It's really is. I felt scummy for emulating games on the system thru Homebrew, but now I'm happily buying games Nintendo and co. push out. There's something nice about having a whole library on the system that really feels nice. The clickiness of the buttons, the aesthetic (especially with the Majora's Mask design 8)) and big screen really make it the optimal way to play Nintendo games. I wish I could hook it up to my TV and just have it be my essential Nintendo system, but it is what it is.
Now, if the NX allows me to port all my VC games to that system where I can play them both portable and on the TV, then we'll be in business!
EDIT: X fans, what's your opinion of the game compared to, say, MM7? I'm playing 7 right now and I like it, but it's hard as fuck. How's X in comparison?