I'm really disappointed by the news. I was hoping to upgrade from a DS Lite (which is on its very wobbly last legs) to a New 3DS and compensate for GBA titles with a secondhand GBA or Micro or something, but I really don't want an XL since my hands are tiny. It's better than nothing, I suppose. I can always wait for NOA to give in to fan demand and release the standard-size N3DS, too, since I have a good feeling that that's what's going to happen in a few months, give or take. (Seriously, the changeable faceplates are a HUGE selling point and the fact that US/Canadian buyers won't be able to use them is all sorts of disappointing, and wouldn't Nintendo make more money by selling them here, too?)