The hardware had some flaws, yes, but it was a definite and noticeable upgrade from the previous gen of handhelds, PSP included.
The system was slow, though the New 3DS did fix that issue. It's multimedia capabilities sucked. And the screen scratch issue was an awful design flaw that never should have made it out of the prototype stage, let alone to the retail console.
But it's games could be downright gorgeous. The analog stick and overall button layout was comfortable. The 3D worked quite well for certain games. And street pass was the most ingenuis feature ever devised for a portable. Not to mention, the New 3DS revision made games like Xenoblade possible.
In terms of hardware, it's wasn't as good as the Vita, but it certainly wasn't as awful as this guy says. XD







