Hardware Question on NES Style 3ds XL

[tbb043]

Really? That seems odd.
Are they still easy to find in stores?

It's not odd at all, because the XL outsold it considerably. So they have the XL as the main system and the 2DS as the budget system, no need for something inbetween that won't sell much. Probably why they didn't bother with non-XL New 3DS here, yeah lots of people complain, but a lot more don't care and or prefer XL.

 

[jefffisher]

Really? That seems odd.
Are they still easy to find in stores?

stores stopped getting regular shipments immediately after the XL came out over here
for black friday 2012 the original small red came with super mario 3d land preinstalled to almost every store even stores that didn't normally sell video games like radio shack and khol's sale priced between $99-$129 depending on the store.
the fire emblem special edition small blue 3ds came out in february i never actually saw one at any stores i know gamestop got some but not many, i don't know if any other stores carried them at all.
and for holiday 2013 they released the cobalt blue original 3ds here, before only aqua blue was available again every store got it and it was priced between $99-$129 depending on the specific stores sales.
the original 3ds has been scarce here since the release of the XL and totally and completely gone since 2013 you wont find any in stores.
back in 2013 before stores sold out completely you could get a new sealed one in any color for $169 now you have to buy from resellers on amazon or ebay and can cost upto $230 for certain colors.