Already sold it for $145 after fees on Amazon. Paid $155 (Had to buy a charger for 10 bucks). The 10 dollars bought me Mario Kart 7, Star Fox 64 and New Super Mario Bros 2.

I'm ordering an XL off of Amazon now.

Dude I got the OG 3DS, it kicks ass... but after getting time with the XL.... i hate my 3DS now LOL. The XL is more than just bigger screens (well, not really), its a better experience completely.

XL is soooo worth it!
But if you don't plan on using it very much, than it probably won't make a huge difference.

You should try them at a shop where there are one of those console totems before deciding.

I do believe that getting the regular 3DS with a few games for $ 150 is a better deal.

I myself prefer the regular one than the XL. Of course the Xl has some advantages, not only the larger screen but also better battery life (it lasts around 1 hour more than the regular battery). But I don´t like it. I feel that it is too big to fit in a pocket, it doesn´t feel like "portable" to me, and the sweet spot for the 3D effect must be wider. I also feel that some games actually look better on the smaller screen than on the xl screen ,like RE Revelations and SM3DL.

As for ergonomics, I have big hands, but I didn´t find problems with either model.

So, I got the XL at gamestop today. Got the red pokemon one.

Something that really debby downed me is I just realized I accidentally shipped Starfox 64 with my 3DS. At least it will be a satisfied customer, haha (I far prefer the N64 version anyways)

I'm soon going to pick up a 3DS XL. The only bad thing I've hear about it is, as you said, the sound. But I usually only play at home, and then I hook it up to my musicangel. Works perfect with my regular 3ds.

Get the XL. It's definitely worth it. I own both, and after the XL, there's no possible way you could ever go back to the original 3DS.

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i thought the same but after selling my Xl due to necesity going back to the original i felt really surprised at how much better the 3D effect was and the crisp screen looked awesome
plus its just portable and looks great (i have the Zelda sp.ed.)

Yea, I actually turned the 3d completely off already. It looks odd to me (maybe it will just take getting used to?).

That being the case...holy crap guys, I thought for a long while that gaming was just becoming old to me. No, I've just been playing the wrong games. Playing Mario Kart 7 again and I realize how fricking fun even single player games can be.