Nintendo Slide Pad for 3DS review | Risque Curves
You’ll also see several rubberized nubs that help hold your 3DS in place plus an infrared sensor that aligns with the 3DS’ own IR sensor in the inner top left of the peripheral. That means you’ll want to make sure that the IR sensors for the Slide Pad and the 3DS are aligned properly, or else the 3DS won’t be able to detect the peripheral accurately. Although it’s a cinch to slip your 3DS in and out of the peripheral, the Slide Pad actually holds the 3DS quite firmly. When it comes to syncing the device, the Slide Pad works by using the 3DS’ IR sensor. The stick (or “circle pad”) actually looks and feels just like the left analog stick of the 3DS. We tested the pad on a Japanese game, Monster Hunter 3G game camera without the Slide Pad. The second method is the modified “claw” technique with your left forefinger on the left analog stick to control character movement and your left thumb on the physical D-pad to move the camera. We tested that by channeling Motörhead and putting an ace of spades card in between both sensors and it blocked the peripheral from syncing with the 3DS. You can also do the opposite and insert it from the top first if you want to make sure that the IR sensors align. The Slide Pad comes with three shoulder buttons: “ZL” on the left and the “ZR” and “R” buttons on the right. When viewing the Slide Pad from the front, you’ll see its analog stick on the right side. (We’re just kidding about the name, of course, but you never know…) In the meantime, Nintendo’s got a peace offering of sorts to tide by 3DS owners: the Circle Pad Pro. Setup Plugging in the 3DS into the Slide Pad is a snap. We vigorously shook the thing face down with the 3DS attached and the console stayed in place even after the top screen flipped open. They essentially replace the shoulders on your 3DS, although the extra “R” button either duplicates “ZR” or serves a totally different function depending on the game. Unfortunately, Nintendo decided to release the 3DS without that second analog. Slated for a February 2012 release in the US, we got our grubby hands on its Japanese equivalent, the “ Slide Pad ” during a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun. Just insert your 3DS at an angle from the bottom and push the top part of the console down. In addition to the Slide Pad, the package includes a single AAA battery and a hand strap. Take our first look at the Nintendo 3DS , for example. No, we didn’t attempt that but you’re more than welcome to try it with your system if you just really, really, really have to know. 3mm) thick, so it’s going to make your compact 3DS look uncharacteristically chunky. One method involves using the virtual D-pad on the lower touchscreen, which frankly just isn’t accurate enough when things get hectic. ” Given all the gaming genres that benefit from it, it’s almost unthinkable for a major portable console to launch without an extra analog stick....