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[[File:3DS XL Logo.svg|left]]The '''Nintendo 3DS XL''' ('''Nintendo 3DS LL''' in Japan) is the second version of the Nintendo 3DS handheld announced by [[Satoru Iwata]] in a ''Nintendo Direct'' video on June 22, 2012. Similarly to the [[Nintendo DSi XL]], the 3DS XL has larger screens: the upper measuring 124 mm (4.88 inches) (making it the biggest screen on a Nintendo handheld so far) and the lower measuring 106 mm (4.18 inches), both being 90% larger than the standard Nintendo 3DS screens. The resolution, however, is the same. The 3DS XL also has been given rounded corners and digital {{button|3ds|home}}, {{button|3ds|select}}, and {{button|3ds|start}} buttons instead of the embedded ones found on the Nintendo 3DS. The handheld also sports a single color job instead of the dual color job of its predecessor (black in the interior of the lid and a second main color overall), although it may also come with dual colors. Additionally, it is packaged with a 4 GB SD card, and the battery has been optimized to last longer. It lasts about 3.5 to six hours when playing 3DS games, compared to the three to five hours of play on the original version. The handheld was released in Japan and Europe on July 28, 2012, in North America on August 19, 2012, and in Australia (bundled with an AC adapter) on August 23, 2012<ref>[http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/news/ac-adaptor-to-be-bundled-with-3ds-xl-in-aunz]</ref>. In Japan and Europe, the handheld does not come with a battery charger, but can use the original Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo DSi charger. The handheld has its own charger in North America,<ref name=ign3dxl>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/22/nintendo-reveals-3ds-xl IGN - Nintendo reveals 3ds Xl].</ref> but it does not include the charging cradle packaged with the original 3DS.