GameStop Opens Pre-Orders on 'New Galaxy Style' New Nintendo 3DS XL

As cool as it looks it would be cooler if say one of the Mario Galaxy games came preloaded on it. Or better yet a new exclusive 3ds version. Otherwise who asked for this again??

Get your new galaxy style new Nintendo 3ds XL with new super Mario bros 2 which is new not used but new

New

Nintendo always gives fans what they want. New

Man I love this design. I might just trade mine in for it.

I'd feel horrible afterwards but not too horrible.

Must resist....

Meh.

I don't get the appeal it just look like them sticker you can buy for around £2. Now the SNES 3DS LL I would buy with out even asking the price!

I don't like the look.

If you look really closely, the stars say X, 8, 9 and N. No idea what it could mean...

I just preordered it. I wasn't happy with any of the previous colours for the 3DS XL, and I gave up hope that the black regular-sized one was coming over. So this will be a very pretty solution to it all.

Unless there's a surprise incoming, this seems like a really ropey last effort to shift some stock. No game. No price cut. Just some pretty stars.

I preordered mine yesterday

I'm in the meh camp, it looks like one of these cheap phone covers that clog up Amazon and eBay.

@davidevoid Pretty much, but it's the blue one finally available in NA. Just with a forced skin on it. A good thing I like it, but I get others not. I didn't like the red or black options, nor did any of the LE ones to date really do it for me.

My wife ordered hers last night from gamestop right when they put it up. Never seen anyone refresh a page so much. Haha.

It looks good, but looks more like a 3rd party skin.

Hmmm, launches on the 2nd, right after the 3DS Direct on the 1st... Mario Galaxy for 3DS confirmed (he says hopefully)?

@Spoony_Tech I'm hoping Nintendo logic is in full force, announce this yesterday for $199, price cut Thursday to $179.

@ThomasBW84 First sentence could use an XL, unless this isnt, or my phone is just reading the link weird.
Sorry, but I was confused.

I have to consider an XL for MHS, but $149 is my price for 2 year old tech in a 4 year old body with NX 6 months away. NX is looking expensive to me at current hardware prices.

@ThomasBW84 Well my tablet has the XL that my phone didn't, so, um, nevermind.

Would be nice to pre-order an NES Classic Edition. Not interested in preordering this generic space skin blehness

Nice design. Very random, but cool.

I'd rather they bring the Super Famicom LL model to the UK though.

3ds direct on the 1st, this on the 2nd...

Something related to the galaxy and purple is coming... I suspect it's gamecube games on 3DS.

@Captain_Gonru I'm a big fan of semantic games, maybe that's why I married a Jew ba-dum-ching, but I would guess technically any time you order something that isn't yet aviable it's still technically a "pre-order", b/c you can't "order" it yet b/c it isn't out yet, even if you are ordering it now b/c it will be out in 5 minutes. You are placing your "order" now, but the order is for a "pre-order" if the item isn't aviable to ship yet.

That's how I read it anyway. And I spend a lot of time thinking about it, b/c why "order" a "pre-order" for a digital videogame? Did you know you can pre-pay $25 for FFXV DLC, and that game won't be out until Nov 29th?
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/final-fantasy-xv-digital-premium-edition/cid=UP0082-CUSA01633_00-FFXVDIGITALPREME

@ThomasBW84 OK, thanks.

Looks like a bland theme skin to me as if Nintendo had no more good idea and just went to search on Google wallpapers, copy and paste a random pix and make it a theme. At least it'll be attracting to the mobile folks, them people love bland stuff like this.

I'm happy with my Hyrule Edition New 3DS XL, thank you very much!

Might get one of these, keep it in in the attic for 10 years, then bask in the absurdity of playing New Super Mario Bros. 2 on my 'New Galaxy Style' New Nintendo 3DS XL whilst still being completely out of date.

Or maybe I'll playing Final Fantasy MMXXVI-3 and wondering if any game series was ever less deserving of being called 'Final'.

@Okumei This! Really hoping the smaller Black N3DS (even if only in a bundle) comes Stateside. I have the N3DSXL but the smaller one (after having imported from Japan when we had no idea when the New models were coming) is great for extended playing while lying in bed or on the couch as it doesn't weigh on the hands/wrists so much when holding it up over your face. Love my XL but the smaller model is great. Faceplates are icing on the cake.

@GrailUK I see where you're going with this.

Why would someone pre-order this? I personally think they won't run out of stock for this. It's not "technically" a limited edition. I'd probably wait until I have enough money for this after it comes out. I'm sure there'd still be plenty around.

Please, Nintendo of Europe. Bless us with this masterpiece. I'd buy it instantly if my 3DS ever gives up (but I've had it from the Christmas since launch and it's still going strong).

Remember DSi XL ?
They came in very different color, unlike New 3DS XL (Black, White, Metallic Red and Metallic Blue)
There were Emerald Green, Blue, Wine Red, Yellow, Pink, etc. Of course basic color : White and Black also.
Better Nintendo start to make new bundle with very "Special" color like DSi XL.

@Shirma_Akayaku Well, I didn't expect the Super Mario3D Land bundle to run out but no Targets in my tri-state area have them

@GrailUK
NX 89/98?

Cool cover plate. Maybe the 3DS will look a little like Mac OS X Leopard? Come to think of it, it would be really cool to have a system theme that would make it portray the appearance of iOS.

For now though, I'm going to stick with my iPhone 5.

(Sorry, I'm an Apple nerd. )

please god i need it, my majoras mask new3ds xl just stopped working and i need to play pokemon, i need this pretty 3ds