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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kona0197
Reply #22 Sunday, September 18, 2005 12:41 PM
Reply #22 Sunday, September 18, 2005 12:41 PM
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?
XX
Reply #24 Sunday, September 18, 2005 8:43 PM
Reply #24 Sunday, September 18, 2005 8:43 PM
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.
I hope there will be alternate controllers by Nes or other companies.
Eroticus Prime
Reply #25 Sunday, September 18, 2005 8:57 PM
Reply #25 Sunday, September 18, 2005 8:57 PM
kona, there's a B button on the underside of the controller.
cactoblasta
Reply #26 Sunday, September 18, 2005 9:14 PM
Reply #26 Sunday, September 18, 2005 9:14 PM
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.
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
Reply #27 Sunday, September 18, 2005 9:34 PM
Reply #27 Sunday, September 18, 2005 9:34 PM
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
Reply #28 Monday, September 19, 2005 3:01 AM
Reply #28 Monday, September 19, 2005 3:01 AM
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
Reply #29 Monday, September 19, 2005 3:36 AM
Reply #29 Monday, September 19, 2005 3:36 AM
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
Reply #30 Monday, September 19, 2005 6:39 AM
Reply #30 Monday, September 19, 2005 6:39 AM
Another good article: http://gamesfirst.com/?id=682
GhoS
Reply #31 Monday, September 19, 2005 7:01 AM
Reply #31 Monday, September 19, 2005 7:01 AM
I can't understand how someone can be so limited in their vocabulary to call a new controller "gay". You haven't even had a chance to try it out yet. I was upset at first with it, til I read more about it and saw the video. I think it truly is a revolution. As humans we are sometimes ignorant of change, but I welcome it. Its only through experiment and trying out new ideas we can grow.
Also I don't understand at all the person saying it was tough for deaf people. What deaf people play video games? Sound is generally a big part of the experience. Also current controllers require two hands so I don't see the difference.
Also I don't understand at all the person saying it was tough for deaf people. What deaf people play video games? Sound is generally a big part of the experience. Also current controllers require two hands so I don't see the difference.
XX
Reply #32 Monday, September 19, 2005 12:16 PM
Reply #32 Monday, September 19, 2005 12:16 PM
As long as it's seperated with a wire connecting them, it's bad for deaf people. Like I said, we talk using hands. I would have to drop it to talk, then find it again before I can return to game. Oops I died while I was looking for the darned stick.
Island Dog
Reply #33 Monday, September 19, 2005 12:27 PM
Reply #33 Monday, September 19, 2005 12:27 PM
I still dont' see how that would affect you. Whether you use two hands on a single controller, or two hands on a "double" controllers, you are still using both hands.
mada_ecks
Reply #34 Monday, September 19, 2005 4:51 PM
Reply #34 Monday, September 19, 2005 4:51 PM
Well, I cannot confirm the "gay-ness" of the controller, I really don't blame nintendo for putting this thing out since they've been getting their asses handed to them by Sony and Microsoft over the past few years, so going a different route could be promising.
But one thing I can say is, Thank the good lord for a contoller that could be used for a first-person shooter.
And I totally agree with the artilce on Gamefirst about nintendo "getting" it and going into the next generation of gaming. Yeah the X-box 360 and PS3 look cool, but lets be realistic, they are just upgrades to the previous consoles. And the part of the article that says, "The problem is they(nintendo)aren't very fast, and sometimes they are just plain weird." is true. It's been proven that Shigeru Miyamoto thinks "outside the box", so why can't the whole company.
But anyway, nintendo needed something to keep up, or surpass. That's just my two cents..
-mx-
But one thing I can say is, Thank the good lord for a contoller that could be used for a first-person shooter.
And I totally agree with the artilce on Gamefirst about nintendo "getting" it and going into the next generation of gaming. Yeah the X-box 360 and PS3 look cool, but lets be realistic, they are just upgrades to the previous consoles. And the part of the article that says, "The problem is they(nintendo)aren't very fast, and sometimes they are just plain weird." is true. It's been proven that Shigeru Miyamoto thinks "outside the box", so why can't the whole company.
But anyway, nintendo needed something to keep up, or surpass. That's just my two cents..
-mx-
XX
Reply #35 Monday, September 19, 2005 8:26 PM
Not quite. When the controller is one piece, I can hold it with one hand for short times to talk. That thing would fall and I would have to find it then get it, then move it to correct placement to be used. That's much longer process.
Reply #35 Monday, September 19, 2005 8:26 PM
I still dont' see how that would affect you. Whether you use two hands on a single controller, or two hands on a "double" controllers, you are still using both hands. |
Not quite. When the controller is one piece, I can hold it with one hand for short times to talk. That thing would fall and I would have to find it then get it, then move it to correct placement to be used. That's much longer process.
Hus
Reply #37 Monday, September 19, 2005 11:04 PM
Reply #37 Monday, September 19, 2005 11:04 PM
The only thing I can think of is Zelda in FPS-style...could you imagine? 
Island Dog
Reply #39 Tuesday, September 20, 2005 6:32 AM
Reply #39 Tuesday, September 20, 2005 6:32 AM
| So far, that's only concept, correct? |
Considering that they said this is not the "final" design, I think all these are just prototypes. But it seems they will try to accomodate people who prefer the "old" style.
GhoS
Reply #40 Tuesday, September 20, 2005 3:19 PM
Reply #40 Tuesday, September 20, 2005 3:19 PM
I thought that's what the Start/Pause button was for, or at least one use. In case you have to do something else for a moment. Half the time if someone is talking to me I have to hit pause or I can't carry on the conversation and play the game at the same time. I feel this is a non-issue and not because I'm not deaf.
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Reply #21 Sunday, September 18, 2005 12:20 PM