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Circle Pad Pro accessory will ruin your Nintendo 3DS XL's silhouette for $20

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<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Circle Pad Pro accessory will ruin your Nintendo 3DS XL's silhouette for $20 " data-src-height="411" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/3dsxlcpp33-lead.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Is it worth adding a lop-sided $20 piece of plastic to your  already-substantial 3DS XL in order to gain a second analog thumb stick?  It's a good question and finally one worth asking now that Nintendo has  announced that the currently Japan-only Circle Pad Pro  for the XL will start shipping in the States tomorrow. When we went  hands-on last year, we found that it added predictable amounts of girth  and also blocked the cartridge port, but compensated by making the  handheld more comfortable to use, not least by adding larger shoulder  buttons as well as the thumb stick. It's also worth pointing out that  the smaller 3DS version of the accessory enabled better controls for left-handed players in <i>Kid Icarus</i>,  so there could be some subtler benefits too. We've embedded our  hands-on video after the break, so you just need to hold a $20 bill up  against your screen and decide which looks better.</div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="349" id="viddler-324a484f" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="//www.viddler.com/embed/324a484f/?f=1&offset=0&autoplay=0&secret=97510463&disablebranding=0&view_secret=97510463" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="545"></iframe></div>

Circle Pad Pro accessory will ruin your Nintendo 3DS XL's silhouette for $20

Is it worth adding a lop-sided $20 piece of plastic to your already-substantial 3DS XL in order to gain a second analog thumb stick? It...

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Luigi edition Nintendo 3DS LL gives Mario's brother his due, but only in Japan

3dsll, 3dsxl, console, gaming, handheld, japan, luigi, nintendo, SuperMarioBros, VideoGames 4/18/2013 - GreenZoner egypt

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" itemprop="text" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Nintendo 3DS LL Luigi edition" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/luigi3dsxl619pxhedimg.jpg" /></div>There must be some kind of unstated rule that Nintendo can never give the US a special edition handheld without releasing some Japan-focused models. While the company was busy promising Americans an <em>Animal Crossing</em> 3DS XL  of their very own, it was also introducing a Luigi edition 3DS LL for  its home country as part of its "Year of Luigi" theme -- not fair,  Nintendo. The system is decked out in a camouflage-like pattern that  pays tribute to Mario's oft-neglected sibling, and it should ship with a  preloaded copy of <em>Mario and Luigi: Dream Team</em> just to drive  the point home. Local gamers will get the distinctly-patterned 3DS LL on  June 18th, but there's no word on an XL equivalent for the US so far.  We'll just have to make do with Mario-colored devices instead.<br />           </div></div>