Topic: CONFIRMED: Second Control Pad add-on for 3DS + MH3G!

agreed, but a lawn of 2013 seems like wishfull thinking on the part of pissed 3ds owners, honestly with the product as far into development as it looks a Q1/Q2 release 2012 seems more likely.

The 3DS is just becoming a huge joke. I mean yeah the Virtual Boy was a flop but at least they didnt sell us upgrades to keep it going.

I dont know why Nintendo just doesnt abandon the 3DS now before pissing everyone off. Looks like the one thing Nintendo had an edged on Sony and MS they have lost with the 3DS. There handhelds are a joke now. SHould have quit while you were ahead Nintendo.

It looks sooo...bulky.:/ Not something I intend to use. I'll be waiting for the built-in version, provided there are actually games that support this thing.

gaah random complainers please stop you dont need to get the add on.
seriously complainers are making me madder then ninty is.

It's not complaining so much as voicing our reasons for not getting it, Tatsuki's random babbling aside.

LOL. That's not happening man.

Just look at Motion Plus for the Wii: It's supposed to be the next big thing for the console, but it's only actually used for a handful of games. This might head down the same road.

Also, I guess this makes The possibility of using your 3ds as a Wii U controller even higher, since it has the dual analog feature now.

The revision which will likely be released in late 2012/early 2013 will include these extra inputs for a very simple reason. Either way the revision will change size which means if they want the second analog to be available they'd have to produce a different attachment. It's easier and likely cheaper just to include that in the revision and avoids a lot of hassle with consumers.

I am getting more and more upset about this thing. If it becomes a standard for the 3ds...I'm out. I will sell it and then Nintendo gets a black mark in my book.

yeah, but if you want to play multiplayer on the wii u and happen to have a 3ds it'd be better than having to spend some $100+ for another controller, right? nintendo said they were looking into the types of connections possible between the 3ds and the wii u and the possibility of using the 3ds as a controller was one of them. it at least makes some sense for them to release this second slider in that context.

then again, maybe this attachment is just something specifically created for monster hunter that isn't intended to become a part of the 3ds for general use, so it'd be best to wait to hear what nintendo says before getting too worked up.

>: [ NO logic allowed!

This add-on is so pointless! The only games that would ever use it are MHT (that's what it was designed for wasn't it?) and FPS (I'd use the touch screen over Duel Analog any-day). If Nintendo had wanted to include a second pad, they would've included it in their designs or in a prototype for testing, not as an add-on months after release.

Don't bet on it. I hear tell Nintendo is "suggesting" to developers that they make use of this peripheral in their upcoming games. And this person made sure that I understood that "suggesting" was quotations for a reason. LOL

What else did you 'hear tell?

That's it so far. I'll be anxious to see just how many developers make use of this thing. Will it be prevalent or a forgotten peripheral?

That IS the question!

I wonder if they're referring to Kojipro's colossally stupid idea to put aiming on the face buttons... people are divided over whether touch is superior to dual analogue but I think everyone agrees it's better than frickin face buttons.

^Very true

http://uk.ds.ign.com/articles/119/1192737p1.html
I think this is the most positive article I have read about this so far, I think there's a couple of good points there, I had never considered the N64 port focus until he pointed it out.

I'm still going with the theory that Nintendo itself still has little desire for a second analog stick(also I've been typing analogue for ages) but that it was done simply because it's something third parties want. I think the idea that Nintendo doesn't know what it's doing is ludicrous. Nintendo knows that this may have a negative effect on the perception of them but they're prioritising gaining third party support and getting Monster Hunter on the 3DS is simply gargantuan. We're talking about the series that single handedly saved the PSP.