Sometimes I seriously wonder if Nintendo are trying to sabotage their own sales efforts.
Impractical, ugly, and guaranteed to make you look like a twit. Way to go guys!
Part of me hopes this is some sort of joke by 1up.com...
Full Version: The Revolution Controller!
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Sometimes I seriously wonder if Nintendo are trying to sabotage their own sales efforts.
Impractical, ugly, and guaranteed to make you look like a twit. Way to go guys!
Part of me hopes this is some sort of joke by 1up.com...
Sometimes I seriously wonder if Nintendo are trying to sabotage their own sales efforts.
Impractical, ugly, and guaranteed to make you look like a twit. Way to go guys!
Part of me hopes this is some sort of joke by 1up.com...
ROFLMAO!!! what the hell? looks liek it may actually be kind of fun tho. If they can work the bugs out.
I can just imagine how idiotic people would look when they're losing in a particularly frustrating sort of game -- to the casual observer, they're changing channels quite angrily. Besides the obvious aesthetic violation, it also makes you dedicate an entire hand to the analog stick, depriving you of your very, very useful fingers.
Just makes you appreciate all the more the one true controller -- the IBM Model M.
Just makes you appreciate all the more the one true controller -- the IBM Model M.
WEll according to them, it is some kind of wireless sensor. Like if you swing your arm left, the car drives left, or you can point and shoot. I really hope they are not serious... the extra analogue add-on looks okay.
Even so I'm sure there will be the option of using two controllers at once. (Like in goldeneye on n64). I won't knock it 'till I've tried it.
Even so I'm sure there will be the option of using two controllers at once. (Like in goldeneye on n64). I won't knock it 'till I've tried it.
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...If you swing your arm left, the car drives left, or you can point and shoot.[right][snapback]120527[/snapback][/right]
...So then you're encouraged to work all controls with only your thumbs -- with the vast majority of the controls being accessible to only the right thumb -- and hold the controller in such an awkward angle that you can't even see the buttons?
You guys have it all wrong. First off, let me just say that when I saw it, I almost died of laughter at how ridiculous it seemed. Now, however, I have a different opinion.
Lets start with the left hand. You'll use the accessory with this hand, most notably the analog stick. This will allow you what is near a Mouse-Keyboard setup, only instead of having WASD, you'll have full analog control. The analog stick ALSO HAS 2 TRIGGER BUTTONS ON IT. So no, you won't be using only your thumbs.
Moving on the the right hand. You'll use the completely sensitive "DVD remote." This also has a trigger button on the bottom. The A button will be used for primary actions, like jumping or opening doors.
And best of all:
I suggest you don't bash it before you've experienced it. Check out these articles for more info:
Understanding the Revolution Controller
Revolution Controller: The Possibilities
Hands-On with the Revolution Controller
Developer Commentary
Lets start with the left hand. You'll use the accessory with this hand, most notably the analog stick. This will allow you what is near a Mouse-Keyboard setup, only instead of having WASD, you'll have full analog control. The analog stick ALSO HAS 2 TRIGGER BUTTONS ON IT. So no, you won't be using only your thumbs.
Moving on the the right hand. You'll use the completely sensitive "DVD remote." This also has a trigger button on the bottom. The A button will be used for primary actions, like jumping or opening doors.
And best of all:
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This add-on makes it possible to play Revolution games in a more traditional manner. The shell is designed to look and function like accepted "regular" controllers, such as the Wave Bird. After its bottom casing is removed, the Revolution's free-hand-style remote is inserted into a gap in the middle of the controller shell. Gamers can then use the shell as they would a traditional controller, with a notable difference: the pointer remote's sensory functionality remains active. As a result, gamers get the best of both worlds: more buttons and two analog sticks along with motion-sensing operations. In a Revolution version of Madden Football, gamers might be able to use the combo to control players with the shell's analog sticks and execute pinpoint passes with the pointer's improved accuracy.
Nintendo has not yet released official imagery of what the controller shell might look like. However, we've created a mock-up (above) based on what we know of its functionality. The real controller shell is likely to connect to the free-hand-style pointer in a very similar fashion. Please note that we realize our model is not entirely to scale, but this is the best we could do on short notice.
Nintendo has not yet released official imagery of what the controller shell might look like. However, we've created a mock-up (above) based on what we know of its functionality. The real controller shell is likely to connect to the free-hand-style pointer in a very similar fashion. Please note that we realize our model is not entirely to scale, but this is the best we could do on short notice.
I suggest you don't bash it before you've experienced it. Check out these articles for more info:
Understanding the Revolution Controller
Revolution Controller: The Possibilities
Hands-On with the Revolution Controller
Developer Commentary
Ohh. Thanks for the info Slaiv. 
I didn't know about the controller shell part. That's much better...
I didn't know about the controller shell part. That's much better...
...So then the Revolution will ship with the suckiest of all controllers since Pong, and Nintendo will be selling a half-decent controller for extra money? That's downright malicious.
...As for the "best of both worlds" bit:
...As for the "best of both worlds" bit:
- It could be completely redundant and unnecessary -- what could be done using gestures just might be duplicatable on those 24+ buttons and dual analog sticks, although it's a longshot. So then let's say that you're lulled into a sense of false security and familiarity, with this looking so much like a sane controller and having a control scheme that's just the least bit sane. What would happen if you just casually tip the controller slightly to the left at that moment? Would your charachter fire at a friendly NPC? Would it commit seppuku? The possibilities are endless for the people who are known for traditionally frustrating control schemes.
