Nintendo Revolution Controller
Friday, September 16, 2005 by Island Dog | Discussion: 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
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Zoomba
Reply #2 Friday, September 16, 2005 8:16 AM
Reply #2 Friday, September 16, 2005 8:16 AM
Nintendo has always seemed to enjoy defying the common wisdom of controller design. The N64 controller is a great example of something that seemingly came out of left field, a lot of people complained about it, but it worked amazingly well. The GameCube controller seemed to be an attempt to jump from the N64 to something more conventional, and I honestly think it failed... hate that controller and the button layout.
Will the new two-handed dohickey work? I have no idea really. What it does open us up for are some very interesting game input possibilities. Put a gyroscope in one and you could have a lightsaber dueling game where you swing the blade around etc...
Though I'm not sure I'm coordinated enough to use one controller per hand when they're not connected... For some reason it just seems more difficult.
Will the new two-handed dohickey work? I have no idea really. What it does open us up for are some very interesting game input possibilities. Put a gyroscope in one and you could have a lightsaber dueling game where you swing the blade around etc...
Though I'm not sure I'm coordinated enough to use one controller per hand when they're not connected... For some reason it just seems more difficult.
Spc Nobody Special
Reply #3 Friday, September 16, 2005 8:49 AM
Link no work. Tonga angry. Tonga BASH!!!!
Aside from that, two hands? What the hell? Sounds overly complex. Isn't the point of video games that average folks can have wild adventures vicariously without complexity or difficulty?
If it's going to be hard to use, you might as well run around actually killing real Nazis or aliens, leaping over real buildings, battling real super villains, racing real street cars, or digging up real buried treasure or what have you, right?
Reply #3 Friday, September 16, 2005 8:49 AM
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Link no work. Tonga angry. Tonga BASH!!!!
Aside from that, two hands? What the hell? Sounds overly complex. Isn't the point of video games that average folks can have wild adventures vicariously without complexity or difficulty?
If it's going to be hard to use, you might as well run around actually killing real Nazis or aliens, leaping over real buildings, battling real super villains, racing real street cars, or digging up real buried treasure or what have you, right?
bakerstreet
Reply #4 Friday, September 16, 2005 2:58 PM
Reply #4 Friday, September 16, 2005 2:58 PM
I dunno, with it tethered together it looks suspiciously like a "marital aid" I saw in a movie once. Not that I would rent that kind of a movie, mind you, it was, uh, just on at, uh, a friends house... yeah.
GhoS
Reply #5 Friday, September 16, 2005 4:46 PM
Reply #5 Friday, September 16, 2005 4:46 PM
Actually it has been referred to seeming like Numchucks lol.
I think its a very interseting design, though I was taken aback at first. Once I read more about it and saw the video I was really hooked. I think it will allow people like me who suck at games to do better, of course only time and use of it will tell that for sure. I could just suck anyway lol.
I think its a very interseting design, though I was taken aback at first. Once I read more about it and saw the video I was really hooked. I think it will allow people like me who suck at games to do better, of course only time and use of it will tell that for sure. I could just suck anyway lol.
gfcentral002
Reply #6 Friday, September 16, 2005 9:25 PM
Reply #6 Friday, September 16, 2005 9:25 PM
oh man - i couldn't play a racing game like that lol i have a bad tendency of moving around too much and would probably snap that cord 
but it is definitely cool in design in my book 
but, we already use 2 hands on one controller anyways - i think they are just expanding on this idea 
- hm maybe if i can use my DS as a controller.....
but it is definitely cool in design in my book 
but, we already use 2 hands on one controller anyways - i think they are just expanding on this idea 
- hm maybe if i can use my DS as a controller.....
kona0197
Reply #7 Friday, September 16, 2005 10:21 PM
Reply #7 Friday, September 16, 2005 10:21 PM
Stupid controller if you ask me. I much prefer the standard PS2 layout.
