Roma said:
How do you expect them to add the two extra shoulder buttons on a redesign? If they do it will only be fatter or things will stick out at the bottom of it making it harder to put in your pocket. With this add on it makes the system more comfortable and easier to play as the second circle pad isn’t under the buttons. Try playing around with your thumb under the buttons and see how uncomfortable it is. I think this design was planed long before 3DS came out for the reasons I wrote above. These things don’t just happen in a few months |
I don't think the 3DS needs to fit into my pocket for it to be portable (I carried my DS in my bag mostly). I mean the ipad doesn't fit into your pocket, but people still carry it around. So as long as it fits into your bag while travelling and your hand while playing, a 3DS which may be a bit bulkier after the redesign is fine.
Also I don't know about you but when I play my DS, I use my 2 thumbs to do most of the touch screen work rather than the stylus because its more natural. But with this attachment it seems you can no longer use your right thumb for touch screen while holding on to the ds with both hands which is annoying. Plus I haven't had hands on, but using the face buttons may be tough while using the circle pad.
But anyway, I really can see them easily fitting a second pad just below the face buttons (plus extended battery life and increased sweet spot for 3D viewing would be nice), that empty space is practically asking for it, so I think I'll wait and see if they do indeed announce a remodel with the above feature, although I'll end up getting a 3DS whether or not they release a redesigned version once the next mainstream pokemon game hits. I hope they do release a remodel though, because the ergonomics of the circle pad extension seems screwed up.
