Sorry, but I'm just stating my opinion. I like the 3ds XL WAY better than 2ds. In all honesty, the 3ds just has more advantages. It has the 3D, which most people don't use, but I'm used to it so I use it all the time. The fact that the 2ds doesn't have a flip screen is a huge problem to me. One, no protection against water. If it happens to rain on your 2ds, your praticly screwed. It's way easier to get the screen scratched, since its just a bare screen. It's slightly akward to hold, especially if you are used to the standard model. The 2ds is mainly good for players who are playing a Nintendo product for the first time, so it's a great first time system. If your used to the previous models, the 2ds will feel really akward for most people. The best things about the 2ds is the fact it can take 3ds games at a cheaper price. Also, people's screens rarely snap off, and if they do it's either because really old age(in which you would probably have system problems first) or if your just really careless(in that case you just shouldn't have one.) this is my just my personal opinion.