- What if it isn't redundant? What if people make their games dependent on this control? This isn't cheap to duplicate; third-party controllers will be significantly lacking. Also think of the point that I made earlier -- forcing people to hold their controllers in an awkward way can kill any control scheme by obliterating muscle memory (on a PC, I know where the "move forward" key is, relative to my "move backward" and "inventory" keys -- on a Revolution, thanks to the awkward and ever-changing angles, these could be completely level or with two inches of vertical seperation) and making it so that you can't even fall back on hunt-and-peck immediately. Worse yet, referring back the the point I made just a few seconds ago, what would happen if you tilt the controller to check? Something horrible, I'd bet my life.
In a daring raid on Nintendo's headquarters, I captured the following advertisement for their next-generation system. I have a feeling in 10 years we'll be looking back at the revolution and calling it the good old days when games actually had features.
As if gamers were not lazy enough. Now they will have a shrivelled up arm to add to their slowly atrophying legs. (Concealed by their ever growing guts)
I'm sure the next thing to go will be the remaining fingers on the one fuctional arm, turning the limb into some sort of stiff gaming wand.
BTW, great pic Peregrine.
I'm sure the next thing to go will be the remaining fingers on the one fuctional arm, turning the limb into some sort of stiff gaming wand.
BTW, great pic Peregrine.
Yeah, you're right, I was only talking about what the site said I do have no idea what I'm talking about...
But I would like to know, does this mean that the add-on could be a "must" for a few games, as the gameboy advance was for some with the gamecube. Also, speaking of gameboy, are they going to have some sort of connectivity with a DS or something ridiculous, hence forcing you to actually buy a DS if you want to unlock all of the special features?
But I would like to know, does this mean that the add-on could be a "must" for a few games, as the gameboy advance was for some with the gamecube. Also, speaking of gameboy, are they going to have some sort of connectivity with a DS or something ridiculous, hence forcing you to actually buy a DS if you want to unlock all of the special features?
this has to be the lamest invention since.........well ever i guess. i would never even touch one of bad boys. im ashamed to even have ever been a nintendo customer. its all about microsoft.
HM
HM
Ok, it's obvious anything I say will change your minds. But for those Rev-bashers [and PS3 lovers], take a glance at this:
Basically like the Rev, except it uses a camera instead of sensors. How awesome is PS3 now?
P.S. I still maintain that the PC is the best gaming "unit."
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Magic wand
PlayStation gamers are always looking for exciting new ways to control the onscreen action, but using a camera to track a player’s body movement has not worked reliably, admits Sony. The camera gets confused by other things in the room.
Sony’s new idea is to plug a webcam into the console, and give the gamer a handheld wand similar to a pocket flashlight. The wand has a battery, a few mouse-like buttons and several different coloured LEDs that can be switched on and off in various combinations.
By pressing the buttons and waving the wand towards the webcam, the gamer can click to shoot aliens, drag-and-drop images on screen and navigate menus.
The webcam is tuned to see only pure bright colours and map their motion in space, so it can ignore ordinary room lights. And if two people have wands with different coloured LEDs, they can play against each other...
PlayStation gamers are always looking for exciting new ways to control the onscreen action, but using a camera to track a player’s body movement has not worked reliably, admits Sony. The camera gets confused by other things in the room.
Sony’s new idea is to plug a webcam into the console, and give the gamer a handheld wand similar to a pocket flashlight. The wand has a battery, a few mouse-like buttons and several different coloured LEDs that can be switched on and off in various combinations.
By pressing the buttons and waving the wand towards the webcam, the gamer can click to shoot aliens, drag-and-drop images on screen and navigate menus.
The webcam is tuned to see only pure bright colours and map their motion in space, so it can ignore ordinary room lights. And if two people have wands with different coloured LEDs, they can play against each other...
Basically like the Rev, except it uses a camera instead of sensors. How awesome is PS3 now?
P.S. I still maintain that the PC is the best gaming "unit."
Them controllers are very ugly, look's like they need to think of a new design. I doubt anyone wants a crab-looking controller.
~Hikaru
~Hikaru
I've seen that advertised on several websites. Let us hope they rethink that design.
I think its quite early too judge.. I mean it isn't even out yet and i know its a bit ugly but it might be a great success.
Be patient lads, lol u never know might be even better than the ps2 controller!
Anyway I'm not as into consoles as most people are, PC all the way for me.
Be patient lads, lol u never know might be even better than the ps2 controller!
Anyway I'm not as into consoles as most people are, PC all the way for me.
I know this thread is OLD as hell 
, but I think the Nintendo "Wiimote" is something altogther different. Not the traditional game pad we're used of seeing, but it is rather innovative. It's the one thing about the Wii that I'm looking forward to. The whole concept of the Wii sets it apart from the other two consoles. While is doesn't offer as many features as the PS3 or Xbox 360, it is a step in the right direction for Nintendo.
, but I think the Nintendo "Wiimote" is something altogther different. Not the traditional game pad we're used of seeing, but it is rather innovative. It's the one thing about the Wii that I'm looking forward to. The whole concept of the Wii sets it apart from the other two consoles. While is doesn't offer as many features as the PS3 or Xbox 360, it is a step in the right direction for Nintendo.
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