• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Gameranx

Gameranx

Video Game News, Lists & Guides

  • News
  • Features
  • Platforms
    • Xbox Series X
    • PS5
    • Nintendo
  • Videos
  • Upcoming Games
  • Guides

HMV Advertise 3DS XL With Second Circle Pad, Google-Sourced Picture

July 18, 2012 by Mat Growcott

A major mistake by the media retailer HMV might confuse quite a few people come the day of 3DS XL release.

Where to start? There's so many things wrong with this picture that it almost seems impossible to know exactly which one to pick at first, so we'll start with the most obvious. Although this is a genuine piece of marketing for the 3DS XL, on display in an actual HMV, the mock-up in the photo boasts a second circle pad, ideal for left-handed players don't you know. 

Discovered by user Warerare at GoNintendo, the photo also seems to be based on the E3 2010 model of the original 3DS, not the 3DS XL, and was actually an April fools joke posted by MegaPirateNinjas.com. Hopefully somebody in the marketing department at HMV is being told not to Google search for their important resources.

And while it'd be easy to dismiss this as nothing more than an invention of the internet, Warerare took multiple pictures. Interestingly enough, the second one displays the correct information in the text, out and out saying "Sorry, it doesn't have a second circle pad, though."

Somebody screwed up folks.

Share this post:

FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterest

Recent Videos

10 Upcoming Survival Games With UNUSUAL Mechanics

10 Upcoming Survival Games With UNUSUAL Mechanics

10 BIGGEST Surprise Hits of 2025

10 BIGGEST Surprise Hits of 2025

Avatar: From the Ashes - Before You Buy

Avatar: From the Ashes - Before You Buy

10 Most DISAPPOINTING Games of 2025

10 Most DISAPPOINTING Games of 2025

THIS OPEN WORLD SURVIVAL GAME LOOKS INSANE, HALF LIFE 3 LEAK? & MORE

THIS OPEN WORLD SURVIVAL GAME LOOKS INSANE, HALF LIFE 3 LEAK? & MORE

Top 50 Best PC Games of 2025

Top 50 Best PC Games of 2025

Fallout New Vegas in 2025 is A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GAME

Fallout New Vegas in 2025 is A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GAME

The Most Realistic Zombie Game EVER?

The Most Realistic Zombie Game EVER?

10 Upcoming Games That Are Showing TRUE PASSION

10 Upcoming Games That Are Showing TRUE PASSION

Category: Updates

Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • Grand Theft Auto Online Added New Wanted Level Options, But Rockstar Is Still Hiding Them
  • Could Musical Acts Anyma or Tale Of Us Be Coming To Grand Theft Auto 6?
  • Nintendo Is Ending Its Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World Bundle
  • What Abilities Could Jason and Lucia Have In GTA 6?
  • GTA Online Players Debate Certain Perks Of GTA+

Copyright © 2025 · Gameranx · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme