Smash 3DS How's everyone's circle pads holding up?

[Lord Horatio]

It's been about a month now and a lot of people broke their circle pads as early as the demo; any breaks or other such concerns so far?

 

[Spirst]

Nope, circle pad is still in perfect shape despite heavy use.

 

[AkitoUF]

Been playing the game HARD since launch and my C-Pad is a-ok and doesn't seem to loose soon.
You can play the game very smoothly and play as good as anyone using it hard, you just have to be careful, it's a portable, not an arcade machine, and the game was designed as the first.

 

[darkchip1]

Mine has a slight, thumb shaped bend down the middle
I'm more annoyed at my buttons, which feel like they're stuck

 

[ZeroJanitor]

Mine might feel a little looser from playing but I'm not sure

 

[Gidy]

Loose, and sometimes it cringes. But it's been like this for a couple weeks so I'm not worried/

 

[DeiSakuChris]

fell off day 1
been playing on my girlfriend 3DS and it's on perfect state

 

[chuckthesmashlover]

Mine is still in perfect condition.

 

[Chocobo Link]

Mine still seems ok, though I'm paranoid that I'll break it

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

Mine is still doing fine. The main challenge is that you have to tilt the Circle Pad fast enough to dash or perform smash attacks, and in most cases, you'll only walk or do a tilt attack.

 

[SS-bros14]

Mine is ok.

 

[Team Plasma N]

Mine needs replacing. It's gotten to the point where it's stiff to move and after using it for Smash Bros it'll start to stick in the direction I input. It'll go back to being fine after I leave it for a few hours, but the problem will come back after playing Smash Bros for a certain period of time. It's frustrating because it makes it much harder to play and causes me to use moves I didn't intend or won't allow me to dodge. I'll be standing there shielding for a long time looking like an idiot when my intention is to roll.

 

[gamecrazy94]

Mine's still fine!

 

[Hayzie]

Not Kiosk demo loose, but not tight like a brand new system. It's hardly noticeable, but any notice of all is too much for me. (sounds like my honeymoon).

 

[BlueBirdE]

Anyone know a good tutorial to replace the circlepad on a regular 3ds? It'sgotten to the point it's almost unuseable.

 

[Yoshi-hara]

Mine is losing the rubber cover of it. Its almost like its center is made of sandpaper now.

 

[Starman15]

It feels... different. Not sure how to describe it, but it feels worse compared to how it was before Smash Bros.

 

[radio silent]

Feels very slightly looser than it was before Smash. I'm being very careful with it, to the point where I'm focusing on it more than I am on the game. I'm trying not to break it before I replace it with the New 3DS, because I want it to be in good condition for collecting purposes.

 

[LunarWingCloud]

The rubber cover fell off and can't stay on anymore but it still works otherwise.

 

[Ultrashroomz]

Mine has no noticeable damage whatsoever.

 

[neohopeSTF]

Mine is still functional though I was playing on a friends 3DS and realized mine is kinda loose in comparison.

 

[Evello]

My circle pad is fine, but I fear for my A and R buttons. I had my system sent in for repair right before SSB launched because the A button had become totally unresponsive (I think due to mashing it while hatching thousands of eggs in Pokemon), and they fixed it up perfectly. After weeks of heavy SSB play, the button is still completely responsive, but it wiggles and squeaks a lot, so I'm worried it might croak again. Same with my R button. It squeaks a ton and feels looser than the L trigger.

 

[Minuy600]

Mine is doing fine, i'm keeping it calm.

 

[Gamer807]

Ever since i let my friend play it. It has been like half broken...

 

[Lichi]

Mine is still in perfect shape, but I use it quite carefully. I do not want to break it and since the 3DS version of Smash is just a casual free time game for me, no need to play furiously. I'll wait for Smash WiiU to do that.

 

[GrnFzzTgr]

I take back what i said earlier, Somehow mine fell victim to smash bros, and I'm not even rough with it. Smash is one of the few games I used it for too, go figure.

 

[Dairantō Smash Brothers]

If you've read this thread of mine, you'd know that my 3DS Circle Pad is dead. One thing that actually is better about it is that it's more precise. However, it gets pretty uncomfortable in a short amount of time.

 

[SharpEdge]

Call me pleasantly surprised. The Stick certainly has been abused lately between Smash and Kid Icarus which I got at the same time, it might have a bit less spring to it but it defiantly is holding up.