OK, so you won’t need a wrist strap but Nintendo’s second Circle Pad peripheral comes with one. Whether or not anyone will use it remains to be seen, but it’s certainly an interesting decision by Nintendo to include one.
“Attach the wrist strap to the 3DS and wear it when using this accessory.”
Cool, a free wrist strap for something other than a second analog peripheral.
…….WHAT DO THEY THINK WE’LL BE DOING WITH THIS????
its for Monster hunter.
Why would you need a strap for Monster Hunter?
I played a little of Monster Hunter Tri, and it didn’t seem like it needed a strap…. (I only played a little of it.)
if you really get in to monster hunter you need one :D you through the controller at the wall other wise :)
You must not be a very refined hunter because I never use the strap when playing that game and I’ve never thrown it against a wall. But actually I’ve taken off the wrist strap from my wii-mote to use with my 3DS because I don’t want to drop it. (I don’t wear it on my hand I tie it on my belt loop.)
It’s a good safety precaution…you never know when you’ll need the strap.
…I mean, I never used mine with the Wii…because I have an actual grip and stuff.
i have little kids around and sometimes i get bumped and jumped, and if not for wrist strap, there would have been some terrible accidents, then some missing kids on the news.
*like*
I’ve dropped my 3DS 3 times alredy but it was never damaged :) A wrist band will help me never drop my 3DS unless the band breaks
some freaky stuff bro….lmfao
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WHY DIDNT THEY JUST INCLUDE IN THE 3DS!!! it would have made it alot more better
Either because it means they can sell it as an add-on and make more money, or because they thought they didn’t need two circle pads, but other developers asked for them afterwards so they made this.
I like it, IMO…
Why did they add a Printer for the GameBoy?
They did not think of it in time :}
I like to think someone thought of it but was voted down. “I think…we need another analog pad. You know for like camera movement or option for the ABXY buttons.”
“Heh…you’re silly. Now go back to designing stickers and stuff for Club Nintendo, now. Those stickers and keychains aren’t going to make themselves. Leave the ideas to the big boys…we got this.”
“Okay…but think about idea about the price. I got a bad feeling about it.”
“Run along now.”
…that’s exactly how it went. Sticker-Keychain guy has all the ideas. I think his name is Yuji or something.
I would use a free wrist strap. Heck, it’s free! >_>;
If you ask me all Nintendo needs to do is make a better batteryfor the 3DS and sell it and that will knock a revised 3DS for about 5 years.
At Least the attachment now looks better than the other piece of garbage we saw earlier.
So we need to use a strapoon with this and…wait.
What the hell is a “strapoon”?
That would be a strap-on spoon!! “strapoon”
Oh wonderful, I’ve been needing a strap on spoon
That just sounded sleazy. :c
Seriously, this thing is getting absolutely scrutinized all over the Internet, and unfortunately the 3DS is somewhat of a laughing stock. I love the 3DS, but I think people should know. On the other hand, it’s probably just a bunch of Sony fanboys, LOL
I already have a wrist wrapt thingie for my 3DS, I put it on the bottom right of it… Now what?
Totally pointless, but I really don’t care :P
WHAT
Alec I love you.
some people see this as *wooo whoo, free wrist strap* i see this as, *this peripheral isnt sturdy enough so we are giving you a strap just incase, just in case you know*
“I’m suing nintendo because my son’s circle pad flew into my tv!”
lol that what i was thinking lol
i think they put that there as a saftey measure if some games use the pad and gyroscope features, like the wii mote uses a strap
will these be in all the colors of the 3ds’s or just black?
i hope not, but im fine with it cause i have black but with all the new colors they’re making they probably too color as a concern
That misleading title is a no no.
I noticed it too, but meh.
I bet that the strap siphons your life energy in order to power the add-on. Just my two cents
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I got 2 wii staps on my 3ds just because i wanna take extra care of it not im gettin a 3rd hell yea
I never really used a wrist strap for anything except WarioWare Wii and Wii sports. So unless they make a good game that requires a lot of movement, I probably won’t use it.
Nintendo has been getting some bad press recently about this whole new circle pad (topped with the 3DS price drop, poor sales, no good games, and anything else I’m forgetting). That bring said, I still think Nintendo is going to pull through here.
I do, however, think this circle pad add on is silly, and should have just been included from the get go. And secondly, if this is something that all 3DS games will incorporate in the future (a possibility), then current 3DS owners shouldn’t have to purchase one. It should be supplied free of charge, similar to how the Wii released remote covers for free.
I don’t know, that’s just what I think…
Difference is that was a piece of rubbish plastic, this is a piece of technology.
Motion sensor? Well it’s better having a strap so you don’t drop it
BTW: How is it connected?
Telepathically
What if you already have a strap? You’ll have…two straps? .__.U That will look…Overprotective.
And then what if, like me, you already have two on it? The left and right corners… For no main reason than to identify the console as “mine”(and I think it looks funky). Then you’ll have three! One for each wrist and an extra one…
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Wow, they’re going all Sega and putting out crappy add-ons that make the system look terrible.
*waits for this to fail epically and just get included in the next DS iteration design*