That's odd! I'm out for a new one as well, but that's only because sometimes I screw up tap jumps when the circle pad slips...
...But Australia's exorbitant prices have screwed pretty much every opportunity I have had of getting one. I technically have the money, but mum doesn't want me using $200+ on a new 3DS with the state we're in financially right now. That's also the reason i don't have a Wii U yet...
EDIT: For those reasons above, I've often considered going american everything for Nintendo consoles just to get a decent bargain on stuff, but postage on a lot of things on ebay is $40+ for some crazy reason.