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When you start out with the 3DS you seem to automatically get mesmerized by the 3D powers it contains. The AR games it comes with are spectacular along with a few other built-in games. I played fishing alone for hours on end.
I enjoy taking pictures and video with it but it has some lighting problems. There is a slider to adjust the 3D to your liking or even turn it off.
The sound slider is on the side and works well except I keep accidentally turning it up or down thus I would prefer it on the bottom. The controls are easy to work with and it is easy to find your way around this device.
You can download classic and even new 3D games off the eshop along with demos and other fun stuff.While it also plays original DS games well.
I find few way to upgrade this device beyond adding another circlepad beneath the buttons, upgrading resolution, camera quality, graphics capability(which is about the same quality as the Wii for a good example look at the new Resident Evil game for 3DS)and slight software upgrades and adding the GBA slot on the bottom again.
I highly recommend this if you are a younger gamer and don't have one.
Now The XL I highly prefer the finish on it as it does not show up fingerprints as well as the original. This fits my hands well where I had to use "the claw fingers" on the originals bumper buttons.
It has all the benefits of the original and also those of being larger plus the stylus is on the side of the console verses being on top like the original and that it is a solid stylus verses 3DS collapsible stylus. Also the Select,Home,Select buttons are easy to push as they are individual buttons.
This device also plays Netflix just like the regular 3DS but the increased screen size makes it a lot nicer.
I believe that the screen resolution should have been improved more and that better cameras should have been added.
I believe unless you are a gamer between 5-12 the is the 3DS XL for you. I love my XL and dont think I will be getting tired of it any time soon.
Overall I give 3DS a 8 as a handheld console
While 3DS XL gets a 9 as a handheld console
