Agree but there could be a smart move here. It was stupid to release the 3DS without two analogue sticks. They could release the bog standard add on and an add on that has an extra rechargeable battery pack. Battery for 3D use isn't spectacular. They might as well try to kill two birds with one stone

Wii version in what way? Because I used the Classic Controller Pro. PSP version? The claw is utilized because the D-pad was used variety of things while analog was for movement. It is flipped here would it still apply.

Yes that is always well and good but one will always speculate as to the nature of the game and how they would be able to play it on a console or handheld. Especially if the handheld is different from the others that it was on before.

Yes we could but either way it's fun. So long as people don't take it to the extremes I see no harm. For me it's going to be purchased either way because it's a Monster Hunter title.

Well if that is what they stated then I'd just add more speculation to my mind as to what type of control set up as well as Monsters it will have.

According to the series supervisor, the extra buttons will provide the same control scheme as found on the Wii version (played with the Classic Controller Pro).

I assume that the analogue will still be used for movement, and the D-Pad will be used for inventory items (in the way that the D-Pad was used in Twilight Princess for the Wii).

But it's still all speculation at the moment. For all we know, the 3DS version could have a completely customisable control scheme, where you could map camera control to the touchscreen if you don't have the expansion etc.

Making a monstrous peripheral because of one game? Makes sense.

/s

How are you going to use the face buttons comfortably with that THING on it?

Just like the peripherals that came out for Guitar Hero?

This might not be just for one game - it could be used for other games, just like the balance board for the Wii. That was intended to be used primarily for one game, but the did develop other games that made use of it - and even used it as an option control method for other games.

In my opinion, it's better than the peripherals that came out with Guitar Hero (or the UDraw tablet), as this one DOES have uses outside the Monster Hunter game.

The important fact at the moment is that this is an OPTIONAL accessory - you don't need it to play this game, or any other game just now.

Yes, there may be a 3DS revision with the second analog built in, but that's not guaranteed at this stage (well, the 3DS revision is guaranteed, but not necessarily the second analog).

We will have to wait until next week to get all of the details about this, because right now, all we have is speculation. The only facts we have heard about it is from the MH series supervisor who said that it's optional for the MH game, but provides the same control scheme as the Wii version of the game, and it is comfortable to hold. Everything else is just speculation on our part.

I completely agree with you, I was just saying that Monster Hunter probably wasn't the reason they made this.

And it does look quite uncomfortable to use the face buttons to me, because they're so far away from the edge now.