Nintendo One-Hand Controller?

[bluehybrid69]

Ok, now personally I believe that in order for a game to be worthy of playing it has to be very emotional and active. You get into by moving the controller, and pushing buttons, and then of course if you get mad throw it down, but this new idea is by the worst concept ever concieved. Nintendo just released the story about its new invention and it is dumb as ever. Read it for yourself below. VOICE YOUR 'PION!!!

Nintendo Announces Lame Idea (http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Games&action=page&type_id=&cat_id=270351&obj_id=49649)

[Sierra-san]

http://www.kryptonsite.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40674

http://content.ytmnd.com//153000/153253/image.jpg

Shell.

[Slade]

It has potential to be awesome, but I cant see any real practical uses except for Fishing, Light Gun, and FPS games.

But as usual the Fanboys will eat up anything Nintendo feeds them so itll probably do OK.

[Sierra-san]

Originally posted by Slade
It has potential to be awesome, but I cant see any real practical uses except for Fishing, Light Gun, and FPS games.

But as usual the Fanboys will eat up anything Nintendo feeds them so itll probably do OK.

True. :/

That happens with EVERY console. Nintendo fanboys, Sony fanboys...

[Jellie]

that controller looks terrible, i hate gettin used to new controllers, the ps3 one doesnt look to hot either

I am a sony ''fanboy'' so i will surely buy the ps3

[Xcalibur]

It looks cool.

[j03superbat]

I was gonna' get the PS3, but the Revolution controller changed my mind.

Think about it - you'll feel more in control since now the way you hold the controller actually affects gameplay as opposed to just mashing buttons. I'm a first-person shooter fan, so obviously this controller fascinates me as far as what the possibilities are. Mario Party games will be fan-friggin'-tastic and adictive.

The only downside I can think of is that it'll obviously be more frustrating for younger gamers to learn how to control, but it's good to see Nintendo isn't holding back to cater them.

Plus, I like swordfights. The trailer for Revolution shows the possibilities and hopefully it'll feel like you're actually in the game holding a sword. Imagine a Star Wars game for Revolution where you wield the mighty lightsaber and can successfully mimic moves from the movies (minus jumping all over the place).

Besides - what about the N64 controller? When I saw it, I thought you had to have three hands to use it but it actually turned out to be really fun to use. The GameCube controller was kind of a step backwards but with this new controller there are really endless possibilities.

Yay for Nintendo.

[mario masta]

Originally posted by Sierra-san
http://content.ytmnd.com//153000/153253/image.jpg

Wow...I haven't seen that shot yet...

Kick. Ass. (b'-')b

[j03superbat]

Something I also forgot to mention - people probably don't realize that the controller in the picture is not the only tool you'll have for gaming.
http://cubemedia.ign.com/cube/image/article/651/651559/understanding-the-revolution-controller-20050916042606169.jpg
There are more buttons (http://media.cube.ign.com/articles/651/651275/img_3073869.html) than readily visible from those pics.
(The other controller has "Z1" and "Z2" buttons as well)

Lastly, in case anyone didn't bother to read the specs on the controller and still claim them to be the devil's tools, these babies are not just wireless - they're motion sensitive.

[mario masta]

^^^Yeah, I have seen that pic, and that looks very cool too, I just didn't know they had ad-on's like a GC controller. :D

[Jellie]

whats cool about it? Can somebody explain this please

[Xcalibur]

That controller is really special i must say.
Jellie you have to see a video of it in action to understand it.......

[bluehybrid69]

Originally posted by Sierra-san
http://www.kryptonsite.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40674

http://content.ytmnd.com//153000/153253/image.jpg

Shell.

Haven't seen that shot yet, but it still seems useless . . .

[j03superbat]

Originally posted by Jellie
whats cool about it? Can somebody explain this please
Okay, people are calling the Revolution controller a remote - when they should be calling it a "wand". The controller is motion-sensitive, so instead of holding down the left trigger button to aim, you can just point at what you want to shoot at and shoot.

