Check out the completed listings. Some have sold already for $290+.
Anyways, I love this edition mostly cuz dat box!
Gold and sparkly with a big old Mickey on it...I passed on the Yoshi, FE and M&L but this one was a must get for me. The game being developed in Japan and published by Nintendo/Bandai Namco and getting decent reviews doesn't hurt the decision. Neither does Disney's often overlooked legacy in gaming. I'm mostly referring to the 8/16 bit era Capcom stuff but also the recent resurgence of a some decent quality titles; this new one most of all.
My armchair market analyst guess is that this will be one of the more limited XLs as well with only 8,000 to 15,000 units produced based on the numbers people are saying they've seen different Walmarts get. My city has two Walmarts and they each got 8 units. I remember seeing an ebayer (maybe the same guy) with a similar pyramid of Pikachu 3DS XLs back in the day. No one's disputing the rarity of that edition that had a wider sphere of distribution.
This edition will appeal to Nintendo fans, parents, casuals, kids and Disney fans so my guess is they'll be hard to find within a year and I'm also guessing 3/4 of those beautiful boxes are going to end up in the garbage on day one.
The 3DS is amazing, Nintendo is as awesome as they've ever been and I'm more than happy to keep giving them money. 2 cents for the haterz.