Nintendo 3DS XL worth buying?

You can still use regular DS games in the 3DS, so the effective library size is actually quite large. As for if you should or should not buy it, that I can't really say.

Nope.

Depends ... on:

• how badly you want to play those games
• if you are willing to pay top DALLA for almost all good games (Zelda/Mario +++ ones)
• like playing on handhelds (personally i do not unless theres no choice, obviously since~ 2011 there are too many choices)
  ^ barely ever touched the 3DSXL's i have/had (lent them once or twice, gifted or re-sold to get the latest Zelda Edition lol ...)

The only downside is you can't play gba games on it. That's a real bummer. Other than that, it's a great purchase.

My 10 years old brother has a 3DS XL (my parents bought it from a friend whose relative is probably a thief, kinda sad), and I have to admit, it's pretty cool. The pokemon games seem reinvented, if you know what I mean. And then there is that MGS 3 Snake Eater for 3DS too. It has a very good catalogue of games.

I say go for it!
I had a regular 3DS for about a year, then my birthday rolled around and I figured I'd treat myself to a New 3DS XL. Best purchase ever.

It's about the same size as a regular XL, and after playing it for awhile I tried a game on my roommate's normal 3DS....HOW THE HELL DID I PLAY ON THAT?! rofl.

It really depends on the games you want to play, because having it with lousy games will put you off and probably neglect it.
Personally when I first got it, I was bored with it as I only bought Mario 3D Land and wanted to sell it but when Animal Crossing came out, I forgot all about the boring stuff.
The games for it ain't cheap, so you gotta think about what type of games you'd want to spend hours on and not get bored of. :]

If you are into Nintendo games then go for it, since the 3rd party support is not as big as PS Vita

If you like Nintendo games then it's a yes, but I'd recommend you to get the N3DS, it's way better than the 3DS XL.

I never regretted buying a 3DS - but I do love Pokemon...

I bought my 3DS XL (black :D) over a year ago and no regrets. The only thing that bothers me is Nintendo games
wont lose much value so the games are even after years quite expensive but i got some Special Editions (Zelda Majoras Mask ftw). If you want one buy the N3DS XL if you plan on getting the exclusive games for N3DS. But even only for 3DS games (and ofcourse the old DS games) i think its worth it.

Yes : IF. Go through the library of games. If you can find at least 20 games you want to play and 10 of them are budget or under $20. I'd say go for it. That's a good way to start.

With virtual console you can play all nintendo's classic handheld games on one device. YES!

3DS XL + Sky3DS = Life complete.