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First Image Of Circle Pad Pro Redesign For 3DS XL Surfaces

Posted on Thursday, September 20 @ 09:38:08 Eastern by Alex_Osborn
Yeah, we were all bummed when Nintendo revealed that the revised version of its handheld wouldn't include a second Circle Pad, but the company assured us that they'd be releasing an add-on for the XL akin to what we saw for the original 3DS.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present the Circle Pad Pro XL!

 
Aside from a few slightly more curvaceous edges and the obvious size increase, it looks pretty much the same as the first iteration of the add-on.

There's currently no word on when it will be available, so if you're screaming at your 3DS XL in frustration while trying to sneak through the jungle in Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D, just take a deep breath, put the device down and find something else to play. It's only a matter of time before the super-sized Circle Pad Pro hits a retailer near you, and believe me, you'll be glad you waited.

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  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 10:39 am
    It's so ****ing huge! This is a joke.
    0 2
  • ShadeTail
    ShadeTail
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 10:58 am
    I've come to believe that the very idea of the Circle Pad Pro is a cynical ploy by Nintendo to take advantage of their customers for more money. The 3DS works just fine without a second analog controller, but folks still insist they must have one. And rather than pointing out that they don't need it, Nintendo says, "OK, pay us another $20. Here you go!"
    0 2
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 12:01 pm
    If people will buy it you can't blame Nintendo for making it
    0 2
  • ShadeTail
    ShadeTail
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
    Hey, I didn't say that Nintendo wasn't smart for doing this, but it's still pretty cynical.
    0 0
  • Nick_Tan
    Nick_Tan
    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
    I'm not attaching that barnacle to my 3DS.
    0 2
  • sg4real
    sg4real
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
    damn ugly.
    0 1
  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
    So when do we get laptops with two thumb sticks?
    0 0
  • Axelownz
    Axelownz
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Sep 20th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
    So....we are making the XL even larger now? At some point this thing is not going to be portable anymore.
    0 1

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