Note that the sale in question is on sale for $20 off. Still, if you want it...

Also, it's either in the Mario and Luigi ad, or the camera is b0rked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1lwm_4bkjY&list=TLKl04GTzM-sc

At long last. This needs to be all of North America and then...
http://i.imgur.com/bRiFNN2.jpg

Sigh, I don't understand why such a ubiquitous color is taking so long to reach the US. I just hope there'll be a promotion upon the release of the color here when it arrives this holiday (my guess).


The ONLY reason I don't have an XL yet.

The black 3DS XL is being advertised with Mario and Luigi: Dream Team (which I immediately thought would be green, but I recall there being a special Luigi 3DS XL in Japan so we're probably getting black instead). I suspect black will be a new color sold alongside (possibly replacing either red or blue) rather than a special limited edition thing like the Animal Crossing 3DS XL.

Still, if Nintendo wants to play around with different colors, I think it would be beneficial to them to always have a neutral color like black or white (even Silver). Like you, I would have already had an XL if black was available from day one. I may have considered blue if it was a darker shade. Oh well.

Its so odd that Black, SIlver , or white weren't at launch. Its the biggest reason why I refused to get a XL despite really wanting one.

I like the black/gray of the original 3DS, so I would be fine with a 3DS XL like that.

Are Canadian 3DSs and games region locked from the US? I assume North America is treated as one region, so maybe it could be imported and use US games.

Yes, they are the same region and play the same games.

I find black boring, but I know it's a popular colour so it's a little weird it wasn't one of the first.

I knew when I bought my XL a few weeks ago that there would be a better color announced almost immediately after that.

Scratch that and reverse it.
http://i3.minus.com/ieujcemv8ponN.PNG

I'd say August 11 (Mario and Luigi launch day) is more likely now.

Naw, I got my AC Edition 3DS XL.  That's all I need.

If anyone was wondering, this is finally official. August 11 is the release date. I may wait until Target or Best Buy has one of those $30 off sales which I think Best Buy just had last Friday. No rush, especially since Monster Hunter 4 still doesn't have a US release date and technically isn't even confirmed to be released outside Japan.