Hands-On Impressions of Nintendo’s Slide Pad

Kotaku made a quick write-up about their impressions of the Nintendo 3DS Slide Pad, which was shown at Capcom’s TGS 2011 booth. Here’s what they have to say:

The “3DS Kakuchou Slide Pad” or “3DS Expansion Slide Pad” is powered by a AAA battery. It is surprisingly light in the hand. I thought it would be heavier, but it’s not.

The add-on does feel reasonably solid. It’s not a drag to hold. The backside, with numerous exposed holes for screws looks cheap.

Since I’ve been blogging all morning in a humid convention center, my hands are on the sweaty side. Before I even touched it, I felt compelled to wipe my hands on my jeans, as a courtesy. It’s unfinished, so it could have been a bigger fingerprint monster, but make no mistake, this will pick up prints.

With all the nice materials third party peripheral makers use, a rubberized finished would have been preferable.

Using the second slide pad was easier and less awkward than I thought. It is not graceful, but seems serviceable. The response on the pad was the same as the original 3DS slide pad. If you like that, you’ll like this. If you hate it, you’ll hate this.

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