Nintendo of America Silent About Circle Pad Add-On

@martez87: I've owned a 3DS since launch and will disagree with everything you said.

The launch was a complete disaster, it was expensive, lacked any real games and was marketed poorly - most non-gamers who were into Nintendo thanks to the Wii and DS thought the thing was nothing more than another "Lite" or "XL" with 3D tacked on. The price drop caused such anger because those of us who did support Nintendo through their bad launch had to sit around twiddling our thumbs, while those who decided to wait and pick up the system when it's cheap were the ones who were rewarded. A handful of games from 2 decades ago didn't really do anything to help.

The add-on is causing such up roar now, because once again it's Nintendo acknowledging what a poor job they've done with the system and are forced to release a terrible looking add-on just so the thing stands any chance of competing with the Vita. It also very likely means we can expect a completely redesigned model next year (yeah, you maybe should have thought twice about buying one at this stage).

And before anyone mentions it, yes, it's my fault for picking up the system early. I'm not blaming Nintendo for my choices, I'm blaming them for their terrible support of the system. They don't have to do anything to "make it up to us" it just means they've screwed over their most hardcore supports, just before they're about to release their next big system. This is something that will affect them negatively in the long run.

Now people not saying something is news. Nothing can stop Pat from trolling Nintendo if even the absence of a press release gets its own article.

they had years to learn from the mistakes of the PSP and they still only shipped with on stick. Fucking idiots.

All I can say is that I'm glad I didn't buy a 3DS yet.

You know there gonna do a new model of 3DS with this already added on if a lot games actually use this.

All of this Internet bitching really makes me wonder what the world's reaction to the 32X addition for the SEGA Genesis would have been had there been mass message boards activity around in 1994/5.

Don't even get me started on the Game Gear's glorious add-ons.

Reminds me of orthodontic headgear.

@Kael said:

I'm still having a hard time realizing that this add-on is actually real. It's bizarre. Has there ever been an add-on for an additional input before? Usually it's stuff like card readers, printers, cameras, and rumble packs--one-off gimmicks for certain games, not buttons and analog sticks, as though they totally forgot to put them in the system to start with. So very weird.

Well, these have certainly been interesting times for gaming. This is just the latest in a long line of unimaginable firsts that we've seen these last five or so years.

"Good evening. Today is Good Friday. There is no news."- Live Radio BBC Broadcast on April 18th, 1930.

what i don't understand is why the need for a second pad if these games were primarily PSP games that were already being played with one stick? it just doesn't make any sense. shouldn't the game work fine with the controls that the system has already? isn't the point of having the touch screen is so you don't need another stick? all the 3ds games i've been playing didn't need one. we didn't even ask for one. we were just happy the price went down and that some good games are coming. this is such an odd business move.

ok first everyone crys about second analog on psp and 3ds, but now that nintendo answers the call (as usual) they get slammed by haters, --- this isnt the first time either,

people are the one who asked for somthing such as online ---they got it , they got core games-dkc4 goldeneye red steel red steel 2 zack and wiki manhunt 2 bully se etc etc , and they still complain , complain left and right, and now that 3ds finally has somthing coming people still whine and complain ,, grow up yall asked for it , (they say careful what you wish for) well that applys here!

@Atramentous said:

@Enigma777 said:

@Atramentous said:

Its 20 bucks and optional. Get over it.

Optional for now... Doubt it will be the same a year or two from now though.

People bought new models of the old DS with less improvements then a second analog stick. Also....just use your original one if you dont want it.

Just because some people did it doesn't make it right. Early adopters already got screwed over massively with the price cut and this is just insult to injury. If anything, it's going to teach people not to buy Nintendo hardware on launch.

Makes me curious if the WiiU will flop on launch...

I had nothing to say about that add on too so I can sympathize.

this simply only brings me sadness... mainly because somehow ill end up buying one

That has to be the most ridiculous accessory that I have ever seen.

@Wolverine said:

That has to be the most ridiculous accessory that I have ever seen.

Maybe the 2nd most...

@vexidus: Me too! And I will think it very seriously if I'm ever going to buy one.

Engadget has a hands-on with the new Slidepad thing. http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/14/nintendo-3ds-extended-slide-pad-add-on-first-hands-on/

Available to pre-order now:

http://www.shopncsx.com/3dscirclepad.aspx

Maybe I can snowboard on that thing now.