Bulky 3DS Expansion Adds Second Thumbstick
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I am absolutely down if it means a shape that actually allows you to use the controls and the front and the shoulder buttons without some sort of bizarre balancing trick. My main problem with the 3DS right now is that it requires either using your forefingers to hold it up, making it hard to press the shoulder buttons, or you have to really grip it with the base of your thumb, making the face controls awkward.
If this solves that issue, I am so ridiculously on board.
Also, this really doesn't look to make it too much bigger or really strange looking, so I don't really see a big issue there. And I doubt it's going to be used for every game anyway - a lot of 3DS games and series have no real need for it. On top of that, I know virtually no one who actually cares about how portable the 3DS is, most keep them at home and those that do ever take them anywhere just throw them into a bag anyway (I would never want to carry a 3DS in my pocket).
Gigantic lol at all of the people talking about how this is a blatant money grab to make up for the price cut. Right, because it's completely unreasonable to expect you to PAY for a peripheral. And the fact that they released a peripheral clearly shows that Nintendo is a failing company.
...and then people compared it to the Virtual Boy. Seriously? My guess: people making these comparisons weren't actually alive for the Virtual Boy. You don't even begin to comprehend the amount of fail involved in the Virtual Boy. The success of the 3DS is already orders of magnitude beyond the Virtual Boy.
And how on earth does this "screw early adopters"? I don't see anything about how this is free for late adopters or somehow costs more for early adopters?
You guys will find a way to complain about anything.
If this solves that issue, I am so ridiculously on board.
Also, this really doesn't look to make it too much bigger or really strange looking, so I don't really see a big issue there. And I doubt it's going to be used for every game anyway - a lot of 3DS games and series have no real need for it. On top of that, I know virtually no one who actually cares about how portable the 3DS is, most keep them at home and those that do ever take them anywhere just throw them into a bag anyway (I would never want to carry a 3DS in my pocket).
Gigantic lol at all of the people talking about how this is a blatant money grab to make up for the price cut. Right, because it's completely unreasonable to expect you to PAY for a peripheral. And the fact that they released a peripheral clearly shows that Nintendo is a failing company.
...and then people compared it to the Virtual Boy. Seriously? My guess: people making these comparisons weren't actually alive for the Virtual Boy. You don't even begin to comprehend the amount of fail involved in the Virtual Boy. The success of the 3DS is already orders of magnitude beyond the Virtual Boy.
And how on earth does this "screw early adopters"? I don't see anything about how this is free for late adopters or somehow costs more for early adopters?
You guys will find a way to complain about anything.
IT was rumoured, but to my knowledge yet to be announced.Satsuki666 said:
Also, Screw two thumbsticks, I want FIVE.
I cannot wait for the EPIC-LEVEL spin this is going to get! 
Functionally, I have big hands and generally don't play on the go, so I don't care about the size of it. I'm just marvelling at a Nintendo that is frantically trying to patch up a huge a mistake.
I wonder what game they are going to release with it.
Functionally, I have big hands and generally don't play on the go, so I don't care about the size of it. I'm just marvelling at a Nintendo that is frantically trying to patch up a huge a mistake.
I wonder what game they are going to release with it.
Well this is just funny. And it only works for one game?
They look to be going the Megadrive route: Release too early with a weak lineup of games, try to get people to buy the console based on shiny graphics, realise they made a mistake and hardware patch it to death (Sega 32x / Sega CD).
And we all know how that particular story ended...
(Interestingly, I owned a Megadrive instead of a NES/SNES. So don't call me out on fanboyism or nostalgia)
They look to be going the Megadrive route: Release too early with a weak lineup of games, try to get people to buy the console based on shiny graphics, realise they made a mistake and hardware patch it to death (Sega 32x / Sega CD).
And we all know how that particular story ended...
(Interestingly, I owned a Megadrive instead of a NES/SNES. So don't call me out on fanboyism or nostalgia)
The positive thing that I can take from this is that Nintendo has seen MUCH worse than this. And if Sony coulc survive in the handheld business with the PSP under the DS shadow, there's a good chance it'll just be a few years before we put this silliness behind us and move on to whatever will come next. (EDIT: By sillines, I mean goofy looking add-ons)
This is something mobile phones need for proper gaming, but you would expect a dedicated game machine to come as a finished product...
Why wasn't the thumb-stick included in the first place?
Why wasn't the thumb-stick included in the first place?
You know what? I'll not tear this to shreds as long as one condition is met:
Any game that requires this giant hunk of ugly comes packaged with one. That way, I don't need to stress about buying one if a game I happen to want requires one, and if I never do need a game that requires it, it can just go gather dust on a store shelf while I go play Paper Mario.
As for the people saying this is doomed to fail: I'd agree except for one thing. There's already a game confirmed to use it. Monster Hunter. There were people who bought a PSP solely to play Monster Hunter, or bought a Wii to do so. I don't think this peripheral is too far out of that fan-base's range.
Any game that requires this giant hunk of ugly comes packaged with one. That way, I don't need to stress about buying one if a game I happen to want requires one, and if I never do need a game that requires it, it can just go gather dust on a store shelf while I go play Paper Mario.
As for the people saying this is doomed to fail: I'd agree except for one thing. There's already a game confirmed to use it. Monster Hunter. There were people who bought a PSP solely to play Monster Hunter, or bought a Wii to do so. I don't think this peripheral is too far out of that fan-base's range.
They can't say "Well we wanted to get out the 3DS before the PS Vita so we missed out this feature" because I don't think that would have stopped them from putting on a second thumbstick, especially when you have to think of how long that machine was in development forRanooth said:
If they think they made a mistake then they should live with it rather than making more >___<
I am kinda put off by the bulky look of it, but at the same time, I like it. It looks like it will make using the d-pad a lot more comfortable. Also, after playing Monster Hunter Tri, I don't care what it looks like, if I have to deal with it just to play it on the 3DS, I will.
What the fuck Nintendo? You don't need a second analog. That's only going to make developers retarded and start making games that should otherwise be on a fucking console, which is already my problem with the Vita. Plus, the bulkyness defeats the purpose of it being a handheld.
All you need to do is make games. Get a 2d Mario, a 2d Zelda, a 2d Metroid, naturally a pokemon game, a DS Pikmin, a new fire emblem, more arcade games, and some more mega hits like brain age and tetris; can't have a console without tetris.
All you need to do is make games. Get a 2d Mario, a 2d Zelda, a 2d Metroid, naturally a pokemon game, a DS Pikmin, a new fire emblem, more arcade games, and some more mega hits like brain age and tetris; can't have a console without tetris.
So does the "gamegearmod" for the 3ds take energy from the 3ds, lovely lets remove another half hour playing time.
Seriously Nintendo, your 3ds has a few issues, it is rather big, rather limited in battery life and really what do you get 3d and passport?
Still not believing it.
Seriously Nintendo, your 3ds has a few issues, it is rather big, rather limited in battery life and really what do you get 3d and passport?
Still not believing it.
A horrible, horrible bloated monstrosity. Grandfather Nurgle will be pleased I'm sure.
Nintendo really screwed up on this system. Launched it way to expensive and with minimal games to play. Now this, not to mention the 3D gimmick is getting old already. All went downhill after Avatar made 3D big.
Nintendo really screwed up on this system. Launched it way to expensive and with minimal games to play. Now this, not to mention the 3D gimmick is getting old already. All went downhill after Avatar made 3D big.