Nintendo 3DS

I've always thought about getting a 3DS but I've never pulled the trigger for some odd reason. Now with the Pokemon X/Y being announced along with some other future titles I'm interested in such as Fire Emblem, the 3DS will be in my possession within the next couple of weeks.

Before I bite the bullet, I have a couple questions for you seasoned 3DS owners. What games should I get that will give me a great deal of playtime and replay value? Considering I have decent sized hands, would I be fine with the 3DS or is the 3DS XL worth the extra 50 bucks (I'm not cheap but I wouldn't mind saving the extra money)?

Thanks to those who reply. :)
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(NNID/PSN): EnVy_CaLiBeR (360 GT): EnVyXCaLIBeR
Now playing: Dishonored, AC3, Gears of War 3, H4, Black Ops II, Dark Souls

I am going XL in April I am also going 3DS over the Vita really it shouldnt matter both are almost the same XL or Original but the Original is cheaper 159 compared to 199 also you can get 1 or 2 more games if you go Cheaper Smaller 3DS.

Me I am going XL cause I like the large screen that will be awesome for JRPG games such as Fire Emblem and Soul Hackers.

The Vita dosent have much going for it now and I have Persona 4 on my PS2 so I am going 3DS XL Flame this April and Fire Emblem is my 1st game then Soul Hackers.

Thanks people. I will definitely look into the games that were mentioned. =)
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(NNID/PSN): EnVy_CaLiBeR (360 GT): EnVyXCaLIBeR
Now playing: Dishonored, AC3, Gears of War 3, H4, Black Ops II, Dark Souls

i wouldnt recommend the XL version if you want to play DS games. backwards compatibility looks like crap on the XLs screen. its only better for 3DS games. not only are there mandatory black bars, but the stretched image looks horrible for DS games. Pokemon SoulSilver for instance looks atrocious on an XL. id only recommend XL for those wanting to buy almost purely 3DS games, if youre looking for older games and are mostly investing in that, skip the XL and get the original 3DS, and dont look back. this is coming from someone whos owned both versions of 3DS.

also let me bring it to your awareness that the build quality is inferior on the 3DS XL. the XL is NOT an upgrade dispite being more money. it is simply another version. its better for 3DS games but worse in looks and really crap for DS and VC games. they used cheaper parts to build it to make the screens bigger. not a dime was spent more building it.