Smeags on 01 June 2013
Definitely recommend the XL. If you don't mind the extra bulk, the added screen size and layout spacing is fantastic (it also comes with a 4 GB SD card... although European XL's don't come with a charger...). Plus with the 3DS/XL, you have access to almost every feature that the DSi has (ability to play DS games, DSiWare games are available on eShop). So you'll have access to the entire DS library plus the growing 3DS library.
Anyways, that's just my recommendation, and I wish you the best on whatever purchase you make. If you want to take a look at my Recommendation threads, here's the 3DS and DS threads. ^_^
