Somehow odd. But given that retailers have limited shelve space it makes sense...

The real selling feature of the New 3DS are its faceplates. Those mean even more shelve space is needed.

So there are three possibilities:

- NoA waits until current 3DS stock is sold and then introduces the New 3DS and faceplates

- NoA will sell them only online (maybe via an own store)

- NoA will not sell them at all


As NoE puts them into the channel will get a New 3DS. For me its the faceplates and the "in between" screen size that outweight the XL screen size...

I'll admit that one made me laugh

that really was a mistake though maybe they don't have enough produced yet and it will come at a later date.

It makes sense to me. The market is already flooded with different styles of 3DS and 2DS and DS and DSi and god knows what else. They needed to make a unified system so they won't have to waste so much effort in production and sales. Then it would be all about producing face plates and people complaining about rare collectible faceplates and why doesn't the XL have face plates and the whole thing would become a mess.

This way its just 2 colors and 2 collectors editions so far. But all on the same hardware. They already learned from the previous editions. 3DS didn't sell well after XL came out and the 8GB Wii U didn't sell well even though it was a cost efficient model. I think this is a lesson learned from the Wii U.

So anyone with small hands is practically fucked right?

The vast majority buy the XL. No point in selling the scrawny original.

I don't really see the problem with providing more options to the consumer since it probably would sell regardless.

You ruined it.

OT: I thought everyone hated how "hard" it was to use the original 3DS because it cramped their fragile hands up?

I'm not saying it's a smart idea, because it's not, but man do people crack me up.

Well I dont live in America =D
But i think they backed it up with the 2 limited edition. ( MH4 and MM3D )

:(