Hello guys,
I am about to order a console, hopefully will be gatewayable ,
Besides a charger, what else do I need?
Are screen protectors and protective cases really needed? Thanks a bunch

 

Grips are a must have, and some nice skins can be found at decalgirl.com. An aluminum shell is also nice, and you can apply other skins to those and swap them out.

 

Crystal hardcase and screen protectors
Carrying bag if you take it out with you on a travvel
Spare styluspens, i already lost mine, and there not easy to find, styluspens for N3DS
Wrist strap^, you never know, but i learned my kids to use a wrist strap when playing and it saved a fall many times. (I use Wii controller Wrist straps, there's easy to find everywhere)
My Kids systems have full decal stickers on them to protect from scratches and then a clear hardcase (I know hard cases are more to protect from scratshes then falls)

 

I really only bought carying cases and matte screen protectors for my 3DSes. And even the screen protectors I only apply to the lower screen as that's the one you use the stylus on...

 

I just ordered me a clear hard shell case for my N3DS. Already got and installed my screen protector. Just can't wait to receive the shell case.

 

I used to own an original 3DS, so once I got the N3DSXL, I really missed the extendable stylus. Luckily, china's got my back! They're pretty cheap, but they work really well. You get five in a pack, and that's a hell of a lot cheaper than most stylus-packs you can find in most retail shops. They rattle around just a weee bit in the stylus holder, but they're not going to fall out or anything.

I also highly recommend the decals from decalgirl. They may seem pricey for what seems like a glorified sticker, but they really help protect the system. Plus, since NoA didn't bring over the smaller-customizable model, decals are the way to go if you want to personalize your system and whatnot. I got one not too long ago. Thought it looked pretty nice!

 

I take my handheld everwhere, even to work. I always buy some sort of skin/case and screen protector for my handhelds, ever since my old Pokemon edition GBC. They're only $10 to $20 all together and may save you money and pain in the long run. Unless you just keep it at home, then you're probably fine with it as is.

 

I got a dockung charger , screen protector and a wrist strap.

Then i already had a club nintendo cloth 3ds xl carrying bag.

 

The dock is pretty sweet. Much nicer to just lay it in the cradle over plugging it in.

 

Guess that's one of the advantages of the XL, as comparing the small models I actually have to push the New into the dock instead of just aligning the bottom and letting gravity slam in the old one...


As for what I got:
USB charger (hand made from car charger -- swapped the halves with a miniUSB cable as I needed the 12 to 5 transformer for a GPS, and it cost me 4 € all included)
Official home charger -- 40 € ("Free" with a 8.1 2DS bought for self-streetpass and "future use")
Dock -- 10 €
Xenoblade red faceplates -- 15 € (gets scratched reeeeally easy compared to original matte white one, seems the bottom half is thicker)