Topic: Official Nintendo 3DS Discussion Thread - Specs, Tech, Price? It's all here!

[Police Girl]

From the looks of it both Original Shoulder buttons are available.

Must just be an option for people who want Playstation style control.

[Phi]

@ xnam - Um, what? It's exactly as I said.

Just imagine that the 3DS L & R shoulder buttons aren't there. What becomes functional are the L and R triggers on the peripheral. The smaller shoulder button above the right trigger is likely a new R2 button (I apologize for saying R3 last time, maybe I caused confusion) used for games like MH Tri G.

The 3DS shoulder buttons lose function, in replace for the peripheral.

[VixyNyan]

[xnamkcor]

@ xnam - Um, what? It's exactly as I said.

Just imagine that the 3DS L & R shoulder buttons aren't there. What becomes functional are the L and R triggers on the peripheral. The smaller shoulder button above the right trigger is likely a new R2 button (I apologize for saying R3 last time, maybe I caused confusion) used for games like MH Tri G.

The 3DS shoulder buttons lose function, in replace for the peripheral.

Seems odd they would lose function and also be left available. They made holes in the design to make them available, but the two buttons replace them completely?

[Sakura Leic]

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It looks dull as dirt. But if it's appropriately responsive and comfortable, that's all I need from it right now.

...And I thought the first analog stick was put in a somewhat akward place.  Though now it seems like a game controller, I worry about how this would be used in conjunction with the A,B,X, and Y buttons right next to it, I mean it looks like it could slip off easily and hit those buttons when you don't want to. I kinda wonder if they were planning on doing this in the first place why couldn't they just made the 3DS with a small USB port and make this an attachment.  That would make it seem a bit less akward but then again the analog should have been on the bottom in the first place in my opinion.  I also wonder what the purpose of that giant screw on the interior of that thing is for and I'm scared of the fact that it looks like the place you put the batteries in.

The worst part is that I bought armor for my 3DS since my DSi XL got so scrathed up, but now it can't fit on this monstrocity and will add a lot more bulk in my purse if I decide to get this.  I'm so glad I mainly play RPG's.

[xnamkcor]

@ xnam - Um, what? It's exactly as I said.

Just imagine that the 3DS L & R shoulder buttons aren't there. What becomes functional are the L and R triggers on the peripheral. The smaller shoulder button above the right trigger is likely a new R2 button (I apologize for saying R3 last time, maybe I caused confusion) used for games like MH Tri G.

The 3DS shoulder buttons lose function, in replace for the peripheral.

L is on the 3DS, R is on the add-on. And ZL and ZR are on the add-on as secondary triggers.
R on the 3DS is left available for some reason. Maybe  for the Charging port.

[Bueno Excelente]

Do we not yet have any confirmation as to what the batteries are needed for?

[xnamkcor]

Do we not yet have any confirmation as to what the batteries are needed for?

What does it connect to? The Data/Charge connection is untouched. It can't plug into the game slot. Stylus slot is silly. All that is left is the IR port or Bluetooth.

[Kieran]

That and adding any further draw to the 3DS would just make its already abysmal battery life even worse.

[xnamkcor]

That and adding any further draw to the 3DS would just make its already abysmal battery life even worse.

The same could be said of all religions.

[Kieran]

Er, what?  If that was an attempt at humor, I'm sorry to say it went about a mile over my head.

[Bueno Excelente]

Er, what?  If that was an attempt at humor, I'm sorry to say it went about a mile over my head.

The same could be said at all attempts at humor through memes.

Anyway, I honestly can't see a single reason why it'd drain more power, seeing as it's simply new inputs. It's like having independent batteries for connected headphones.

[Phi]

L is on the 3DS, R is on the add-on. And ZL and ZR are on the add-on as secondary triggers.
R on the 3DS is left available for some reason. Maybe  for the Charging port.

As I said before, that was simply speculation. Now that I actually see it reads ZL and ZR, yes, It would indicate that they are secondary.

[Satoryu]

If there's no hard connection between the 3DS and the add on, then it must be connected wirelessly. That would explain why it needs its own power source.

[Bueno Excelente]

Why would they not use a hard connection when using a peripheral that goes around the whole machine?

[Hypershell]

Either they had a hard time reversing the power flow through the charging port, or they decided that the 3DS's battery life kinda demands the option of leaving the system plugged in.

Guessing the actual input on the thing works through the IR port, otherwise you'd think they'd leave the stylus uncovered.

[Bueno Excelente]

I'm just confused about it. If it's got a battery, it has to be used for something other than new buttons. Specially with the all-around design it has, which seems to make the 3DS into a kind of big controller grip. I'm thinking there's more than we're seeing here.

[Turian]

Why not have it charge the 3DS? It could have plugged into the charging port and had its own battery. It could even use the same type of battery the 3DS currently uses. This would have extended the 3DS's battery life and made the product more appealing,

[Hypershell]

To sell at $15 it's obviously a quick-and-dirty solution.

If it were just a second stick I'd fully expect "3DS Lite" to have its own, but I'm wondering how 4 shoulder buttons would maintain a decent profile on a normal handheld.

[Phi]

Why not have it charge the 3DS? It could have plugged into the charging port and had its own battery. It could even use the same type of battery the 3DS currently uses. This would have extended the 3DS's battery life and made the product more appealing,

It might have been too expensive if it used a separate Lithium Ion battery. Using a AAA battery for its source is no doubt a more cost efficient way to sell on the market.

[Bueno Excelente]

It was 20 bucks in Japan the last time I've seen it. I do like the fact that they're adding in shoulder sticks too. Plus, both clickable ones and triggers! Both kinds allow for way more variation. If they brought me a new Metroid/whatever with this setup, it'd be quite comfortable.

[Solar]

I'm just confused about it. If it's got a battery, it has to be used for something other than new buttons. Specially with the all-around design it has, which seems to make the 3DS into a kind of big controller grip. I'm thinking there's more than we're seeing here.

It uses IR to connect to the 3DS, so it needs batteries in the exact same way your TV remote does. That's all there is to it.

[xnamkcor]

Who's to say the charging port can't be used and still put a port capable of charging on the add-on?

Who's to say that port can even send and receive data?

Maybe it's part of a vastly thought out plan with variables we aren't considering.

Maybe this is the best they can do on short notice and they didn't really think about it at all.

[Bueno Excelente]

It uses IR to connect to the 3DS, so it needs batteries in the exact same way your TV remote does. That's all there is to it.

Confirmed, or speculation? And won't that cause a bit of lag in automatic response?

[Reaperoid]

Looks more like a glorified controller now, be cool to see what throwing WiiU into the equation does.