Nyko Experiences Power Outage, No Longer Releasing 3DS Power Grip Pro

I actually wanted this..
Isn't the base of users in regular 3DS's still bigger than the 3DSXL userbase?
why can't they just make two btw?

What.
I know that spelling can be different in Europe than it is in the US, but that, makes no sense to me.

@Void
Why don't you get it? It's a play on words, power outage, to reflect that the Power Grip won't be coming out. Anyway, I'm one of the ones with a 3DS XL, so this doesn't affect me, but it would have been nice to see a Power Grip XL being made.

I was actually holding out for this. Disappointed

Never heard of this, but it looks cool. I probably would've bought it.

@Damo Thanks for that, I was confused too. I still am though, the story doesn't talk about a power outage. o___O

I was really hoping that Nintendo would pick up where Nyko left off, releasing the Circle Pad Pro Pro or something weird like that. Or, you know, releasing a 3DS with 2 analog sticks and an anti-glare screen. I would pay a ton of money for something that useful. Who knows, maybe they could, cough, release a good looking, good feeling CPP. I just want one that looks good enough to use in public without being an embarassment. Kingdom Hearts 3D is just calling for it. (As well as Metal Gear Solid 3, but I kind of stopped playing that after I got through it 3 times in a row.) Dang you, final boss of KH3D, stopping me from finishing it!

@Prof_Clayton I'm still confused as well. Does it mean that they can't manufacture the actual accessory because there's no power to drive the machines that build them?

lol even im confused on all this xD wth fail post?

Lame.

It's still asymmetric junk, although not as bad as the ugly goiter otherwise known as CPP.

Face the facts, CPP is a failed accessory, just like the GBA e-reader and DS rumble pak, and Nyko knows it. I seriously doubt any more future 3DS games will support it.

Seriously, guys, as Mario_Party_Fan_999 stated, "Power Outage" is just a play on words. Granted, from reading just the title I got the impression that Nyko had suffered a power outage in their factory and couldn't get the 3DS Power Grip Pro manufactured on time, but reading the article I realized the truth: They're not releasing it at all and they don't give any reasons for it.

Which is a shame, because I was definitely looking forward to it. It looks better than the original CPP and it comes with extra battery, so you don't need to switch between two different accesories when you go out with your 3DS.

I also don't think the 3DS XL is the culprit. There has to be another reason... Maybe they DID get a power outage?

Kind of agree with StarDust - Nyko must've run the numbers (size of 3DS user base, number of games that support the accessory, cost to produce versus possible return) and figured it just wasn't worth the effort. Having the user base split between different 3DS models surely affects the result... but none of the other factors seem overwhelming positive from an outside viewpoint.

Too bad. I wanted to get a circle pad accessory when Monster Hunter is released, and liked the Power Grip Pro concept more than what Nintendo has offered. (Of course it's easy to like a picture. Hard to say what the cost/quality would've been like if actually released.)

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A shame; I was really looking forward to this rather than the Nintendo one.

maybe we'll get lucky and the Circle Pad Xl will be similarly styled. The original was a bulbous thing that I found didn't have enough grip to be comfortable. Hopefully, since the XL is more simple, that translates to their promised circle pad version.

I'm confused as to how people are confused about the title of this article.

And the circle pad pro is a failed experiment like someone said above. Nintendo really done goofed when they neglected to put a second analog stick on the 3DS.

Too bad. That one actually looked kinda nice.

D: I actually wanted one

I was going to get this. This really ticks me off. I had my heart set on that.

So now we aren't playing with power.

@Like, everyone saying it's a play on words: It may be, but it's no different than saying "Nyko experiences power outage, Nyko can no longer make the PGP because of it."
And the is a reason you have tag lines below the title, doesn't really matter, but it's just weird.
@Damo, I'm pretty sure @TBD said We're not allowed to make responses which are just links to Wikipedia.

Misleading title,
just the facts please.

I would have purchased it. The news is actually worse, as a few have said, it sounded like their factor broke down and the release would be delayed, the actual news is they just decided to not sell it.

Dang! Why can't they just make one for the 3ds and one for the XL. I really wanted one.

I'll bet Nintendo realized this is a far superior product, both functionally and aesthetically, and so they denied them.

I wouldn't have gotten it anyway.

Sombody should make a Meme with a 3ds with a circle pad pro and it would say "this isnt even my final form"

Say it aint so. Why would they cancel due to the XL being released there are far more original systems out there in the wild right now. I dont know the exact numbers but didnt they sell like2 million of the original 3ds systems. People do still play them and nyko would still make a ton of money

@EvisceratorX omg man! Youmade me laugh so hard I think I popped a button lol. Good stuf!

That's crap. I was really looking forward to this. It was the reason I didn't get the XL.

This would be part of the quality over quantity campaign that nintendo runs

Maybe Nintendo said: "We don't allow it because our Circle pad pro doesn't sell well, and because of your device it may sell even worse!"

It's just a thought. I don't know how popular the Circle pad pro is.

I don't really care, both Nyko products I've bought have been crap.

Hey, LEARN to use the action buttons as like that of a circle pad. An anti-glare screen protector would be nice though.