I don't know... 80$ is a bit to much, I'd rather get a handful of used 3DS cartridges
... but why. This is what I don't understand.
If you HAVE THE MONEY go buy a SKY3DS. It works just fine. It pirates games like it should. Don't make comparisons to Gateway, it's a completely different product all together. If you want to play ROMs now, SKY is the product for you.
I bought mine a month ago for $110 AUD. It's awesome. While you guys are watching your Gateway's collect dust, I've been playing a plethora of available games out now on my N3DS. If you had bought yours a month ago too, you could have saved up the $50/60 or whatever a Gateway costs and when they FINALLY release support you can go - "Well, I got a month out of that cart. I finished 9 games, that was worth the $80. Now I have another flashcart that can do more, I can give this away/keep as a backup if I update my NAND/sell it on Craigslist."
Once Gateway releases their N3DS firmware, SKY doesn't automatically become a useless brick. It still functions correctly, still holds value for resale and can be used to show friends or give to a relative or sig other. Why buy a bunch of used games when you can buy a flashcart with EVERY GAME AVAILABLE ON IT for the same price?
I just don't understand some of you people. If you're dirt poor and you've saved up the pennies you've found on the street corner to buy a Gateway and you're waiting for the release, sure - I get that. If you've got some dosh, just go buy something that works.
My Gateway's been sitting here for months doin' jack all. I wanted to pirate ASAP and I solved that problem. Why don't you?
Like, I'm not bashing Gateway. I've got one, I can't wait to use it - but for me and many others, SKY3DS is a smarter buy FOR NOW until we get concrete evidence that a Gateway release is imminent.