3DS Impressions

[Chutzpar]

We could argue about what is and isn't a gimmick until the cows come home. Ultimately, if 3D was the only thing the 3DS had going for it, I could see the point, but from my understanding there's also been some hardware improvements? I'll freely admit to not being particularly clued up about this - I don't really have to be, since this'll be my first DS, how it compares to previous versions is pretty immaterial to me.
Or, basically:

I'm not buying this for the 3D graphics anyway, i'm buying it for the better graphics and the fact that they will stop releasing DS games soon anyway.
The 3D option is just a bonus to me.

I'm sure there will be plenty of games that don't make good use of the 3d, just as there were plenty of games that never made good use of the motion controls of the Wii, that doesn't make 3D an inherently bad idea. It could still open up opportunities for developers to do new things, and that's always good.