The Nintendo 3DS XL does not include a charger?


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Barely any games use the Circle pad pro anyways. Also, if the 3DS did come with a second analog stick built in, where would it go? The design is compact as it is and it takes the layout base on it's predecessors.

I agree with you, I just thought it was an odd add-on for them to make.

I got one for Christmas (I got it from my girlfriend at the beginning of December) and it came with a charger.

 

A friend bought one a couple days ago and it came with a charger.

 

This is in Costa Rica, Central America.

Wow, I would have been pretty upset if the XL we purchased for my step-son didn't come with a charger.  It only came with about an hours worth of charge on it out-of-the-box.

 

Can the 3DSXL be charged with a USB cable?  The connector looked proprietary to me....

Wow, I would have been pretty upset if the XL we purchased for my step-son didn't come with a charger.  It only came with about an hours worth of charge on it out-of-the-box.

 

Can the 3DSXL be charged with a USB cable?  The connector looked proprietary to me....

You can purchase USB 3DS chargers online.  At one time they actually had some at a dollarstore here in Canada - I got a few when I saw them.

 

But I'll clarify that the 3DS and 3DS XL uses the same proprietary connector.

 

Here's a picture showing the chargers and what they are used for:

 

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You can purchase USB 3DS chargers online.  At one time they actually had some at a dollarstore here in Canada - I got a few when I saw them.

 

But I'll clarify that the 3DS and 3DS XL uses the same proprietary connector.

 

Here's a picture showing the chargers and what they are used for:

 

c1e0.jpg

Kinda wish Nintendo would stop changing the chargers because there is no benefit of doing so and it means that chargers for certain Nintendo handhelds will be harder to find in future.  :/

Kinda wish Nintendo would stop changing the chargers because there is no benefit of doing so and it means that chargers for certain Nintendo handhelds will be harder to find in future.  :/

Not really.  They will be easy to order online for years to come.  But you have to glad that they at least changed the SP/original DS connector - it's huge!

 

On a random side note, I've seen mods online where people changed the Nintendo connector for a standard mini-USB.

http://hackaday.com/2009/09/17/nintendo-ds-mini-usb-plug/

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On a random side note, I've seen mods online where people changed the Nintendo connector for a standard mini-USB.

http://hackaday.com/2009/09/17/nintendo-ds-mini-usb-plug/

 

It's a shame Nintendo had to be difficult and use something proprietary, most smartphones with the exception of the iPhone all use micro USB. If the Nintendo 3DS also did i don't think i would have been half as bothered about it not coming with a charger.

Not really.  They will be easy to order online for years to come.  But you have to glad that they at least changed the SP/original DS connector - it's huge!

I have tons of GBA SP and orignal DS chargers, but only have one 3DS charger, so of course I'm going to prefer the SP's charger better as I won't have to purchase a replacement for it, if it breaks. :laugh:  Also, the 3DS charger is still larger than most chargers, the only thing they've shrunk is the connector. :/

You can purchase USB 3DS chargers online.  At one time they actually had some at a dollarstore here in Canada - I got a few when I saw them.

 

But I'll clarify that the 3DS and 3DS XL uses the same proprietary connector.

 

Here's a picture showing the chargers and what they are used for:

 

c1e0.jpg

 

Thank you for this!

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Just picked up the Mario & Luigi special edition 3DS XL for $150 and dig it so far. I needed my Nintendo fix since I sold my WiiU. Currently am renting Zelda Two Worlds, Mario Kart 7, & SMB 2 through GameFly (should have those last 2 today) so deciding which of those games I want to keep, if not all of them. 

I am with Matrix XII on this one, I am not sure how they could not include a charger, as that just does not seem right.

Just picked up the Mario & Luigi special edition 3DS XL for $150 and dig it so far. I needed my Nintendo fix since I sold my WiiU. Currently am renting Zelda Two Worlds, Mario Kart 7, & SMB 2 through GameFly (should have those last 2 today) so deciding which of those games I want to keep, if not all of them. 

I am with Matrix XII on this one, I am not sure how they could not include a charger, as that just does not seem right.

 

I'd go with Mario Kart 7 and SMB 2.

 

Zelda is excellent but once you complete it. There is no incentive to play it again.

ipods don't come with chargers either, don't see people up in arms about that ?

 

They don't come with AC adapters, but they do come with USB cables which is all it needs to charge. Nintendo could have done the same but didn't.

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