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Nintendo 3DS XL getting larger Circle Pad Pro

Nintendo will be making a Circle Pad Pro accessory for the 3DS XL, but the company hasn't confirmed if it will make the trip to the states.
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The 3DS is getting a redesign, but without the second stick that some fans expected. As it turns out, the bigger "XL" system is getting its own second stick after all, in the form of its own Circle Pad Pro accessory.

The latest issue of Famitsu (via Kotaku) confirms that the bigger 3DS will get its own version of the add-on. Like the original Circle Pad Pro, it seems likely that support for the peripheral will be limited. Shacknews has contacted Nintendo of America regarding a US release.

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    June 28, 2012 3:30 PM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Nintendo 3DS XL getting larger Circle Pad Pro.

    Nintendo will be making a Circle Pad Pro accessory for the 3DS XL, but the company hasn't confirmed if it will make the trip to the states.

    • RuskiSnajper legacy 10 years
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      June 28, 2012 3:48 PM

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    • cetra00 legacy 10 years
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      June 28, 2012 3:52 PM

      What...

      just...what?

    • David Craddock legacy 10 years mercury mega
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      June 28, 2012 4:50 PM

      I've been holding out on getting a 3DS until a redesign hits, and I really want a Circle Pad Pro for Resident Evil. I hope the add-on makes it stateside. Don't see why it wouldn't. Surely people want it.

    • Earl Greigh legacy 10 years
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      June 28, 2012 4:55 PM

      Wow, wasn't really following the XL news but I just assumed they'd include the second stick built in the redesign.

      • capt tripps legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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        June 28, 2012 6:00 PM

        Making a major change to the design of a minor revision makes no sense. Why would they marginalize the existing hardware and split the market just when they started to get a good hold on things?

        • Chandler55 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          June 28, 2012 6:05 PM

          the cirle pad pro on the 3ds is actually pretty good! I wouldnt mind having to get it if it meant for more cool games

          • Conan legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury ultra mega
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            June 28, 2012 6:31 PM

            It was good enough for RE and MGS3 that I'm glad I bought it, but yeah, I wish they'd just buck up and integrate it on any future models.

            • capt tripps legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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              June 28, 2012 6:42 PM

              17 million 3DSs shipped. That's an awefull lot of 3DS owners to piss off while you're "bucking up"
              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3ds#Sales

              • Conan legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury ultra mega
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                June 28, 2012 6:43 PM

                I'm one of em. Really, I wouldn't mind. Maybe they package it with a system seller like the motion plus during the Wii transition.

    • [deleted] 744961335 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      June 28, 2012 4:58 PM

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      • Memphis-Ahn legacy 10 years
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        June 28, 2012 5:01 PM

        This.

      • MetaSaval legacy 10 years
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        June 28, 2012 5:30 PM

        Because it'll cause a fragment in the user base from the ones who got the original 3DS and the ones who get the redesign, that's why.

        • DinK legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          June 28, 2012 6:50 PM

          As opposed to ones with and without the accessory? If they included it, it would at least be a viable thing that millions more users would have access to. Games would support it EXACTLY the way they do the accessory, but with it included in the redesign they'd be more likely to.

    • [deleted] 355768971 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      June 28, 2012 5:13 PM

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      • capt tripps legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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        June 28, 2012 6:04 PM

        The XL does not represent a new generation. It's a minor revision. It's just a bigger 3DS.

        • Me77111 legacy 10 years
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          June 28, 2012 6:12 PM

          He meant that it was a flaw in the original DS line. It was a major gripe then, and still is that there is no built-in 2nd analog stick.

    • TheStupidOne legacy 10 years
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      June 28, 2012 5:42 PM

      Oh Nintendo, continuing to not have a clue.

    • Clone42 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      June 28, 2012 6:05 PM

      Ah the Big N, continuing to shove their collective head as far up their ass as inhumanly possible.

    • [deleted] 1060093934 legacy 10 years
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      June 28, 2012 6:56 PM

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      • Grape Flavor legacy 10 years
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        June 28, 2012 8:27 PM

        Right, because smartphones have how many analog sticks again? Zero. People who play Angry Birds on their phone couldn't care less about core gaming on the 3DS and Vita. Likewise most gamers realize the control scheme and game selection offered by smartphones hold little interest for those wanting deeper gaming.

        It's two separate markets.

    • [deleted] 354047836 legacy 10 years
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      June 28, 2012 8:46 PM

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      • David Craddock legacy 10 years mercury mega
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        June 29, 2012 6:09 AM

        I mostly agree. I plan to pick up a 3DS XL with a Circle Pad Pro for games that do support it, but I don't expect many will. The peripheral will be worth owning just for RE Revelations, though.

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