We just played with Nintendo's New 3DS: Finally, an extra analog stick

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http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/ce79388e38c90020050866f79e4646ba/200776234/Nintendo-new-3DS-LL.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/18/new-nintendo-3ds-hands-on/)You might have heard: Nintendo's refreshing its 3DS family with two new models (http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/29/new-nintendo-3ds/). Both the New 3DS as well as the larger New 3DS XL will arrive with a diddly analog stick just above the action buttons. (Throw away your Circle Pad Pros (http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/19/3ds-circle-pad-pro-review/)!) Plus, there's built-in NFC for those incoming Nintendo figurines and a new microSD card reader. Unfortunately, in my fly-byMonster Hunter 4G gaming test, I didn't have the chance to try either of those features -- readers love SD slot close-ups -- but it does offer an estimation of what Japanese gamers will get in less than a month when both handhelds launch. There's still no word on an overseas release for either model, but for now, watch me prove how poor I am at Monster Hunter in our video after the break. No, far worse than that.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/18/new-nintendo-3ds-hands-on/