Nyko’s answer to the Circle Pad Pro

6/15/12 10:00am

tl;dr

Nyko makes its own Circle Pad Pro but it looks better, its a case and it has a built in battery.

You shouldn’t ever have needed the Circle Pad Pro from Nintendo when they could have just released another version of the 3DS, but Nintendo released it and it’s a GameStop exclusive. As you know Nyko made a battery for the 3DS and it’s awesome. Especially since its $20 - $30 and works great. It solved the complaints people had where the one reason why they would never get a 3DS is because of the battery life. But with the Circle Pad Pro you can't use the batteries from Nyko. To use the Circle Pad Pro means less battery and you can't enjoy some games like Resident Evil, Kingdom Hearts, and Monster Hunter to their fullest. But once again Nyko has solved that problem.

Nyko is released their own circle pad pro which is called the "Power Grip Pro". From the pics it looks like it will have the RZ and LZ buttons, it’s a case and also has a built in battery that will last 3x the length of a 3DS battery. Which means if you’re excited to play Kingdom Hearts and want to use the Circle Pad Pro playing for hours like you did when KH 1&2 came out for the PS2, this is it. But the Power Grip Pro will be released sometime after KH 3D. I bought a Circle Pad Pro not too long ago and I regret it now. Here are some specs.

Analog slider provides added control and functionality for compatible games
Works with all games designed for the Circle Pad Pro™
Extended battery allows user to play up to 3x longer in comfort
Easily clips on to the 3DS, no complex installation required
Works in conjunction with the 3DS battery
Ergonomic design for optimal comfort and control
Acts as a case to prevent scratches or dings
Charges through the stock Nintendo 3DS power adaptor

Nyko's Power Grip Pro with be sold for $30 and it will be released sometime in October.

» Source: http://www.gamezone.com/news/nyko-makes-the-3ds-circle-pad-pro-sexy
» Tagged In: #3ds, #Battery, #Circle Pad Pro, #Nintendo, #nyko, #Power Grip Pro

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supacowza

June 17, 2012 - 8:30pm

i think this is trying to fade out the shock n rock for the 3ds,Recently i looked on the nyko website for a shocknrock and it was removed, I was gonna get a SnR for my birthday but now i guess im getting this

goldandsilver

June 18, 2012 - 3:04am

yea i wondered what happened to the SnR. it just disappeared. I wanted to get one myself cause of the battery and the speakers. imo I think the 3ds speakers are to quiet so i was hoping the SnR would give better sound

Comedian

June 16, 2012 - 2:36pm

I bought a one about a week ago and I REALLY liked it. I seriously don't get how people played revelations without it. I hated the "one stick control scheme" in Re 4 and I hated it even more in revelations. Thank god for the circle pad pro.

Dont think Ill be buying this one though, cant see how it improves on the pro.

TCJJ

June 16, 2012 - 3:45am

Wait, the CirclePad pro is a Gamestop exclusive in the US? It's not exclusive at all over here. I still haven't bought one though. I'll buy it with Resident Evil: Revelations eventually, and I'll nab Kingdom Hearts 3D whilst I'm at it, but for now, I'm just going to ignore my 3DS, because mine is already shitting itself with glitches for NO reason. Damn it, Nintendo.

Oh, on topic, why didn't Nintendo make this to begin with? I mean, I'm not a huge fan of the whole Nyko stuff where it makes it bulkier and that, but the 3DS IS rather small in my hands, so maybe I'll consider one of these. DAMN IT, NINTENDO.

goldandsilver

June 16, 2012 - 3:59am

the CPP is exclusive to gamestop but you can order it on the Nintendo shop website, thats where i got mine cause gamestop never had them. As for nyko products yea they diddnt make good 3rd party accessories but when it came to the 3ds they made fantastic accessories. I ask myself that question myself on why nintendo diddnt do stuff like this, but look at it this way, if nintendo made the batteries they would sell them at a much higher price. I could imagine them making something like the Power Grip Pro and sell it for $60, but nyko sells the batteries for a cheap $30 and people say its the best that nyko has ever released (and i agree with them cause I have one of their 3ds batteries)

TCJJ

June 17, 2012 - 1:11am

That's weird. As far as I know, Nintendo of Australia doesn't sell stuff on their site for Australians and New Zealanders, but we do have the Circle Pad Pro in a lot of regular retail shops. I still wish they'd implement email contact, for goodness sakes. It's driving me nuts that if I have a problem (of which I have a few with some Nintendo stuff at the moment), I have to ring them between 9am and 5pm Australian time. Not too far out from NZ time, but still....

The thing is, Nintendo could easily charge more money for the Circle Pad Pro with a battery expansion and people would have a harder time complaining because they would be getting something for their money. It'd definitely be a nicer incentive to buy the thing, even if it was more expensive. Alternatively, they could have always produced two versions. Maybe that doesn't seems practical from a business stand-point, but plenty of products have multiple versions, so I'm sure Nintendo could pull it off.

I just wish the Nyko stuff didn't LOOK so crap, because if it looked gorgeous (and was also made in the same colour my 3DS is - blue), then I'd have no trouble buying one immediately.