Topic: 3DS Analogue stick/Circle pad

[Chozo Ghost]

I'm waiting for the one that inflates up when you go to play it.

In stead of Monster Hunter, it'll be bundled with one of those anime dating sims.

These are the jokes people.

*crickets*

[nickmitch]

Yikes! Tough crowd.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Nintendo promises 480 Hours of play on a single AAA battery for CPP
http://andriasang.com/comz90/slide_pad_480_hours/

There's plenty to laugh about when it comes to the 3DS Slide Pad Expansion peripheral. Battery life isn't among them.

Someone who got the peripheral in advance of its December 10 release date, and was so anxious for dual analogue controls that he tore the box open, says that the manual promises 480 hours of play time off one AAA battery.

I will buy one just for comfort of holding the system. Hopefully I can get one for $10 or less.

[Ceric]

I know its just an IR Transmitter but 480hrs is still impressive.

[TJ Spyke]

Nintendo promises 480 Hours of play on a single AAA battery for CPP
http://andriasang.com/comz90/slide_pad_480_hours/

There's plenty to laugh about when it comes to the 3DS Slide Pad Expansion peripheral. Battery life isn't among them.

Someone who got the peripheral in advance of its December 10 release date, and was so anxious for dual analogue controls that he tore the box open, says that the manual promises 480 hours of play time off one AAA battery.

I will buy one just for comfort of holding the system. Hopefully I can get one for $10 or less.

Since the price will be $10, that shouldn't be a problem.
The 3DS is a fine size for me, I might get the Circle Pad Pro eventually but hope it never becomes mandatory.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Is it $10?

I just assumed they would sell it for $20 since that's what they charge for a Nunchuck and this is more plastic than that.

[NWR_insanolord]

The rumor said it was $10. I highly doubt Nintendo will actually do that.

[Mop it up]

I thought it was going to be $20 for the stand-alone accessory and $10 more than a game price if it's bundled.

[NWR_insanolord]

That's what I see happening, but the original rumor just said $10. I don't think Nintendo's said anything about pricing outside of Japan.

[BlackNMild2k1]

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=36479.msg710522#msg710522
CPP is exclusively sold @ Gamestop & currently it is listed at a suggested retail price of $19.99.

Well, I guess that settles that.....

Must be part of that Xenoblade deal. Gamestop will make a profit no matter what.

Since the price will be $10, that shouldn't be a problem.
The 3DS is a fine size for me, I might get the Circle Pad Pro eventually but hope it never becomes mandatory.

So...
how you like your crow?

Fried or carmelized?

[ejamer]

I wonder if we'll see pack-ins deals including the Circle Pad Pro, or if making the stand-alone peripheral an exclusive prevents that from happening?  Or maybe GameStop will be the only location selling pack-in bundles?


More doubts and questions about how the second analog stick is being handled doesn't seem like a smart move by NoA... but maybe it's all going to be a non-issue.

[TJ Spyke]

All of the reports were saying it was $10, so not my fault the final price was different.

[BlackNMild2k1]

I'm just giving you a hard time. I remember the rumors (as I think I was the one to post them), but those were just rumors.
It's just that you said $10 so matter of factly (as if it was confirmed), that the $20 price tag and your comment had to be put together.

[TJ Spyke]

True, I should have said that it was the rumored price. I do not think the CPP is worth $20.

[BlackNMild2k1]

None of us do, but with the nunchuck being priced at $20, I figured the CPP would be at least the same price.

[nickmitch]

Except the CPP isn't as useful as the nunchuck.

[BlackNMild2k1]

The CPP is the 3DS's nunchuck, only it has more buttons, more plastic and requires it's own power source.

[nickmitch]

And is entirely unnecessary to own.

[Chozo Ghost]

I know its just an IR Transmitter but 480hrs is still impressive.

How often do you change the batteries in your television remote? I think most people are probably still using the original batteries which came bundled with it. TV remotes work with IR, so its the same principle. But TV remotes generally have two batteries, and usually they are AA which has greater capacity than AAA. So getting 480 hours on a single AAA seems reasonable with what one should expect for an IR addon based on how TV remotes go.

[BlackNMild2k1]

To anyone that says the CPP is not more comfortable than not using the CPP is trippin'

I just played a bunch of MK7 online with barely a cramp in my hand.
I admit that it's not as comfortable as using a controller due to the lopsidedness of the add-on, and it's a little awkward at first, but it's is far more comfortable on larger hands than a bare 3DS.

I recommend it for MK7 alone.

[TJ Spyke]

Since I have no problems using the 3DS by itself (it is not even slightly uncomfortable), I don't see how making it bulkier would help any. Maybe if I had bigger hands it might help, but the 3DS is a perfect size to me.

[BlackNMild2k1]

I definitely recommend that anyone getting hand cramps give the add-on an extended play trial of atleast 30-45 minutes to see if you notice a difference.

The added bulk on the right and the little extra bulk on the left removed about 80% of hand fatigue during a 45 minute MK7 play session and that's only because the left side isn't as comfortable as the right due to the right having that added bulk that the left lacks.

I have no idea how comfortable the add on will be for games that are actually intended to use it though as I don't have a game to test it out with. But just simulating playing a dual analog game feels comfortable enough. The only awkward part is the double shoulder buttons, but that's mostly because I'm not a PS gamer and have also never used the Classic Controller Pro either. But it feels alright. The one thing that could make it better would be some handles to grip, but over all, it feels much better than a bare 3DS in hands.

[Chozo Ghost]

Maybe if I had bigger hands it might help, but the 3DS is a perfect size to me.

That's what she said. :p

[Adrock]

That's what she said. :p

Steve Carell owns that's what she said. He owns it!

[noname2200]

So it looks like Nintendo's own games will (sometimes) also be using the Circle Pad.

http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/34138/kid-icarus-uprising-works-with-circle-pad-pro/

Not completely unexpected (for me, anyways)...except that it's being used exclusively to let lefties use the same control scheme, not to change the controls for right-handers. Good for the southpaws, though!