My Nintendo 3DS XL

As far as my favorite video game console goes, it's always been a toss-up between the PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo 3DS. They accomplish different things and are meant for different types of games, so really it's a pretty solid tie between the two, with one being my favorite stationary console and the other my favorite handheld. Joel recently posted about his experiences with the 3DS, and it inspired me to revisit my own personal experiences. Mine will not be as in-depth, and I'm not as tech-savvy as Joel, but I wanted to post this as a little celebration of what I consider to be one of the greatest and most creative game consoles ever released. A quick note, though: The 3DS is my favorite aesthetically, but I love the DS family of consoles in general, and a lot of the things I'll say about the 3DS in this post apply to other DS consoles as well. The 3DS is backwards compatible and is the culmination of the DS line. An Overview I don't think I had an original 3DS, as far as I can…