Nintendo re-release of their products just to add color collection, these believed to increase the re-sale. Nintendo sometimes even just a solid color change which should produced from the beginning and do not need to be sold limited.
But these days Nintendo adds several new shades for the 3DS XL console them, offered a new style is quite unique, such as pictures Pikachu and Mario Kart. Due to the popularity of Pokemon Pikachu is very famous even to Europe, the Nintendo seems to did not want to miss for make a 3DS XL version of this Pikachu. Theses is also bundled with the game Animal Crossing.
But for a while the console is still locked for regional distribution only and currently only provides for Japan that will be present also for other regional.
