The sales of the 3DS are quite bad and Nintendo hasn’t given up hope yet. Now they are releasing this circle pad add-on(3DS Expansion Slide Pad) as Monster Hunter Tri heads to the 3DS.

The expansion not only add on buttons, it supposedly gives you some grip to your 3DS? The dual analog stick is a good idea, but there are some cons to this Expansion Slide Pad.

It appears that the game cartridge slot is blocked by the 3DS Expansion Slide Pad, meaning that you must take the 3DS out of the Expansion Slide Pad to change games. Apparently, the wireless switch is also blocked.

Whatever happen to having a sleek-looking console device? Now this looks so bulky. 3DS owners, what do you think of this Expansion Slide Pad?

Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) G would be out at the end of this year and there would be playable versions at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show next week.

Source: Kotaku