u/JackSbirrow

Hello everyone. I'm the owner of 3 DS consoles:

1. DS Lite (2007)

2. 3DS (2011)

3. New 3DS XL (2023)

The one in the picture is the last one I bought online. But, I have never really liked it deeply in my heart.

During these days, I'm playing with my old 3DS because I like it to be light weight and small like a phone. But also because I have my childhood memories inside (pictures, Miis etc..).

But, something in my mind is scratching to get a new 2DS XL (probably the red one) and I want to understand if it worth, since I already own a new 3DS XL.

These are the downside I find in my current New 3DS XL:

1. Don't like that crack noice when you open it. It happens twice, depending on how much you open the top screen. It really sounds like it's going to crack or needs some oil. I love my old 3ds not having that.

2. The weight. It is way too heavy in my opinion. I like the big screen and whatever, but I feel like it's not that portable anymore.

3. The shape. Especially the upper screen. I don't really like the design, something is weird in my mind

4. The color. It's dark electric blue or something like that, very standard.

5. Never used 3DS in these console. I mean, I tried it sometimes, but I get "headache" after some minutes. So basically I never use it.

The reasons why I haven't already bought a new 2ds XL are:

1. Never held once in my hands to test how it feels, just looking at videos.

2. The price. I looked at 4 different online websites and nobody sells it under 200€. I bought my new 3DS XL for 160€.

I want some opinions from those who maybe own them both. I have seen lots of people complaining about quality or the fact that 2DS is easy breakable, but let's be honest: since 2007 I never threw my consoles or treated them bad. I have always taken care.

I also saw that stylus is so damn short on the 2DS XL.

These are the current downsides I have seen online. Let me help decide.

At the moment, there are brand new sealed 2DS XL pokeball edition for 325€ on ebay, but that's a lot to spend for an old console that I have never tested in my hands.

Hi everyone, just wanted to share my little 3DS which has been with me since 2011.

I also bought a New 3DS XL 2 years ago, but I’m not very happy with it when I hold it in my hands. It feels pretty big for a pocket console and the material feeling is different. I know it has better battery, screen, RAM and whatever, but I can’t leave outside my original 3DS, where it all started. I still have pictures of my child self, the friend list, mii plaza with my puzzles and people met. I want it to be always the same for nostalgia.

I recently updated Luma and all installed softwares from Universal Updater, so now it is running the last versions of every software. I also installed a bunch of 3DS games, but I still mostly enjoy playing DS games, like Mario and Luigi.

I have every software I need. FTPd for transfering files, PKSM for unlocking events in pokemon games, themes, nds forwarder etc..

I also bought it a new CTR-003 battery which is coming this week. My battery has no problems after 15 years, but I suppose I can get more playtime by using a new one after all these years. Also a type-c adapter is coming, so I will use my phone charger or whatever charger in my hand when I’ll need.

Just wanted to show my little baby since 15 years, I hope to find someone who still likes OG 3DS compared to new models.