You'll need to commit to a region at least physically since the 3DS has region lock. So, games from JP cannot play on a US device, and it's shady whether US games can play on a PAL device (I haven't tried this). Your cheapest bet is to buy a US device and stick to the US region since they get most of the games; PAL has rare to no benefits in game availability. The eShop lets you change regions, but purchases are locked to that specific region (which means a power reset per change to access your games) and there's no universal account functionality yet; you can only transfer purchases from one 3DS to another.
Post that, it depends on which model you want. The original 3DS is somewhat cheaper and far more portable, but the XL feels better and has a larger screen. I'd recc the XL, but if shoving things into your pocket on the go is moderately important, the original is probably better suited. It also depends on what game/handheld bundles are available this winter, since those are pretty good in value.
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The 3DS is region locked? That's ridiculous, I remember the original fat DS being region free, at least, I remember playing a Canadian copy of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team on my Dutch DS back then, also, my copy of Pokemon Emerald was a US copy, though idk if it mattered with GBA games
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Gosh you mean that? I had no ideaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Fucking idiot. I meant, why would they change that going forward to their next handheld.
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Hmm...I found this for 179 euros, it's Amazon.de (Germany) though. I think they do send to your country and the price ranges between 9 and 28, as I'm not sure if you can choose the cheapest method.
Also be aware that there might be an increase in price due to taxes and such.
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i think we could say it about consoles who use to connect to television, but thats cant be told about 3ds, There US, EU and Japan consoles i think. Which work with games from their region e.g you cant play us version game on eu console, correct me if i'm wrong please, i dont own 3ds but thinking about getting one
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My parents got back from Italy, long story short they couldn't find a 3DS.
Anyway, what's the cheapest online store where I can buy a 3DS preferably in US Dollars or Euros? (I live in Israel so I get most of my stuff from both US and Europe...)
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