Some technical details as well as the games that support it were confirmed.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/27791
Details regarding the 3DS's Second Circle Pad attachment were revealed today.
While nothing was said during the actual Nintendo 3DS Press Conference, an update on Nintendo's site confirmed some new details regarding the peripheral. It requires one AAA battery to work.
The Circle Pad (Slide Pad in Japan) attachment will be released in Japan on December 10, 2011 and will retail for 1,500 Yen. It will only work with games that carry the Circle Pad icon on their boxes.
In addition, a list of the games that use the peripheral was also released. The games that use it are as follows:
Monster Hunter 3G - 12/10/11
Biohazard Revelations - Early 2012
Metal Gear Solid - Winter
Ace Combat - Winter
Samurai Warriors VS - 2012
Kingdom Hearts 3D - TBA
It requires one AAA battery to work.
QuoteIt requires one AAA battery to work.
Where's that facepalm jpg?
Really? I really don't understand the motivation behind this. Did Monster Hunter's team demand it, with other third parties deciding they may as well tag along for the ride?
Do those games absolutely need the attachment? I thought they could be played without it. The demo of Revelations played fine without a right slide pad. I prefer the default RE5 controls but I'm okay without it.
It will only work with games that carry the Circle Pad icon on their boxes.This screams "Not in a redesign coming anytime soon."
The lack of Kid Icarus on that list is worrisome given the complaints of people who've played it.
Gotta love how Nintendo talks big about being third party friendly with the Wii U. Well, did you guys talk to third parties at all about the 3DS? You figure this "you need a second analog stick" would have come up if you did.
The requirement of a battery sucks, but it has to be powered somehow. This was probably the cheapest way they could pull it off, because including a rechargeable battery might have doubled the cost of the thing. It is lame, but at the same time its probably the only way it could have been pulled off short of making it cost $30-$40.
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...Better yet the Nyko version that takes what they have already done w/ the extended battery so the attachment will screw in and lose a little of the bulk from having to slide on and still contain the Nyko extended battery that would be awesome.
Everyone can wait for the MadCatz version that will double as a 2nd or extended rechargeable battery and a permanent dock. but will also cost nearly $40-50.
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Better yet the Nyko version that takes what they have already done w/ the extended battery so the attachment will screw in and lose a little of the bulk from having to slide on and still contain the Nyko extended battery that would be awesome.
According to Ars Tehcnica, the attachment is $20. Who wants to pay that much for something that should have been built into the system from the beginning? "Not I," said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw...
But I can still play these games without spending $20 extra. Yeah, I'll do that.
There's already six games announced that use this? How many Motion+ games were announced when it was revealed? Two? It's clear that third parties want to support this and it was a big oversight on Nintendo's part to not have one in the first place (not that I'm surprised; Nintendo thinks "gimmick first" these days.)
The requirement of a AAA battery is really lame. But it requires power and adding a rechargable battery was probably too expensive. The whole thing is shoehorned in in the first place. The position of it is dumb, the way it bulks up the system is dumb, so the battery requirement just fits the panicky amateur hour design.
The 3DS redesign is inevitable. It was anyway but it's going to show up much sooner than we figured.
Gotta love how Nintendo talks big about being third party friendly with the Wii U. Well, did you guys talk to third parties at all about the 3DS? You figure this "you need a second analog stick" would have come up if you did. Nintendo talks about winning back core gamers with the Wii U but 2011 has just been a massive "we-have-no-idea-what-we're-doing" clusterfuck.
But I can still play these games without spending $20 extra. Yeah, I'll do that.
Are you sure it isn't required? It might be in many cases.
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Cheater.
Maybe not in the short-term, but there is a reason the accessory is reported to be packed in with Monster Hunter instead of offering the game or accessory separately.
The most basic package includes Monster Hunter 3G and a Monster Hunter themed alarm clock (to wake you up for work after hunting Brachdios all night) for 5,800 yen ($75). The extended edition includes those items plus a fully movable action figure for 8,880 yen ($115). Want a slide pad attachment instead? That’s 6,640 yen ($86). Or you can get all four items for 9,990 yen ($130). Sold separately, the figure is 6,460 yen ($84).
I'm telling you people: the second Circle Pad is optional.
I'm telling you people: the second Circle Pad is optional.
But for how long?
Long enough to determine that Pogo Cat was the Superior game.I'm telling you people: the second Circle Pad is optional.
But for how long?
I'm telling you people: the second Circle Pad is optional. I've played over half of these games before - without the pad.
I need to do that.I'm telling you people: the second Circle Pad is optional. I've played over half of these games before - without the pad.
While I don't doubt that the expansion will be optional, some people played Odama with bongos...
I need to do that.I'm telling you people: the second Circle Pad is optional. I've played over half of these games before - without the pad.
While I don't doubt that the expansion will be optional, some people played Odama with bongos...
I think it does.
Because Odama was...well it was Odama. It is not a valid counterpoint to anything.
