Black and Metallic Red (renamed "New Black" and "New Red"). Special The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate-themed variants were also released at launch in both regions. 335,000 units were sold during its first week of availability in Europe and North America.

Only the XL model was originally released in North America; although Nintendo did not rule out the possibility of a release of the regular New