<p>Nintendo 3DS XL (the larger version of the 3DS) will be getting a Circle Pad Pro add-on of it&#8217;s own (at the moment, there&#8217;s only a Circle Pad Pro for the regular 3DS). The exact date is unknown but apparently is slated to be released sometime this year.</p>
<p>In case you&#8217;re a bit lost, here&#8217;s the whole Circle Pad Pro drama in a nutshell: the 3DS only has one circle pad on it and to allow players to have two, Nintendo created the Circle Pad Pro add-on which people can slide onto their 3DS&#8217; to get that much loved second analogue stick. The larger version of the 3DS, the 3DS XL doesn&#8217;t have this add-on but soon will. Hopefully that wasn&#8217;t too confusing!</p>
<p>(Via <a href="http://www.shoptonews.net/2012/06/28/nintendo-3ds-xl-to-get-circle-pro-pad/?utm_medium=twitter&;utm_source=twitterfeed">CVG</a> and <a href="http://www.gamesradar.com/3ds-xl-getting-circle-pad-pro-xl-will-probably-make-it-size-laptop-first-unofficial-picture/">GamesRadar</a>)</p>

Nintendo 3DS XL Will Soon Get Circle Pad Pro
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By Ayesha Amir

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