Got my 3DS today. Free Excitebike 3D and Donkey Kong '94 obtained (forgot how good this was, hadn't played it for at least 16 years 'til today, shame they were too lazy to add a Super Gameboy setting though) and I was very happy to see I won't be charged sales tax where I am.
![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Also, watching the E3 trailers in 3D is a blast and makes me anticipate the games even more. The e-shop isn't as good as it could be but still a huge improvement over the Wii and DSi shops.
And yeah, SML 2 is obviously better, but I still love SML 1. The shmup style levels are a blast (don't forget that Miyamoto originally intended to have a Gradius style stage in early planning for SMB:
http://wii.ign.com/articles/114/1140839p3.html ), the insanely anti-Mushroom Kingdom Egyptian/Atlantis/Easter Island/sci fi settings, off the wall strange enemies, I love it. I'd get it but I still play my GBA SP a lot and picked up a near mint and complete copy off ebay last summer for about 19.99. That said, I'll probably jump whenever they upload Metroid II though. That game goes for at least a hundred bucks complete these days. But when Nintendo refuses to add extras, ya still can't beat having the real thing: