"Upgrade" to 3DS XL or not?

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mustardseed wrote:I upgraded and I absolutely love it. Everything looks better. DS games look great if you play it at the original size (ie not scaled). I always playing it like that on the original was too small.

The biggest thing I like though is the d-pad placement. I can actually reach it and still hold the system comfortably. I NEVER used the d-pad on the original but now I use it all the time.

Plus the battery lasts longer.

I got the red and am going get a vinyl sticker of the Virtual Boy logo to put on the top :D

Sounds like you have pretty much the same thoughts as me on the two. Glad you went for the upgrade. :)
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I'll wait for now since I already own a 3DS and I rarely play it anyways. It looks like a nice upgrade when I checked it out at PAX Prime this past weekend but not enough to buy it again for now... :)
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Crap, you guys are making want one more, not less!
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I'll wait for the SUPER MARIO BROS 30th anniversary edition... :3
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Dammit, I upgraded. 100% worth it so far.

Now if I can just find screen protectors...
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marlowe221 wrote:Dammit, I upgraded. 100% worth it so far.

Now if I can just find screen protectors...



gamestop has some..... but only the bottom screen.

damn.

cheap basterds, dont wanna spring for a larger topscreen cover :x
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marlowe221 wrote:Dammit, I upgraded. 100% worth it so far.

Now if I can just find screen protectors...

I got some on eBay, but they only had clear. I prefer matte. Either way, they were pretty easy to apply without dust.
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Just got mine this morning, fyi fry's has them for 179.99 until the 13th I believe and new super Mario Brothers 2 is 29.99, picked up both.
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I kind of want to get a 3DS XL, but I got my 3DS at launch, so if I traded it in, I'd be trading in the 20 Ambassador games, not to mention the few other free downloads I've gotten.
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ElkinFencer10 wrote:I kind of want to get a 3DS XL, but I got my 3DS at launch, so if I traded it in, I'd be trading in the 20 Ambassador games, not to mention the few other free downloads I've gotten.


You can transfer the games over to the new XL, I havent done it yet, but from what I understand it is very easy to do.
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