Even though I'm happy I upgraded to a New 3DS, I also want to rant about it a bit!
It really annoys me how the only color options available in the US are black and red. And you can't even get the standard sized New 3DS's that aren't part of a super-expensive bundle. As someone who cares very much about aesthetic, I hate that Nintendo just assumes that there's no market for it in the US. They have some really, really cute New 3DS faceplates in Japan! I would much rather have one of those, but I can't, and it annoys me!
I ended up getting a black New 3DS XL with an imported Rilakkuma cover plate. It's nice, but it doesn't cover the system as much as I want, and you can still tell it's an ugly black one. I would've gotten red, but my cousin already has a red one, and I didn't want to get our systems confused. The cover plate I have is nice but... Uggghhh, I would've liked it so much better if they sold cute pastel ones here!!
I guess that's just America in general being anti-femininity... That's why we never get imports of shoujo anime anymore, all we ever get is shounen... America just hates cute stuff, and I hate that so much.