NoA Explains Why Standard New Nintendo 3DS Is Skipping North America

[PenguinZ]

Personally I love my 3ds XL and if I were to get the new 3ds, I'd certainly get the XL...

However, not releasing the normal size is a massive mistake. For starters, not everyone likes the XL and prefers the normal size. Secondly, the price difference. Taking those to factors into account... Nintendo will lose a sizable amount of sales.