So I guess you wont need this stand when you get the Circle Pad Pro?

It looks rather awkward? Still - I guess it might be tiring to support the system with just one hand seeing that the stylus will be getting so much use...

Something like this should have been released ages ago. Best idea ever for the DS.

Wow, will they also include someone to hold your hand and whisper reassuring comments in your ear while you play the game, as well?

@noblo601 I guess that makes sense, but at some point it wouldn't serve much for me.... Maybe it will.

If there's a mistake Nintendo keeps making it's releasing too many accessories..

honestly this seems like the most pointless accessory nintendo has ever put out, like are people seriously THAT lazy that they have to have a stand to put a lightweight portable device on while playing it? really?

this will be great for when i play it at work! also LMAO@corbs comment

Good idea. I'd love to try it.
I just hope if it comes to the West it won't make the game much more expensive.

Who here got hand cramps while playing Metroid Prime: Hunters?

I very much doubt this will be released outside Japan. I'm sure there was one for the DS in Japan too.

But then I'd have to sit leaning over a table and such, sounds too awkward...
I like being able to lean back on my couch or bed and play.

@James ME. And I played like hell, anyways

Haha yep James, but the multiplayer in that game was so darn addictive I couldn't stop, xD

Oooo, I want one. It's especially helpful for this particular game, since you'll otherwise only be able to hold the system with one hand while playing.

@BenAV The same isn't true for me. I've spent so much time sleeping on my side as ordered to deal with my sleep apnea that I now find it uncomfortable to lie flat on my back.

This...looks...alright. I can see WHY Nintendo made it, but then it kind of seems...weird. I just hope it doesn't come in an unseparatable bundle, because I don't need it.

Oh, @James about MPH: No. I didn't get hand cramps because I used the Dual Mode Right option. I DID use the stylus aim function with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare DS, but I didn't get cramps there either.

I could see how that could work, but then you might have to be leaning over your desk or table for a while, so I can't say for sure if this ultimately saves you from cramps or not. For me, it won't matter if this comes westward or not.

So with all the time they had they couldnt make make a good control scheme????

I'm a lefty and I totally don't need that crap. But it was sweet of Nintendo to think of us.

Yeah, I totally want this.

This is the kind of rubbish peripheral solution that comes about because the 3D screen has such a bad viewing angle where you constantly lose the 3D effect if you shake or move the 3DS system in the slightest...

Apparently Japanese people drop their DSs a lot.

@Kirk - that's just not true. The viewing angle is amazingly good.

It really isn't Stromboli.

I knew it! Nintendo's including a practical left handed option that doesn't use the circle pad pro.

this could be very useful for a lets play or a walkthrough
-imagine this: U R playing this and wanna film but still wanna have a comfy grip without having to move the 3ds
Solution: Put the 3ds on this thing and put ur camera on a tripod and voila! DONE!

This seems about as useful as the not-getting-any-use stands that were included in the 3DS boxes that no longer work the moment you put any type of cover on your 3DS no matter how slim or tiny. I really like the $20 Nyko combo battery and rechargeable stand, but again wouldn't work with a case but at least you get useable battery life as a trade-off. Also, if you are going to include a useless cheap accessory in a game box at least make it cool looking and colorful to match the game.

Why a stand? if you touch to hard at the screen it will move,
and maybe will the 3DS drop off and the screen damagded

Why didn't they just make this for Wii? I don't want to add a bunch of plastic to my 3DS to make this comfortable to play when there exists a perfect control solution on the console hooked up to my TV... lost opportunity I say. So sad.

I think they are trying to fix the fact that the controls are painful with the stand.

I like the idea of fixing the painful controls, but the dual-analog approach with the circle pad was the answer. Not this.

Embarrassing for Nintendo.

I'm actually kinda pumped, but mostly because this'll help me watch Netflix more comfortably.

@30 the wii is almost dead. it wouldn't have sold.

I think this is a good/bad idea in many ways, with (to me) the goods outweighing the bads. And I bet this will be nice for those who get hand cramps a lot. We'll just have to see the pros and cons of it's use when (or if) it gets over here.

Bright side:

It looks better than that Circle Pad Pro :+

Is this really necessary?

I still think they should have just made this game a platformer. Those controls sound terribly complex. My hands hurt just thinking about playing this.

Nintendo............... -_- ' you can't be serious.....

Ugh oh...
This means the controls will hurt...

I like how the out "In Japan at least" where we can barely see it.

Kinda like how in Metroid Prime Hunters, I could see my hand/arm getting worn out. Although, all I did to fix the problem was prop the DS up against my knee, and continue playing. Problem solved.

Don't really see the point in releasing this for KI, but it will help with things like netflix and the eventual hulu plus coming out. I hate holding it while trying to watch a tv show.

Doesn't the need for this confirm that the control scheme is no good? Two peripherals for a shooter? Let's just use buttons like normal people.

@rjerj I use the included recharge stand all the time. It works great. How many people actually put a cover around their whole 3DS? Screen protectors are all that are needed.

What's wrong with the game design if it comes with a stand?