Well, I just found out that this month there is a promotion to get a free Pokemon X/Y download code if you bought a DS/3DS and one of 7 select games. Wish I had known that before I paid for Y. On the other hand, I can pick up Mario land 3D and get Pokemon X and have them both. That's kind of a win.
Speaking of pokemon---I havent played a pokemon game since Red/Blue--unless you count the N64 Pokemon stadium. I'm both amused at how much hasn't changed (same basic starting pokemon types, bug-filled starter zone, tentacool infested water) and how much is going way over my head, like the idea of breeding, temperaments, all these little "training" mini games that seem like a grindfest, ect. That being said, It's addicting as hell. I always kind of wonder just how many "useless" pokemon there are floating around at this point. I'm sure there's a metagame list out there that probably lists the majority as not worth training, which always seemed to me to defeat the purpose of a game with such a diverse cast of creatures.