Nintendo Revolution Controller Revealed

[fuzei]

So you can say Microsoft has been there  :laugh:

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Seriously, I have only been here 1 day and you are the biggest fanboy and one of the most annoying people I have ever seen on a forum.

Are you sure MS isn't paying you for posting the stuff you post?

[icecaveman]

What I meant is you can see a piece there that's thin and with few buttons on the right side,

on the left side (seperated by the ball) you see a semi analog d-pad and some buttons. Now that must remind you of something.

Freestyle Pro had tilt sensing like the new revolution controller and was even marketed as REVOLUTIONary. You can't deny that on the fact that there were just few games that supported it!

Anyway I'm not claiming Nintendo is copying anything, THEY ARE NOT. It's just a funny coincidance.

[Brandon Live Veteran]

I could see a few cases where this could be neat. But for the vast majority, this could be Nintendo out-doing themselves, and actually managing to make a worse controller than the god-awful GameCube pad.

[firen]

Very interesting to say the least, i think this will bring a lot out of their first party games. Both the DS and Revolution are more hands on than their competitors, but i see it only working for the DS. It's gonna be tough to play third party games. But Nintentdo probably made the controller with that in mind and it might actually end up being really good.

Either way I cant wait, it's gonna be very intersting.

[x-byte]

I could see a few cases where this could be neat.? But for the vast majority, this could be Nintendo out-doing themselves, and actually managing to make aworse> controller than the god-awful GameCube pad.

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Have anyone tested it yet? Nope...

But I understand your concern.

[Tim Dorr Veteran]

I think it looks great. The big thing is you don't *see* the functionality from the pictures. The tilt and directional sensors are entirely invisible. Imagine this with Metroid:

You control your position with the analog stick attachment. Forward, back, strafe left and right. With the d-pad side, you point your head to aim and fire. You're not just pressing a button or stick to change your direction, you're physically moving your hand to do so. It brings direct manipulation to the console world, something that PC gamers have had forever with a mouse. It may not seem major, but direct manipulation in the console space is absolutely huge.

In addition, I think this is going to force people to get more creative when making games. I'm sick of what is essentially the same set of games over and over with differing storylines and graphics. With a new controller to think about, I bet this will inspire some really great games. Nothing that requires a crazy backstory to play, just something simple and fun. Imagine Super Monkey Ball or Katamary Damacy on this thing, for example!

[Dale]

well.. my friend and I were refreshing IGN like mad when it all happened. Excited we are. and Surprised we are too.

I stayed away from neowin - not for any specific reason. We were just refreshing IGN, thats all.

We are very excited to see that controlling a game will be different in many different ways. We discussed what would make a good game with that and we both agree, When the revolution gets good games - the revolution controller will shine.

that being said i'm still refreshing IGN like mad to see the full keynote. and I'm interested in the xbox 360 keynote as well,. Anybody know when the PS3 keynote is?

[x-byte]

Third party developers like THQ, Square Enix and Activison is VERY positive on developing titles on it ;)

[Albemuth]

How are you supposed to control the d-pad and hit that A button underneath simultaneously? Why would you have the same finger control action and direction? Seems counter-intuitive to me.

[firen]

Holding the controller sideways will be just like the old school NES controllers, i believe thats why they chose to go this route.

[kevcart3]

I have been a PC gamer for years. I have always chosen to play PC games over console games. I like how you use the mouse to look around in FPS and control the cursor in RTS games. This will also be a very different experience than what most people are used to in playing games. I for one believe that Nintendo has just revived my love for console games for the first time since the SNES.

[Rudy]

not impressed but i'll wait until i can actually try it before saying it sucks

[eilegz]

I read the article, and I think the whole concept is stupid. I'm tired of seeing bongo drums, dance mats, wired analog sticks that slide into essentially broken controllers, and requiring backward compatibility with older controllers to make the console useable. Apparently, breaking a capable controller design into two separate peices you'll need to buy separately, and assemble controllers before playing games, etc. is equivalent to "innovative design." It would be innovative if you owned the company and you found a new way to suck the blood from the consumers, but I simply fail to see why any of you think this is good from an end user standpoint.

And just for the record, the Gamecube controller did suck. The giant buttons on the top that required you to push them in almost a complete inch before they done anything, the analog stick (now you can purchase this separately! Yay!) had horrible traction and your thumb would constantly slip, the buttons on the side are a pain to use with any sort of accuracy so action-packed games are nearly impossible, etc. It was a huge step up from the N64, but it is nowhere near "the most comfortable one around."

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it depends on what games u play on it of course most common 3d games its good for gc controllers looking at ur avatar i assume that u r a mega man fan and i understand that this kind of controllers wont be good for classic games like KOF, SF, mega man and castlevania.

But posibilities are endless for me the best control so far its snes its lite, precise and not heavy.

[Brandon Live Veteran]

-bYtE,Sep 16 2005, 06:54]Have anyone tested it yet? Nope...

But I understand your concern.

