi XL. Wth are they doing with those?

think I see the "3D" light in that picture

i concur... i think you are right.
also, the border between top screen and edge of the console is too wide for an XL

its a normal 3DS. saw that immediatly.

lol i have no idea what they wanted to tell me in that part of the ceremony. but i never watch these things. olympia is so damn boring

man that is cool

I don't think anyone watching the olympics cared. Besides any of you who did of course.

You can see a tiny glow of the 3D icon on the right, it's the original 3DS model.

correction it was a regular 3ds because the whole thing was black there is no 3ds xl that is all black also if you look the system is too small to be an xl anyway

I was going to comment that it wasn't an XL, but I see that's already been mentioned.

I did find it surprising though. Not that it has any sort of importance, but that they actually showed something other than a smartphone (which is ALL you ever see kids playing on TV shows nowadays).

This is going to be controversial, but that opening ceremony was probably better than the 3DS XL itself..

That kid knows whats good for him.

This.

Yeah, I knew it was an original 3DS moment the second I saw it.
I did mention it straight away on the Olympics thread but everyone seemed to just ignore me.