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Playing southpaw to use the thumbstick

I finally got around to modding my 2DSXL and am trying a bunch of games I haven't before. But ngl I still prefer to play things such as shooters, which the 3DS is just terrible at due to lack of 2nd thumbstick (and the C-Stick is not much of an upgrade).

In the past I was actually playing with the idea of getting a non-New 3DS just to be able to use circle pad pro.

But now I'm thinking, would it maybe make sense to try to play some games southpaw - i.e. left handed - i.e. use the face buttons for movement and the thumbstick for camera?

Any right handed people playing like that?

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  • I haven't tried what you're suggesting, but I have played quite a bit on an OG 3DS with the Circle Pad Pro attachment - and it does feel much better than the C-Stick.

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    • Unfortunately it's not compatible with the New model (or so people say). Maybe I will get the old model someday... Or maybe by that time we'll have dual screen emulation handhelds.

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      • It's not, you'll have to track down an older model to do this (and a compatible Circle Pad Pro for the model you get).

        Alternatively, I've seen several people out there replacing their C-Sticks with the thumb nub/stick from a PS Vita. The rumor is that it feels better in these use cases than the C-Stick. Might be worth looking into.

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