Ever since savvy manufacturers realised that gamers were prepared to pay top dollar for pieces of near-useless plastic that claim to improve their gaming experience, there's been a flood of largely ...

Nintendo seems to have a knack for repeat performances. Nintendo DS? Quickly supplanted by the DS Lite-- and the DSi didn't last too long either before it was succeeded by the DSi XL. Even the 3DS saw ...

The upcoming Circle Pad Pro accessory for the Nintendo 3DS will last for around 480 hours off a single AAA battery, it has been revealed. The accessory launches December 10 in Japan for 1,500 yen. The ...

Nintendo’s less than elegant but arguably useful Circle Pad Pro allowed the 3DS to steal away the mighty Ultimate Monster Hunter 3 from its traditional home on Sony handhelds. US 3DS XL users, however ...

The 3DS Circle Pad Expansion might look like a beefy behemoth, but there's something appealingly dinky about the box it comes in, in Japan at least. Amazon Japan has an image of the accessory's retail ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Nintendo has once again made an add-on second Circle Pad for the 3DS. And, you know what, it's not half bad. Actually, it seems like the Circle Pad ...

The Circle Pad Pro is a Nintendo-made controller add-on that adds one additional analog stick and two shoulder buttons to the original 3DS model. It is known as the Slider Pad in Europe and as the ...

First impressions stay with you. Take our first look at the Nintendo 3DS, for example. Our first thought? "Hey, where's the second analog stick?" Given all the gaming genres that benefit from it, it's ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The first ever 3DS game demo went live today for fans in the US and UK, and once you got past the ...

While it won't be winning any beauty contests, the Circle Pad Pro feels good in the hands, with very little weight added to the 3DS — I actually found that the system was a lot more comfortable to ...