Meh, if they were going to do a post-switch launch in the 3ds family I'd want it to be Dirt Cheap. But I like the idea.

It is still no successor to the 3DS. But still, this is strange. I really thought Nintendo by now would softly push 3DS-owners towards the Switch. Seems they want to let the 3DS live on a little longer.

At first I was thinking... why... but fucking hell that looks beautiful. Looks like the peak of the 3ds series for me considering that I can't really enjoy the 3d element of the system.

One thing absent from the video but can't imagine they cut it from the system, is DS support, if that has it then it really is the best 3ds imo.

I dont think we should compare N2DSXL with the game boy Micro. Micro was more like an experiment just to see how the market would react in this model. Secondly, it was not promoted the same way like the N2DSXL. To e honest, I dont really remember them putting too much effort, trying to push sales. It was more like we "suspend Game boy family and this is a farewell". N2DSXL is promoted the same way with the previous 3DS models. Also, as you can see the design is better than the design of micro by far. The aim here is clearly to push sales and to show that 3ds is still around. What do you think? 

Edit. Forgot to mention that I bought a pink 3ds model, gave it to my sisters, then bought blue N3DSXL and I'm really interested in buying the new one, just to have it in my library, or playing with it occasionally. As you can see, I'm really surprised and excited about the new 2DS .

Did GBA Micro stop DS from replacing the GB line?

That's a truly ridiculous decision right after the Switch release, it's like they don't want it to keep its momentum going. If the 3DS all the way has only been saved by a massive amount of revisions and a bunch of price cuts, it appears to be a bygone concept, better to back their new horse instead.
This also extends their period of bifurcating their development resources for software, which was one of the main issues the Switch was going to fix.
Oh my god, that's all there is to say about this.

This looks fantastic!

Remember when GBA Micro killed the momentum of NDS?

Me neither.

Leave the 3DS/2DS brand for a couple more years honestly.

4-8 year olds don't need a Nintendo Switch, Switch is for a higher end audience.

3DS can serve that entry level kids market just fine, and once the kids are hooked on Nintendo IP and get older they can graduate up to the Switch.

This is a better balance IMO than trying to make one system that makes everyone happy. You can't really do it, a 7 year old and a 37 year old are going to want different things, and you can't sell a toy to teenagers or adults, they don't want that.

I hope you are aware of the fact that you can just not use the 3D in a normal 3DS