Have you tried any of the tricks I offered? I'm curious to know how it went.

I love the circle pad and haven't experienced any notable issues.  that said, I'm always washing my hands and i do tend to wipe the unit down every so often to keep it clean, circle pad as well.  I wouldn't be adversed to it having some nubbies or raised rings on it either however.

I felt like that at first, but now it hardly ever happens.

I believe its called a "Slider Pad". So naturally it works as advertised.

Edit: Oh it's called a Circle Pad. -_-

It slides perfectly under the nub ;) It shouldn't slide over, that would be false advertisement :P

Let give you a piece of fact about 3DS. It not a ANALOG STICK. It doesn't STICK OUT! It CALLED Circle Pad okay Circle Pad.

The problem I have is with the button. Holding the accelerate button in MK7 for prolonged period of time gives my thumb a button mark.

Galaki, I got the same farming one-ups in Mario 3D Land. Right at the base of my thumb I was getting cramps. But other than that challenge, where I needed to keep Y depressed and spam b, my hands are fine. It's my neck that's really starting to hurt! :S

It's a tad slippery which gets annoying during online MK7 races. Luckily it's slightly concaved though so your thumb won't slip off.

No issues with the circle pad, I just wish the 3DS was a little bigger.