"New 3DS" and "New 3DS XL" - Why (or Why Not) Will You Get One?

[Leo_A]

Looks like some European customers will be getting an early crack at this 3DS revision soon.

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/201...bers_right_now

Maybe if they're lucky, something will appear in the next half year that actually utilizes these extra features. The early adapters in Japan and Australia are still waiting for the first New 3DS release, despite a few acting as if this was somehow the next generation of Nintendo handheld gaming rather than a mere system revision.

If it is, it's the first system anywhere to appear without any games for it...

This is crazy. They have 5 different versions of the 3DS now. No, not different colors, not minor technical revisions, not slight variations, but 5 full blown out versions of the system. It's a good upgrade, but holy crap.

Yeah, but chances are the 3DS and the 3DS XL will disappear after Christmas. So while there will be an overlap period, we should again return to three choices on store shelves in short order.

I see that the regular 3DS already is becoming scarce and seems to have ceased being restocked. I suspect the regular 3DSXL will be following over the next few months.

There was no way that they were ever going to keep 5 different versions of the 3DS line in production simultaneously.