Nintendo World Report Forums

NWR Interactive => TalkBack => Topic started by: the_dan_x on December 08, 2011, 10:36:07 AM

Title: Circle Pad Pro Battery Life Revealed
Post by: the_dan_x on December 08, 2011, 10:36:07 AM

One AAA battery will hold you over for quite awhile with Nintendo's monstrous 3DS peripheral.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/28637

The Circle Pad Pro promises 480 hours of battery life with one AAA battery. The news comes directly from the device’s manual as the peripheral and Monster Hunter 3 (Tri) G were made available to a select few in Japan before the official release on December 10.

The Circle Pad Pro will be released in Europe coinciding with the release of Resident Evil: Revelations on January 27, 2012. Currently, there is no specific information for a North American release of the peripheral.

Title: Re: Circle Pad Pro Battery Life Revealed
Post by: readyletsgo on December 08, 2011, 12:07:55 PM
Damn, forgot it took a AAA battery, what is it the 90's again?

400 odd hours is great news tho, now make the 3DS battery last just as long please!
Title: Re: Circle Pad Pro Battery Life Revealed
Post by: KITT 10K on December 08, 2011, 12:40:43 PM
480 hours of life off of ONE AAA battery is pretty good. At first I figured the circle pad would just run off of the 3DS's battery itself, (guess not). But anyway, I look forward to this attachment.
Title: Re: Circle Pad Pro Battery Life Revealed
Post by: the_dan_x on December 09, 2011, 10:29:19 AM
Yeah, I'm pretty impressed, as well. That's a long time of gaming with that thing!
Title: Re: Circle Pad Pro Battery Life Revealed
Post by: MegaByte on December 09, 2011, 11:47:39 AM
Quote from: KITT 10K on December 08, 2011, 12:40:43 PM
At first I figured the circle pad would just run off of the 3DS's battery itself, (guess not).
It uses the IR port for communication. The 3DS wasn't designed with external electrical connections, so this was the best option.
Title: Re: Circle Pad Pro Battery Life Revealed
Post by: Crimm on December 09, 2011, 08:58:16 PM
The fact it uses IR really is funny. I know why it doesn't use wireless (battery life) but IR is such inelegant solution.
Title: Re: Circle Pad Pro Battery Life Revealed
Post by: NWR_insanolord on December 09, 2011, 09:35:53 PM
What other option was there?
Title: Re: Circle Pad Pro Battery Life Revealed
Post by: Crimm on December 09, 2011, 09:46:52 PM
Like I said, wireless.
Title: Re: Circle Pad Pro Battery Life Revealed
Post by: Chozo Ghost on December 09, 2011, 10:26:15 PM
What other option is there? A hardware revision. That's what other option there is. Just wait long enough and it will happen.
Title: Re: Circle Pad Pro Battery Life Revealed
Post by: MegaByte on December 10, 2011, 12:22:06 AM
Quote from: NWR_insanolord on December 09, 2011, 09:35:53 PM
What other option was there?
Aside from wireless (which I'm not sure would have worked concurrently with Wi-Fi), they could have rigged up something using the microphone part of the headphone jack or even something using the SD card slot (though that would have been even more hackish than the IR port).
Title: Re: Circle Pad Pro Battery Life Revealed
Post by: Mop it up on December 10, 2011, 03:42:52 PM
Knowing Nintendo, the device is also going to include one AAA battery, so people won't have to worry about supplying a battery for it for a long time.

I wonder though, could this device get more milage out of a different type of battery? It seems like those round, nickel-sized batteries that are used to power long-term components might provide even more battery life. I'm talking about the ones used for computer clocks, Nintendo's old cartridge saving, certain TV remotes, and more, I don't know what they're called.
Title: Re: Circle Pad Pro Battery Life Revealed
Post by: Chozo Ghost on December 12, 2011, 06:18:52 AM
There is little reason for Nintendo to not supply the battery. They are trivial in terms of price.

Mop, you mean "button" batteries? I think that's what they are called, but I'm not sure. Frankly I'm glad Nintendo went with AAA because its a common battery type which everyone is either likely to have or will have no problem finding. Those little button batteries are a bit more complicated to deal with because there are several different kinds and I think they are more expensive and harder to find.