When Nintendo announced the 3DS XL, many were disappointed that the system lacked that all-important second slider pad. This omission was made all the more puzzling by the fact that Nintendo had ...

Nintendo introduced a slightly bigger version of their popular console Nintendo 3DS XL few days back. Now they have confirmed the introduction of new Circle Pad Pro gaming pad for the XL version of ...

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 ...

Nintendo addresses perhaps the most glaring shortcoming of its stereoscopic handheld this week with the release of the Nintendo 3DS Circle Pad Pro. The $20 peripheral provides 3DS gamers a second ...

As far as rumours go, the first whispers that Nintendo was planning on somehow stapling an extra circle pad to the side of the 3DS was at the wackier end of the tittle-tattle spectrum, and you can be ...

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 ...

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is a spectacular game, though you better play it on the Nintendo Wii U if you want to get the most out of it. The high definition graphics available on the console version ...

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 ...

It says a lot about the absurdity of the Circle Pad Pro that when its existence was leaked last year, some hardcore Nintendo supporters refused to believe it was real. The concept of adding an ...