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I'm just trying to imagine the sensation of holding those two items in my hands or trying to play Zelda with my TV remote and it seems like a terrible experience.

I certainly could be wrong, and I'll definitely try it out (either at a store, or a friend's house). But it makes me wary of the Revolution. I bought a GameCube, used it for nothing but Smash Bros for a while... Played a little Metroid, played a little Zelda (and was very disappointed, not by the gameplay but by the lack of actual content and the endless sailing timesink), and a little Mario Kart when it first came out. It hasn't even been turned on in at least 8 months, maybe more. It just seems like a waste. Though I do have a little bit of hope for the next Zelda game.

I like Nintendo and I'm by no means predicting their failure. But the thing is, I no longer expect to be impressed by them. They've lowered my expectations to pretty much nothing.

On the other hand, I have high expectations for the Xbox 360. I'll be happy with my purchase if it meets or exceeds my expectations. Whereas, the Revolution is going to have to exceed my expectations before I'll even consider buying it.

[Epimetheus]

I'm just trying to imagine the sensation of holding those two items in my hands or trying to play Zelda with my TV remote and it seems like a terrible experience.

I certainly could be wrong, and I'll definitely try it out (either at a store, or a friend's house).  But it makes me wary of the Revolution.  I bought a GameCube, used it for nothing but Smash Bros for a while... Played a little Metroid, played a little Zelda (and was very disappointed, not by the gameplay but by the lack of actual content and the endless sailing timesink), and a little Mario Kart when it first came out.  It hasn't even been turned on in at least 8 months, maybe more.  It just seems like a waste.  Though I do have a little bit of hope for the next Zelda game.

I like Nintendo and I'm by no means predicting their failure.  But the thing is, I no longer expect to be impressed by them.  They've lowered my expectations to pretty much nothing.

On the other hand, I have high expectations for the Xbox 360.  I'll be happy with my purchase if it meets or exceeds my expectations.  Whereas, the Revolution is going to have to exceed my expectations before I'll even consider buying it.

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You say they lowered your expectations to nothing yet you define no reason why, all I heard was the Xbrick raised your expectations, yet it's a conventional system, you also did not say any reason on why that rose your expectations either.

[x-byte]

I'm just trying to imagine the sensation of holding those two items in my hands or trying to play Zelda with my TV remote and it seems like a terrible experience.

I certainly could be wrong, and I'll definitely try it out (either at a store, or a friend's house).  But it makes me wary of the Revolution.  I bought a GameCube, used it for nothing but Smash Bros for a while... Played a little Metroid, played a little Zelda (and was very disappointed, not by the gameplay but by the lack of actual content and the endless sailing timesink), and a little Mario Kart when it first came out.  It hasn't even been turned on in at least 8 months, maybe more.  It just seems like a waste.  Though I do have a little bit of hope for the next Zelda game.

I like Nintendo and I'm by no means predicting their failure.  But the thing is, I no longer expect to be impressed by them.  They've lowered my expectations to pretty much nothing.

On the other hand, I have high expectations for the Xbox 360.  I'll be happy with my purchase if it meets or exceeds my expectations.  Whereas, the Revolution is going to have to exceed my expectations before I'll even consider buying it.

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For my case I have loved almost every title on GC. From Zelda to Metroid. I've played on my GC alot. And it didn't end until DS came...

It's the quite opposite for me. I have really greate expectation now, I would love to test this way of playing games now.

And I have no interest in 360 at all. Of all the titles I have seen, there is only 2 games that is of any interest. But it's just opinions, and everyone have them...

[Deaf Spacker]

This looks like its the most anti accessable controller ever :/

[l77Il7H]

nintendo still got it! booooo yah! :woot: :devil:

[Dale]

http://www.irwebcasting.com/050916/03/ff36...in/index_hi.htm

the keynote video is up :D

[Matrix XII]

Is this some kind of sick joke? :x

[Wizz]

I personally think its great. Very intuative and gives plenty of room for new gameplay styles.

I applaud Nintendo for their bravery and ingenuity.

[x-byte]

Is this some kind of sick joke? :x

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Yes. It's only a sick dream. You can go back to bed now. :rolleyes:

[Matrix XII]

Uhh k... I hope you feel better now. :huh:

[Deaf Spacker]

I personally think its great. Very intuative and gives plenty of room for new gameplay styles.

I applaud Nintendo for their bravery and ingenuity.

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Bravery? More like stupidity, there is a big number of gamers that have a disability of somekind. Now if their disability effects their hand (like me) or co-ordination then how the hell are they meant to use the controller? I think Nintendo have just lost the vast majority of disabled customers.

Also how are multi platform games expected to work.

[ForeverUnknown]

Omg I hope people are watching the video! This is going to be fun to play with :D. Man talk about innovation. Great job Nintendo!

Lazy Tiger: I'm sure that you'll be able to use the GC controller for most games. For example, you dont need to use a wheel to play driving games. I'm sure they've thought this over.