Here's the Mario Kart 7 steering wheel for 3DS

Japan is awesome in a lot of ways, this AIN'T one of them ... *facepalm* ugh...

Nintendo, there are some saboteurs in your R&D team, stop them!!!

HORI CRAP!

As soon as I looked at the image, I heard Bender's voice in my head shouting "That's it! I'm killing myself!"

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BREAKING NEWS: Third party accessory maker Hori makes accessory for Nintendo 3DS. Completely Nintendo's fault. Screw Nintendo.

Hah, as if running Mario Kart Wii with its wheel wasn't horrible enough.

But really, Nintendo has always, always had a mysterious fascination with peripherals. This shouldn't surprise anyone over the age of 13.

I like it *runs away before being attacked*.

Wait....this is a hori product? Really hori?

We only have 2 peripherals announced for the 3DS and I hate both of them

Where would I put this "thing" after I'm done playing Mario Kart on it? On my neck?

What about the pedals, Hori? Make THAT portable!

It just keeps getting worse.

I actually think this one looks sorta cool.
Unneccesary, but a lil cool.

On a serious note, when using the tilt controls, does the onscreen display adjust itself accordingly?

This is just as useful as the game boat that was released for Kinect games
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/10/kinect-game-boat-is-a-boat-530px.jpg

Nintendo, what the hell seriously.

Im starting to regret owning a 3DS is this stuff continues to happen instead of giving us GOOD exclusive games.

I know why this exists, but gyroscope controls and the 3D do not mix, you are forced to choose one or the other or - in my case - neither.

Mario Kart 7 is going to own despite gimmicky shite like this.

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Tilt to steer with an easily breaking 3d effect. Brilliant.

*finishes tying noose

April Fool's already? What's next, a golf club attachment for Tiger Woods?

This isn't really doing the 3DS's image any favors...

Yes!! Another piece of cheap plastic!

Oh, this is terrible, an obligatory accesory made by Nintendo themselves. Nintendo is so doomed.

Good old Joystiq.

Needs more foot pedals.....

Kill it before it multiplies.

The extra size on the R and L buttons will be awesome. I look forward to this and playing older games that are L and R heavy.

Hori is the bes word to describe it. I would like to play with the d-pad, thank you. I can't stand motion control steering. It's too awkward. Mario Kart Wii is livIng proof. Just as long as I'm not forced to use the circle pad, I'll be fine.

This isn't all Hori's fault. Nintendo failed big time when they thought to implement motion controls in a console with 3D grapgics that require you hold the console very steady

I saw this in the comments section of a kotaku article... I seriously thought it was a 'shop.

Okay so I'll begin by informing all of you who are crying bloody murder over this that the accessory is optional. 6 billion people live on this planet so SOMEBODY (not me either) will be interested in this thing.
Next, I do agree that this will make the system less portable. However, the 6 billion rule applies here as well, there are MANY people who would either use this accessory at home only or will have a brilliant invention known as a backpack to carry the wheel in when he wants to play with it on the go. This way, when he's done playing he can detach the wheel, put it in his backpack and slip the still portable 3DS in his pocket. Not to mention, once you have the accessory you don't HAVE to take it with you every time you leave the house. It is possible that an owner will say "I don't feel like taking the wheel with me today." and so on.
Finally, and this should be the most obvious but apparently odds love to be beaten, this wheel was conceived to take advantage of the gyro controls. Yes, the gyro controls that NINTENDO built into the system. So yes, of course Nintendo will give this product an approval. Yes, once you decide to use the gyro controls, the 3D effect is ruined but there is a little something on the right of the system that can turn the effect off. It seems more and more people are forgetting that that switch even exists. So yes Nintendo created a truly versatile handheld. Current (inexpensive) technology will NOT allow gyro controls and 3D to co-exist. It all depends on the player and what he or she wants to use. 3D OR gyro! I for one will probably alternate between the two choices for most games. "I feel like using the 3D effect today." or "I feel like using the gyro controls today." But, hey, I'm just one in 6 billion.