“Oh geez Rick, I don’t think it’s okay to fight alternate versions of myself, you know?”

Different territories make their own business decisions regarding individual products and timing. We think New Nintendo 3DS XL makes the most sense for our market. Nintendo makes different systems at different price points for a whole range of consumers, and New Nintendo 3DS XL simply expands those choices even…

You are definitely not alone.

Every XL model outsells the previous models. Not only do westerners prefer larger screens for most things (look at our obsession with "BIG SCREEN TV'S!!!"), it's also easier on the eyes over long periods of time.

Am I the only one without a problem about us not getting the standard version?

I'm not surprised... there are just so many variants of the 3DS out already I can understand not wanting to confuse the market further.