People are shitting on it just to shit on it. So you need new/other hardware to play a game. Not exactly unprecedented. It's just a "premium" version of the hardware which can play some "premium" games, not really that hard to understand.
Your 3DS's really aren't obsolete in the slightest, it's not like development stopped dead in it's tracks or anything. Everyone will still be able to play 99% of the games. Does that 1% include a game you really want to play? Get the system if it's worth it to you.







