IIIIITHE1IIIII on 15 July 2013
Both shoulder buttons on my original 3DS occasionally don't register after a bit more than one year of (fairly violent Mario Kart 7) usage. Not sure if the same thing happens with the XL version after a while. Lulz' points about the XL version being more comfortable in your hands and having a better 3D effect are also perfectly valid.
Still, the colors of the screen looks better on the original version (no slightly yellow-ish filter and less stretched) and the sound is louder and clearer unless you use headphones.Though these are pretty much its only advantages.
