So, the 3DS appeared at E3. I wasn't very interested in the system before, but I have to say the Kid Icarus game that was shown sold me on it. I still may not get one for a while, to see what kind of game support the system gets. I really want to try that Kid Icarus, though.
And Rick, you'll be happy to hear that the three dimension stuff is apparently optional; there's a slider than can increase and decrease the depth, even to the point of having standard flat visuals. It seems Nintendo took cases like yours into account when designing the handheld.