Oh I see. Also why does the new 3DS XL not come with a power cable? What comes in the box when you buy it from the store?
Regarding the power cable my understanding is NA is the only region that included a power cable with the old one. Not a big deal for me as the cable it self costs 97 cents each shipped from China. I just received a package of 8. I have 4-6 port usb charging docks scattered throughout my house for charging phones, tablets, controllers, etc. I never use the old grey beasts and I must have 3 of them left over from the dsi and o3ds.
What can you do with a gateway you can't with a sky? Eshop games, all kinds of stuff with saves, free DLC, region free (some of the time), have an easily accessible large game collection, to name a few. Try cycling through 30'games on a sky at 5-10 second each. That would get old real fast.
For the record I own 1 o3ds, 3 n3ds, 1 sky, 2 GW. I have not even opened the package on the sky and with the recent advances with GW I might even sell it.
Oh don't forget about the improved stable 3D, I won't even turn 3D on on the old 3DS. I just hated it, love the new.
New is better. Old is cheaper.
And not cheap enough to even consider in my opinion.
Got it right before the New 3DS XL came out though. If there's an N3DS exclusive that will come out that intrigues me enough, I'll get the newer model. Before the 3DS, most newer DS games that came out provided enhancement for DSi users rather than exclusivity. I can assume it'll be the same deal for the 3DS. Porting Xenoblade I can guarantee was just a marketing scheme. Most companies will probably optimize for the older ones, but trigger the full potential if the game detects the newer hardware. It's all about what games you'll be playing, really. If I want to play Xenoblade, I'll just get the Wii version, since I prefer the TV anyway. I only have a 3DS because of Monster Hunter. 
