I got my 3DS about a week ago, but just opened it this weekend. Somewhere, my teenage self is trying to mail me a pipe bomb through a time machine for being such a boring old fart that doesn't open new goodies the second he gets them.

I have to admit; it's a beautiful device. I have the black-and-gold Zelda edition, and it's a lovely machine inside and out - good clean lines and a sensible button array. Even the dolled-up stylus suggests that you've made a noteworthy upgrade from the ol' DS.

My feelings on the 3D aspect are more mixed. It's... interesting? All I have to go by so far is Ocarina Of Time, and the 3D is used for sporadic effect in cut scenes and on certain characters or objects. Neat, I suppose, but it's hard to get worked up about it one way or the other. I can see how it makes some people dizzy, but I suspect that's because they're too close to the screen - keeping your eyeballs a foot back really does mitigate the mind-screw. (At least in my case.) Granted, I only have the 3D slider about halfway up.

I'll be cracking open Mario Land and Mario Kart 7 next week - FANBOY 4 LIFE - which will hopefully give me a better idea of how this baby really handles. So far so good, though. Nice to have a portable back in my arsenal.