I think its to extend the life of the 3ds more than anything tbh. Cause if you look at the new 3ds, its more powerful and it has more inputs which = more potential games that maybe couldnt have been done before with a normal 3ds so I think instead of them announcing their next handheld like say in 2016 as an example, they will now announce it in 2018 or something
Also, it might have something to do with piracy as well but this is more of a wild guess cause the 3ds homebrew is nearly completed which apperently works on all versions of the 3ds. Versions as is version # that is but maybe with the new 3ds, there will be even higher security so that the homebrew wont work on it
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