Splatoon 2 Test Fire was great, I had no real problems, only one connection error that I can remember. Splatoon is my favourite game of all time, so Im really looking forward to 2, even if it is really only 1.5.
I bought a DSi soon after it launched and loved it, but I was disappointed with DSi Ware. Looking at it now, the only things I ever downloaded were PiCOPiCT, KuBos, Flipnote Studio and Zelda Four Swords, much later. The first two were with the free credit it gave you to start with and the other two were free.
I wasnt very impressed with PiCOPiCT or KuBos, so I never went back to buy anything else. Its kind of disappointing because I heard a few months ago the shop was shutting dowm so I went on there planning to drop some cash on it, but the payment system had been taken down already.
It makes me wonder about the Wii Shop. Now that the Wii U is done, I imagine Nintendo will want to shut the old Shop down any time now. Unlike the DSi, I did actually buy probably 10+ VC and Wii Ware games, all of which are on my Wii U.
As for nice looking 3DS faceplates, the ones you need are made of wood
That photo was taken the day I bought it in November 2014 (remember Australia got it early) and it still looks just as good. I think that combination of New 3DS and faceplate is the nicest bit of hardware Nintendo has ever made.