Fire Emblem, Zelda, and Tales are three of my favorite gaming franchises, and all three were confirmed to appear on the 3DS near launch. I'd never played Tales of the Abyss on the PS2, and Ocarina is absolutely timeless, so the fact that these were remakes didn't affect my decision at all. The fact that it was actually physically backwards compatible with my DS games is what pushed me over the edge though. I was still playing Dragon Quest IX on my original DS model (pre-Lite), so I finally had an excuse to upgrade. I know some people don't care about backwards compatibility, but it's essentially a must-have for me to buy a system near launch.
Since then, I've been extremely satisfied with it. The games I bought it for were fantastic (Fire Emblem was my GOTY 2013), and I even jumped into franchises I've had no experience with beforehand (Monster Hunter, Bravely Default, and Shin Megami Tensei), and rekindled my interest in games I loved when I was younger (Animal Crossing and Pokemon). I've also enjoyed being able to play old VC games, fun new digital titles, and some of the built-in features. The system honestly eats up more of my gaming time than all of my home consoles combined.
So all in all, I came for the games, and they didn't disappoint.
NNID: Zephyr25 / PSN: Zephyr--25 / Switch: SW-4450-3680-7334
