How the 3DS XL update could boost Nintendo handheld sales

The new Nintendo 3DS XL is the latest in what has become an annual Nintendo tradition of revising its handheld hardware line. Starting with the Nintendo DSi in late 2008 and early 2009, Nintendo has steadily improved its hardware each year, moving from the primitive, 2006-era Nintendo DS Lite to systems with better networking, added on-board storage, larger 2D screens, and – with the launch of the 3DS last year – a new 3D screen technology.

[Lucretia]

because some people wanted a bigger screen, some people were waiting for the well known habits of nintendo releasing tons of revisions, Some were going to buy one anyway and some are nintendo loving fanboys that will gladly buy every revision nintendo shells out.

for those who bought the 250$ version then trade it to get this, know that your giving nintendo 400+ dollars for the same console.

its your money, Me personally i will wait for revision number 4 which will be the 3ds xl with dual analog

[AWBrawler]

I'm fairly sure that whenever it has dual analog it will be different handheld all together.

[Lucretia]

just like when the DSi came with a camera and had games exclusive to the DSi and segregated the Consumers right?

[AWBrawler]

Those where like what 2 or 3 games. now I will say that people who wanted DSiware were screwed though.

[JaggedCarpet]

You do know that Sony released more revisions of the PSP than Nintendo did with the DS, right?

[Sgt_Slaughter]

As a fan of both, your right. The DS Lite, DSi, DSi XL. PSP-2001, PSP-3001, PSP Go, and PSP-4001.

[TheDivine]

Im tempted to get one. I love my 3ds too but that screen! With both screens you get about 9 inches of screen to use, it looks massive compared to the normal 3ds. Still ima try to hold off (same thing i said with the vita and i got it day 1).

[Nodoze]

Oh so tempting. I knew deep down not to invest this past Christmas as there was a new model coming, but my son wanted Mario (so did I).

Oh well now he can have one, and I can have one. Although I am not at all keen on the colors (Red or Blue). I will wait for the all black or the super special edition that will almost certainly release before Christmas.

As a side note, I am wondering how the 3D effect will look on this new screen. Will it be easier to 'track' when playing games that move the system around, or will it lose the effect easier.

[live2play]

its launching with red and blue
same day as super mario
he wears red and blue
xD

[Canary]

Day 1 buy for me. I've been holding on to my DSi XL all year hoping for precisely this.

The real kicker is that the 3DSLL's screen is actually -bigger- than the DSiXL screen... which is just all kinds of awesome.

To bad the damned thing is region-locked and we're only getting the fugly primary colors in North America. I guess I'll go with red, but I'd really love clean white, or some matte black to go with my Vita.

[AWBrawler]

Not interested I'm fine with mine and they don't have black to match my eventual Wii U.

[SeekDev]

Revisions of hardware aren't a bad thing so long as each revision add something new. That't not to say that hardware manufacturers should milk their hardware and split features up into different revisions. At the end of the day, revisions are optional.

[GrumpyOldGamer]

3DS XL = Day one buy for me, I am an old fart, hard to see those darn small screens.