So here it is...the Revolution controller

[Snarf]

I still dunno if I like it...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...ndo+controller

[Biggie]

Re: So here it is...the Revolution controller

This video has been out for awhile, I for one am pretty excited for the Revolution.

[RPGD]

Re: So here it is...the Revolution controller

That would happen to be the video they showed off back in September.

Nintendo's always been at the forefront of game control setups, so I look forward to what they'll be showing off at E3.

Hey, if all else fails, there's still the classic-style controler attachment, likely to be packed in.

You'd be surprised, but the near-final unit is a lot smaller than it looks. It's height is about equal to the width of a DS.

[Goufunaki]

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everyone is gonna look like such a spaz

[Valkysas]

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oh, the buttons on the bottom of it are no longer duplicate A and B buttons, they're now X and Y.

[RPGD]

Re: So here it is...the Revolution controller

Actually, you're half-right. The buttons are X and Y when held normally, but when held sideways, there are "a" and "b" labels under them on the unit shown at the GDC.

[RPGD]

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Even the NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, PC Engine and cheap budget games for download via the Virtual Console don't do anything you you?

[Snarf]

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I am looking at it from a parents point of view- no parentis going to want their kids swinging **** around in the house, especialy not my son. He will end up tearing the damn house down.

[RPGD]

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This is Nintendo. I imagine that they know a thing or two about child-proofing.



Seriously, though, the teaser movie exaggerates the way it works significantly. According to the hands-on demos, you could easily control it by light wrist movements, even whilst lying down. Like a mouse, but three-dimensional.

A guy recently made a working mock-up using some odds and ends and played an FPS with it. He didn't move his arms any more than one would with a normal controler. Remind me to show you the video.

Still, I wanna see how it actually does work, rather than hearing a bunch of journalist reports.

[Red Dragon]

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I still have a SNES and a top-loading NES.. I own all the games I really liked.

Do I have to remind you of the reading errors and stuff like that.

No I'm not talking about Sony products.

Anyhow I dont see why people on the pav dont like Nintendo Products. The only reason I can think of is because the own a PS2 and wont try anything new. Or they think it doesn't have any games because of all the under appreciated games.

[Valkysas]

Re: So here it is...the Revolution controller

a lot of us like nintendo. some of us (RPGDesigner) would take a tactical nuclear warhead to the face for them.

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

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I still have a SNES and a top-loading NES.. I own all the games I really liked.

What about those that you don't know you'd like? A lot of those older games you can't find anymore, at least not in good condition. Plus there's supposed to be a monthly deal, where you can download any number of games for a flat rate instead of paying for one each. If it's a game you don't like, quickly move on to the next.

[Riotsword]

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That video made me almost physically ill. If that's how the games are going to be controlled(though I have my doubts about that, since, what would you do with all the buttons?), then no way.

Give a regular controller, not a damn remote, with an analog attachment. Gah.

[RPGD]

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... some of us (RPGDesigner) would take a tactical nuclear warhead to the face for them.

More like "buy most of the company's shares".



I'm really starting to think that it'd control more like the working mock-up made by that guy.

That's it, I'm looking for that video.

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

Re: So here it is...the Revolution controller

Think of the 3D movement as a glorified analog stick, with the buttons to perform other functions. Super Mario 64 wasn't played completely with the analog stick.