Preorder cancelled because you can't wiggle a yellow little tumor on the controller? Talk about sensitive.
You really don't get competitive smash, huh?
Let me break it down. Having a c-stick allows you to push the limits of your character while still being able to retain full mobility over the character, notably, the ability to freely use aerials while being able to move your character in any desired direction.
For example, a character like Marth or Ike can jump backwards and hit the c-stick forward to do a forward air while retreating backwards to zone. A character like Fox or Greninja can make greater use of their U-air during a short hop without accidentally double jumping. Captain Falcon can use backwards Uairs to either get a semi-spike on characters or link into other aerials like Bair, or land on the ground and set up a tilt or jab reset.
Mario can do stuff like SH Uair into Bair while still moving forward.
Not to mention characters will be able to fully utilize Pivot forward smashes without accidentally executing a forward tilt. Not only that, the additional triggers on the new 3DS means that players aren't torn between using only one button for shield and one for grab. A combination of these things means that the ones who have the new hardware have many more options than us.
You can jest about it, but the fact of the matter is for the duration of the smash 3DS scene, the ones with the new one will prosper.
Japan is going to ****ing wreck us.