Digital Foundry looks at the 3DS Circle Pad Pro upgrade for the 3DS, concluding that while the add-on blights the aesthetics of the handheld, the functionality. Skip to main content.

The Circle Pad Pro communicates with the 3DS by way of the IR ports on both devices, and I actually managed to get it working from around 5cm away.

The big downside to the Circle Pad Pro XL is illustrated keenly by the images above — it makes the already chunky 3DS XL even bigger, lending it dimensions which rival the impractically bulky ...

The $20 peripheral provides 3DS gamers a second analogue circle pad – a crucial component in traditional first- and third-person action games. But it's not an ideal solution.

In the end, the 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro is little more than a larger, slightly more comfortable version of its predecessor. It's a niche device designed only to work with a handful of games.

Nintendo 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro expansion coming this year. More circles please. by Tracey Lien. Source Andriasang. Jun 28, 2012, 2:23 AM UTC. 3ds circle.

Nintendo's an infamously stubborn company, especially when it comes to admitting mistakes, so it's tough pinpointing the exact moment the publisher decided its 3DS required another circle pad, or ...

Super Smash Bros. 3DS will, however, take advantage of the C-Button on the redesigned New Nintendo 3DS and New 3DS XL, both of which also feature an extra set of shoulder buttons.

3DS XL Second Circle Pad Fail It seemed inevitable that Nintendo would give us a new version of the 3DS. However, while everyone assumed a redesign would mean the inclusion of a second circle pad ...

The first picture of 3DS XL’s Circle Pad Pro attachment has been revealed by Nintendo's Japanese site.. First confirmed in June, the XL Circle Pad Pro adds a second analog stick that’s ...

This circle pad pro thing is out so soon, I'm can't help but think it was being designed since before the 3DS came out, which really is aggravating because I have little trouble believing they ...