These bad boys will drop October 6 with an MSRP of $9.99, which is really a pittance when you think about what you're getting for that price. Which is to say, Sneaker Snappers for your 360 or PS3 controller.
'Hoops Freek' controller nubbins to make you better at basketball games
by Griffin McElroy 
on Sep 29th 2010 4:00AM
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These bad boys will drop October 6 with an MSRP of $9.99, which is really a pittance when you think about what you're getting for that price. Which is to say, Sneaker Snappers for your 360 or PS3 controller.
Reader Comments (23)
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 4:06AM canajew said
taco
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 4:13AM Riley Freeman said
@canajew
I'm gonna up-vote you because it was funny.
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I'm gonna up-vote you because it was funny.
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 4:09AM imadogg said
This is incredible
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 4:17AM Faenix said
$10 for analog stick extenders? Umm lol
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 4:20AM neoand12 said
Have you Played NBA Elite Demo? Why even bother trying playing that game with these analog stick extenders? Can't people just go out and buy a Real Basketball for $10.
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 5:23AM Brian Griffin said
I love nubbins.
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 5:44AM wcarnation said
With these nubbins I'm ready for the Post-Cyberapocalypse, are you?
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 7:11AM LowKeyyyy said
are those basketball shaped bottle caps?
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 7:56AM ayu78 said
the worst part about these nubbins is that ppl will buy them.
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 9:19AM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said
I bought the KontrolFreak FPS stick mods (no, they aren't guns). I was pretty skeptical but they basically just make it easier to hold one direction for a long time without your thumb getting tired or slipping off the analog stick.
I don't know if they're really worth $10 but they helped make tiny turns and steep turns in racing games noticeably easier.
I don't know if they're really worth $10 but they helped make tiny turns and steep turns in racing games noticeably easier.
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 10:30AM Ragnogroth said
@WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco
I also have them. My accuracy at Modern Warfare 2 increased a lot, so they works just fine.
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I also have them. My accuracy at Modern Warfare 2 increased a lot, so they works just fine.
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 9:43AM Snappyguy said
Yay! New contact lenses.
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 10:21AM Urmomlikesme said
I think I might get these because my original controller has a half chewed off anaolog stick complements of my dog. I wonder if these will still stay on because of that.
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 11:20AM bloodlinejake said
Wow what a waste of money.
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 11:39AM captplut9465 said
I got two of these type of things for free when I ordered a game from Gogamer and they actually work pretty well. I put them on my DS3 and and 360 controllers. Especially on the DS3, you thumb doesn't slip off as much (yeah, that sounds dirty, I know).
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 3:13PM ferret said
@captplut9465
yea, i got free ones too. i was skeptical... but i really like them. now i have one dualshock pimped out with nubs and trigger extensions, and my other plain jane. the nubs+trigger extensions is FAR superior -- to the point that if i were sony, i'd modify the DS to match next go round.
The only problem I have is that during heavy gameplay, sometimes my left nub comes off. Read into that how you will.
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yea, i got free ones too. i was skeptical... but i really like them. now i have one dualshock pimped out with nubs and trigger extensions, and my other plain jane. the nubs+trigger extensions is FAR superior -- to the point that if i were sony, i'd modify the DS to match next go round.
The only problem I have is that during heavy gameplay, sometimes my left nub comes off. Read into that how you will.
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 12:23PM Zepinephrine said
They should make Catherine themed nubs. I'd buy those. I'd probably have to buy them in a 'specialty' shop or order them online though.
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 2:35PM keenestar said
I am a PR rep for KontrolFreek. If you haven't seen what our products can do first-hand, we understand that you might be skeptical. Perhaps some our recent press can help convince you we are for real:
Thirteen 1
http://www.thirteen1.com/Issues/1313910/mag.php#90
Halo.Bungie.Org
http://halo.bungie.org/misc/kontrolfreekreview/
Evil Avatar (Scroll down for TD Freek)
http://hypothermia.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110291
There are more where these came from...
Thirteen 1
http://www.thirteen1.com/Issues/1313910/mag.php#90
Halo.Bungie.Org
http://halo.bungie.org/misc/kontrolfreekreview/
Evil Avatar (Scroll down for TD Freek)
http://hypothermia.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110291
There are more where these came from...
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 3:59PM Zepinephrine said
@keenestar
so are you going to make Catherine nubs? I'd give you money.
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so are you going to make Catherine nubs? I'd give you money.
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 3:13PM FlashJS said
@Enraged Mailman Yup. I've got a silencer and a noob tube on my controller.
Posted: Sep 29th 2010 9:22PM PoisonFacecamo said
and what would i have to do to get actual basketball leather covered analogs?
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