Quick... Someone talk me out of buying an AUS New3DS before I destroy my wallet...
I've only seen it on PlayAsia for $235 (including shipping), and that is admittedly an extremely reasonable price - I can't expect to find one for much cheaper. Of course, I'm also not 100% certain it will be on a firmware lower than 9.3, although It's highly likely it will still be on 9.0.
Overall, I'm trying to get pros and cons here. I'm in America, so I have to worry about region restrictions in the future. I don't want this to be an impluse buy, but as far as Gateway compatibility goes, I'm running out of time.
but food money...
I love the sense of urgency for everyone on this forum to get a N3DS RIGHT NOW, like SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY right now too. Just be patient is my game - GW may be able to get it working on the American 3DS when it hits too. That's a bit of wishful thinking on my part but still, I can't believe the masses flooding to get an AUS or JAP N3DS right now lol.
Also - We're not sure how the new 3DS games are going to operate just yet. I'm sure we can get a ROM dump, but who knows how Nintendo is going to combat them. It could be a long road for GW to get them working for us.