Get your serious face on for the 3DS Slide Pad. Get all mad and serious.
I actually wasn't mad when I walked up to the lovely Capcom attendant at their TGS booth today. She handed me the Slide Pad to feel for myself. Know that it's not as bad as some of you all are making it out to be. Sure, it's big and ugly, and you need to stick a battery in it like it's 1986, but it feels good in the hand, and it's not nearly as heavy as I thought it would be.
The good: There's a curved back that gives it a really nice hand feel. The L and R buttons are a bit chunky, but they also have nice movement. You can easily pop the 3DS in and out of the unit, and the original L and R are still accessible. Again, it's light and comfortable.
The hmm: The new circle pad feels a bit out there. It just feels like your world is off center when you hold it with your thumbs on both pads. The other big thing is that it's...well, big. You won't be putting your 3DS in your pocket with the Slide Pad equipped unless we go back to the fashion of 1986 where urban folks were wearing overalls.
We'll see how well this 1,500¥ (roughly $20 US) add-on goes over in the coming year.
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9:21 PM on 09.15.2011 | 
Guy1:Remember when the 3DS came out and they had that ugly as sin add-on peripheral for the second nub they forgot to add?
Guy2: Yah but at least they fixed it with the 3DS a few months later.
Guy3: Hey I recently bought a new Apple iCar want to drive it to the local Church of Apple?
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Also,what's up with the batteries,hopefully it's like a TV remote,in which the batteries last for fucking ever.
I'm not as worried about support as I was originally, true most Nintendo peripherals get very little support, but it can't be to difficult to map a camera to the right stick. Wii Speak, WM+, and the balance board all required extra development so that's why the support fell.
I'll admit I was upset over the original announcement, but there's no point in crying over spilt milk. Truth be told the lack of a 2nd stick never bugged me that much most of the games I was looking forward to didn't need it. However Luigi's Mansion 2 needs dual stick support now, if Nintendo doesn't make this new peripheral compatible with LM2 that's going to be such a huge missed opportunity.
Especially with the Luigi's Mansion part,
I'm very interested to know if the comments will lean towards nub rage or libido filled droolstains.
So far it seems the nubbin is winning, but we'll see.
Also, she's hot.
Yeah, the off-kilterness is a little strange, but I bet the human brain adapts in no time. The device itself doesn't bother me, I'm just disappointed that Nintendo didn't address the need for another nub with the initial design. Disappointed is a lot different than upset or angry. Ultimately, though, it's not a big deal.
I like silly add-ons and shit like this. It makes me feel like the world is still capable of delivering interesting shit to witness. Nobody that is cool or chill would be mad at this sort of thing.
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SUMO FOR YA HANDS, PEOPLE!
Analog nub.
You obviously haven't read the comments on some of these articles.
So now, Destructoid, maybe you can put an end to all the stupid and ridiculous "articles" about it?
The girl I mean, not the stupid peripheral.
I really don't understand WHY Nintendo felt the pressure to make this stupid thing, nobody really asked for a second analog stick and it just comes across as half assed.
Seriously, the 3DS has enough buttons and features to make the damn camera move left and right, it's never been a problem on the DS or the Wii either.
...What? Look, I'm ready to Friday!!!
...and please have a decent camera next time...
giggity.
Well, there's a bit of something for both purposes, I guess.