My Nintendo 3DS(s). Apart from the XL one on the left, I bought two extra for this article: The red one you see on the right (originally listed as 'broken', turned out the power socket is just flaky) and another one (correctly listed 'for parts') to take the motherboard photos.
Phew, that was another one of those long articles. I'm glad you managed to keep up and reach the end!
If you are curious, this article took me almost a year to finish, mainly due to a combination of multiple factors, but the important thing is that I ultimately managed to complete it.
Looking back, it's hard to admit this console didn't enjoy the same degree of success as the Nintendo DS. Considering all of its offerings analysed here, I think many external factors hindered its marketing. For starters, the timing was unfortunate and the price tag wasn't exactly tempting. From my perspective, back when it launched in 2011, the '08 financial crisis was hitting hard (I was living in Spain back then), so the Nintendo 3DS wasn't exactly on adults' (and kids') priorities. I eventually got mine in 2018, by then living in the UK.
In any case, I want to thank #ReSwitched and #Godmode9 for spotting lots of mistakes in my initial drafts. This has been the most intricate console I've written about (to this date!), nevertheless, I'm very grateful to find communities willing to help out.
Until next time!
Rodrigo