3DS Slide Pad Expansion: 480 Hours of Play on One Battery

[Zlejedi]

gumby_trucker said:

Zlejedi said:

Buzzi said:

homer said:
Dang. If only the 3ds would last that long...
In fact, it would be cooler if the 3ds slide pad extended 3ds battery by 2-3 hours instead...

They could have put another battery into the add-on itself, doubling the life of the console...I don't know why they didn't, the space for such a battery was there after all.

Because it would increase the cost several times ?

Would it really increase the cost that much? They wouldn't have to include an actual battery, just the required circuitry to make it supply power to the 3DS, though that may be easier said than done...

Does anyone know how the circle pad communicates with the main console? Is there some kind of data port or is it done wirelessly?

Battery would probably cost more than the whole thing currently costs to produce. It would also add more weight as looking at offers in net even chinese knock of batteries for PSP cost few euro and better quality ones around 10.

And also how would they sell people redesign with bigger battery and second analog built in? ;)