Spc Nobody Special
Reply #8 Friday, September 16, 2005 10:32 PM
I like their controller, and mostly their games better. However, relative to the other systems, their graphics SUCK.
Maybe that'll be fixed with the PS3.
Reply #8 Friday, September 16, 2005 10:32 PM
| I much prefer the standard PS2 layout. |
I like their controller, and mostly their games better. However, relative to the other systems, their graphics SUCK.
Maybe that'll be fixed with the PS3.
Jab
Reply #9 Saturday, September 17, 2005 12:06 AM
Reply #9 Saturday, September 17, 2005 12:06 AM
I was somewhat floored when I saw screens of it today. I really have no comment ether good or bad about it. Ether way Nintendo is deffinty going to turn some heads when the revolution is released.
Eroticus Prime
Reply #10 Saturday, September 17, 2005 4:15 AM
Reply #10 Saturday, September 17, 2005 4:15 AM
Although I originally wasn't too sure about this design, after reading a few articles (such as the one on 1up.com) and watching the video on ign.com, I have to say I think this will work really well. Especially with FPSs, it will revolutionise the way FPSs are played. No question about it.
Island Dog
Reply #12 Saturday, September 17, 2005 7:36 AM
Reply #12 Saturday, September 17, 2005 7:36 AM
This is something I found interesting in that review.
"Nintendo also mentioned that the controller stick could be slipped inside other, more conventional controller shells, dance mats, bongos, or other peripherals.'
horizon
Reply #13 Saturday, September 17, 2005 4:34 PM
Reply #13 Saturday, September 17, 2005 4:34 PM
If that is what they end up using, I'll be buying the best 3rd party one I can find.
Community AT Work
Reply #14 Saturday, September 17, 2005 4:52 PM
Reply #14 Saturday, September 17, 2005 4:52 PM
LOL
When I saw it, I sure felt the need to laugh.
Its a revolution in thinking, I'll admit that.
When I saw it, I sure felt the need to laugh.
Its a revolution in thinking, I'll admit that.
Texas Wahine
Reply #15 Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:40 PM
Reply #15 Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:40 PM
My thoughts: It's totally gay.
I asked my husband, and avid gamer, what he thought. He said, "Gayest game controller. EVER."
On G4 they said that it was supposed to appeal to the casual gamer who would be more comfortable with a remote. Yeah. Sure. The way you use it counters the way everyone in the entire world is used to using a game controller. It looks unwieldy.
And who wants to do something active while they're playing a video game? If you want to move around, go play basketball or some other active sport.
And picture a pasty dork sitting on his couch making sword swishing motions...
Gay. So gay.
I asked my husband, and avid gamer, what he thought. He said, "Gayest game controller. EVER."
On G4 they said that it was supposed to appeal to the casual gamer who would be more comfortable with a remote. Yeah. Sure. The way you use it counters the way everyone in the entire world is used to using a game controller. It looks unwieldy.
And who wants to do something active while they're playing a video game? If you want to move around, go play basketball or some other active sport.
And picture a pasty dork sitting on his couch making sword swishing motions...
Gay. So gay.
Eroticus Prime
Reply #16 Sunday, September 18, 2005 12:10 AM
Reply #16 Sunday, September 18, 2005 12:10 AM
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
Reply #17 Sunday, September 18, 2005 12:16 AM
Reply #17 Sunday, September 18, 2005 12:16 AM
Yeah, and your screen name is "eroticus prime"...you're one to talk. 
horizon
Reply #18 Sunday, September 18, 2005 4:44 AM
Reply #18 Sunday, September 18, 2005 4:44 AM
I'm still not really convinced, but might as well have a look at this.
http://cube.ign.com/articles/651/651559p1.html
http://cube.ign.com/articles/651/651559p1.html
Eroticus Prime
Reply #19 Sunday, September 18, 2005 7:36 AM
Reply #19 Sunday, September 18, 2005 7:36 AM
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.
horizon, thanks for that link.
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