The "wand" feature also means you don't have to endlessly scroll down with your analog stick if you don't want to. Just point and click. Think of all the games this will come in handy for.

In fact, think about it - the Harry Potter games? You don't have to repeat button mashing to learn a new spell - you can simply trace the spell outline on the T.V. and boom - you got the spell.

Sword fighting? Imagine actually holding the sword and dueling with it - albeit watered down, but the fighting mechanics would be much better than pushing a button to stab. The sword's not a gun, you've got to use it. It can sense depth, so imagine if you want to lunge, you merely push the controller forward.

You find yourself under fire in a first-person shooter and you want to reload. Just flick your wrist up and the animation will take care of it. You jump up from behind your cover and fire back.

Heck, IGN's already got a great article (http://cube.ign.com/articles/651/651224p1.html) on the possibilities for the new controller. I suggest sitting through the four pages and read what the possibilities are.

Better yet, see some wacky gamers use the controller in the trailer (http://media.cube.ign.com/articles/651/651334/vids_1.html) for the Revolution.

Add-ons like the GameCube shell suggest that you'll be able to play all games from NES up to GameCube. In fact, I read somewhere that Nintendo plans to have all these games available for download straight into your Revolution at some website... for a cost, of course.

Useless, bluehybrid69? I think not.

[Sierra-san]

I think I love you.


Originally posted by j03superbat
Add-ons like the GameCube shell suggest that you'll be able to play all games from NES up to GameCube. In fact, I read somewhere that Nintendo plans to have all these games available for download straight into your Revolution at some website... for a cost, of course.

You won't be able to download GameCube games-you can just play your GC disks on the Rev. NES-N64 are downloadable.

[j03superbat]

Originally posted by Sierra-san
You won't be able to download GameCube games-you can just play your GC disks on the Rev.
Really? Hey, even better. I'd hate to get rid of my 007 games.

*Nintendo does victory dance*

[Sierra-san]

Originally posted by j03superbat
Really? Hey, even better. I'd hate to get rid of my 007 games.

*Nintendo does victory dance*

I'd hate to get rid of my SSBM game.

Honestly, Nintendo is actually moving forward when it comes to games. They're actually making things innovative, not just focusing on pwetty graphics.

[Jellie]

Yea when the hype of the new amazing controller dies down and the revolution gets released

we will see who is having the victory dance

My moneys always on sony

[j03superbat]

Right, because the PS3 controller is a boomerang. I can knock out my friends when they beat me in deathmatches and then the controller will return to me so I can kill their game character while they are unconscious! Mwahahahahahahahaha! So useful.

Honestly, I do think Sony will sell better than Nintendo - but in the long run I also think Nintendo will have ended up with a more creative and ingenious (and as Sierra-san pointed out, innovative) console; can't say for sure until I have had my hands on both and have tried them.

You can build a bigger mousetrap, or a better mousetrap. Your choice.

So Nintendo can do a victory dance for THAT. Hah.

[Jellie]

Ok you got me lol

The ps3 controller is awful on the eye and i bet its gonna be even harder to use.

Still the nintendo better be really ''ingenious'' to take people away from sony

[Sierra-san]

Originally posted by Jellie
Yea when the hype of the new amazing controller dies down and the revolution gets released

we will see who is having the victory dance

My moneys always on sony

They're just now getting a profit off of the PS2. And with the prices of the PS3 and the way the PS2 is doing in Japan...

lol.

[Jellie]

Yea a sony hater would say that

[j03superbat]

Originally posted by Jellie
The PS3 controller is awful on the eye and i bet its gonna be even harder to use.

Still the nintendo better be really ''ingenious'' to take people away from sony
No doubt about it. And I'm not saying Nintendo automatically will be able to convert Sony loyalists - at least not here in the States.

