Can you play games from the New Nintendo 3ds XL on the 2ds?

I'm asking for a friend. He got some old games from his buddy for various Nintendo 3ds consoles.

However, he only owns a New Nintendo 2ds XL, and he is currently not at home and wonders if all games for the 3ds can be played on the 2ds and vice versa.

Is that possible?

Yes, the Nintendo 2DS XL is part of the Nintendo 3DS family - and every device in this family can play both Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS games.

However, he only owns a New Nintendo 2ds XL and he is not at home at the moment and wonders if all games for the 3ds can also be played on the 2ds and vice versa.

Yes…

since he owns a New 2DS XL, he can play all games released for the DS family - normal DS, games, 3DS games and New 3DS games

The 2DS is only a variant of the 3DS without the necessary technology for the 3D display, the rest of the hardware is identical. Or the New 2DS XL is a variant of the New 3DS (XL) and the 2DS is a variant of the 3DS (XL).

The New 2S XL and the New 3DS (XL) have an improved processor compared to the 2DS and 3DS (XL) and can therefore play a few additional games that the others can't play (on these games the case says New 3DS instead of just 3DS). But the New 2DS XL and the New 3DS (XL) can also play all games that the older models can play.

There are also no separate 2DS or New DS-XL games at all, since the 3DS mode is always purely optional anyway, even if there are games in which it is helpful to recognize whether, for example, a platform in The character's range is.

So your friend doesn't have to worry, the New 2DS XL will most likely be able to play all the games he has.