Xenoblade Chronicles Won't Be Compatible With 95% of 3DS's

Here's the catch: This version of the game will only be able to be played on the new 3DS hardware, meaning owners of the older hardware will be locked out. "The remake is something they’ve previously wanted to do for the Nintendo 3DS, but were not able to due to its lack of CPU power, but now that it’s getting a boost with the newer version, it has been made possible," Siliconera reported.

Seems unfortunate.