Nintendo has self proclaimed that it wants to stay out of the XBox-Playstation war and I think that's exactly what it'll end up doing - catering to people who don't mind not having the best-looking graphics in games but still want to find new ways to play.

But this also isn't the same as when the GameCube came out. I think it came out last, and it didn't have the best graphics, and there wasn't anything particularly special about it aside from being able to hook up with the Game Boy Advance - a feature it rarely takes advantage of. I'm not ashamed to say that, looking back, the GameCube sucked (but for Rogue Squadron, it's worth it).

Revolution is a different situation, and a different console. I don't know if its graphics will be as good as the XBox 360's or the PS3's (which I don't find all that stunning anymore) and I don't know if third-party developers will make as many games for it as they do for Microsoft and Sony, but like Sierra-san said, it does have a strong market in Japan and it's doing something different and cool.

It's not everyone's cup of tea, but it sure makes me appreciate the minds over at Nintendo offices.

[Sierra-san]

Originally posted by Jellie
Yea a sony hater would say that

Who said I HATE Sony? I don't. I just think that it's not going to do as well as the Revolution.

[Jellie]

sierra i was joking.

I believe everything you say. It shows great loyalty to nineteno. Mine faded after the n64.

Its just here the gamecube never got recognised at all. The xbox also struggled. I probably am gonna miss out on some good games like mario andzelda. Im happy with what i see from the ps3 (minus the boomerang controller)

[Xcalibur]

Sony is gonna crush all in its path.

IT HAS DONE IT BEFOR AND IT WILL DO IT AGAIN

Xcalibur= sony fanboy

http://www.creativeuncut.com/topsellweekly.html


If its any consolation . at least its doing better than the Xbox

[Slade]

I like how people diss the PS3 controller. Its basically a dual schock controller that looks like a boomerang.

Sure it looks lame as hell, but the button and analog layout is still dual shock style. The dual shock is such a great controller that I really dont mind they made it look like a boomerang.

As for the Nintendo controller. It is certainly a cool device. Those who say it sucks have no imagination. Imagine a Star Wars game. The controller will be your lightsaber. Imagine a fishing game. Its your rod. Imagine a FPS. Its your scope. It has sooooo much POTENTIAL. I must repeat, It has POTENTIAL. Besides the uses I mentioned above, at the moment, there arent many practical uses for it. But you have the shell, which makes those non-practial uses like sports games and fighting games bearable(sp?).

[mario masta]

I agree with Slade about the PS3 controller. Sure, it looks like a boomerang, but like he said, it's still a duel shock (arguably the best controller out of the 3 current systems.)

Like I said in the other topic, I'm getting the Revolution first (I want the Nintendo games, plus whatever other cool games it'll have) and then later on, a PS3 (for MGS4 and other more popular games.)

[j03superbat]

Originally posted by Xcalibur
Sony is gonna crush all in its path.

IT HAS DONE IT BEFOR AND IT WILL DO IT AGAIN

Xcalibur= sony fanboy

http://www.creativeuncut.com/topsellweekly.html

If its any consolation . at least its doing better than the Xbox
You know, according to that chart, Nintendo DS is doing better than PS2. Try finding a more accurate representation of total sales.

The boomerang PS3 controller looks uncomfortable, but I won't say it's unusable. It still looks better than the original XBox "Big Mac" Controller.

[Slade]

Ugh the original Xbox controller was a beast.

[sstray72]

ONCE AGAIN Nintendo is leading the way with its original ideas that every one else is going to copy.

Cross-shaped directional pad
4 face buttons in diamond formation
L and R buttons
analog
rumble/vibration
wireless control

Guess which company made THEM ALL?? Everything that is STANDARD now, Nintendo originated. Now, Nintendo is once again straying off of the beaten path, the SAFE path, to one of originality and immense potential. If Nintendo can make this work, and if ANY company can, it's Nintendo, then this will be the greatest video game revolution to date. The fact that the system will include ports for GC controls, and will allow for standard control peripherals will decrease the risk. I guaran-damn-tee that if this works, Sony and Microsoft will "create" controllers that use Nintendo's innovation, make it more compact and maybe more functional, and then... take the credit.

