Nintendo Revolution Controller

Published on September 16, 2005 By Island Dog In Personal Computing

I'm not sure about this.

"In his keynote address Friday at the Tokyo Game Show, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata took the wraps off a complete redesigned wireless controller for the company's forthcoming Revolution game console. The controller works like a remote control in one hand, with an optional analog unit for two-handed gameplay."

Betanews link

http://www.betanews.com/article/Images_Nintendo_Revolution_Controller/1126852531

Comments (Page 2)

Eroticus Prime

on Sep 18, 2005

Your husband? There's no way you have a husband, you must be twelve years old. I mean, come on, you used the word 'gay'. Four times no less. (I don't care if I'm flaming/trolling/whatever you call it, hearing kids say it is irritating enough. But an adult? Please. That's just pathetic.)

Texas Wahine

on Sep 18, 2005

Yeah, and your screen name is "eroticus prime"...you're one to talk.

horizon

on Sep 18, 2005

I'm still not really convinced, but might as well have a look at this.

http://cube.ign.com/articles/651/651559p1.html

Eroticus Prime

on Sep 18, 2005

Yes, I am one to talk, my username is simply an innuendo-laced geek reference, reflecting my personality. I fail to see the connection, quite frankly.

horizon, thanks for that link.

Island Dog

on Sep 18, 2005

Stick to the topic please.

craeonics

on Sep 18, 2005

I'm really going to have to get used to that. Can't really judge how and if it works until I've played some games with it myself. But bloody hell, not battery powered... Argh...

kona0197

on Sep 18, 2005

I still fail to see how your supposed to use the thing. I see a D pad and other buttons. How are you supposed to use the d pad and a action button at he same time using your thumb?

horizon

on Sep 18, 2005

Ok, for the too lazy to look at the link...

on Sep 18, 2005

I think it would be bad for deaf gamers. Analog on a separate part attached by wire? We communicate by hands, and would have to let it go to talk, then pick it up. Yay what fun.

I hope there will be alternate controllers by Nes or other companies.

Eroticus Prime

on Sep 18, 2005

kona, there's a B button on the underside of the controller.

cactoblasta

on Sep 18, 2005

It does look wierd. And I think Texas is right that you'll look immensely gay if someone walks in on you waving around a remote control attached to a lump of plastic by a few inches of cord.

Interesting idea though, and if you can just plug it into a normal controller then I suppose its basic strangeness isn't a big deal - it's not like you have to deal with it.

kona0197

on Sep 18, 2005

OK so there is a b button on the backside. Question still remains: how am I to use to D pad and A button at the same time?

Eroticus Prime

on Sep 19, 2005

You don't, you use the B button and D-pad or the A button, B button and the motion sensor. Your question is like asking how to press the A/X/whatever button on a modern console while using the right analogue stick; you generally won't have to, or you could uncomfortably use the other hand.

Xinh

on Sep 19, 2005

Folks, please note that Nintendo has stated that the controler shown is not the final design. What was demoed was working prototypes. To be quite frank, I rather excited to see what is coming from Nintendo. If the Big N can pull this off nicely this can change console gaming as we know it. This may be the first console I actually buy at launch. The other two (Sony and MS) I will wait until the price drops. My two Eurocents worth.

Eroticus Prime

on Sep 19, 2005

Another good article: http://gamesfirst.com/?id=682

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