I am without a doubt a Nintendo fan most, but the fanboy fanatacism is quite perplexing to me because every system will offer it's benefits and it should be every true gamers' goal to have EACH system and reap the rewards and reach gaming Nirvana... :D

[Yuui]

http://home.comcast.net/~olsen31/Images/wheel2.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~olsen31/Images/wheel2.jpg

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5677/revocontroldockmockup5sc.jpg

Even as mock designs, the idea to allow the remote to be interfaced with other peripherals is very innovative.

One concern is definitely cost. As to purchase these accessories may become costly, but perhaps, well worth the expenditure.

Furthermore--

And I thought adaptation was commonplace...

What makes it so difficult to adapt to a new controller?

Nearly every gaming system sports a different controller. What is it in this case that makes it so implausible to readjust?

[Sierra-san]

Originally posted by Yuui
Furthermore--

And I thought adaptation was commonplace...

What makes it so difficult to adapt to a new controller?

Nearly every gaming system sports a different controller. What is it in this case that makes it so implausible to readjust?

What do you mean? Why do they need to make a different controller for the different consoles?

[j03superbat]

Originally posted by Yuui
http://home.comcast.net/~olsen31/Images/wheel2.jpg
Anyone out there still wondering how the Revolution controller could adapt to racing games?

It's not official, but still - it's an idea. Whoo.

[TMLS]

I think it's going to be brilliant, revolutionary. I haven't really liked a Nintendo (or Nintendo controller for that matter) since the SNES, but I really think this could be something special.

[TMLS' BROTHER]

^^I still don't really like that controller but I think I could use it now, i'm still not sure the games will be worth me buying the revo though.


Originally posted by j03superbat
The boomerang PS3 controller looks uncomfortable, but I won't say it's unusable.

I heard that the boomerang controller isn't the definate final controller. Plus they will probably allow the PS2 controller work with it and theres always the non-offical ocntrollers they release.

[Magus]

Definately a unique design. It'll be cool to c if they can pull it off.

[Steppenwolf]

To tell you the truth, it's a step back in time. Look at the old controllers, ie. Sega Master System, from the ealy and mid '80's. Looks quite similar. The old stystams found out that if they inserted a peg into the middle of the "d" pad people liekd it better, thus joy sticks gained popularity. Eventually gamers moved towards the two handed controllers we have now because they liked them better. Besides, you'll find that you'll still use 2 hands on the new controller, it's natural and faster.
Nintendo will appreciate all of your contributions though.
A for myself, as slow as my reflexes are I just gotta use two hands:D .

[j03superbat]

Originally posted by Steppenwolf
A for myself, as slow as my reflexes are I just gotta use two hands:D .
Which is what the analog stick add-on controller is for. :)

[Steppenwolf]

lol, kind fo like back to basics.

[amus525]

I heard some where that there will be attachments to make it sort of like a normal controller.

[j03superbat]

They've released pictures of a controller that plugs into the Revolution and doesn't attach to the motion-sensitive one. It's going to be used to play the N64 and older games.

Ironically, it kinda' looks to me like a Playstation controller.

[Cyckness]

Before E3, I thought it was dumb. Now I see this thing going to revolutionize the business. A.

[thedarknight]

IMO Nintendo made the right move. Instead of competing with Sony and Microsoft in the hardware department, like it did with the GC, its relying on innovation. I however will not be buying this system, because of GC's failure as a console. PS3 is what I have been waiting for, regardless of what the controller looks like. I'm mean I'm still renting games for PS2 while my GC sits and collects dust.

[j03superbat]

Here's a pic of the virtual console controller that will be used to play older games.

http://gearmedia.ign.com/gear/image/article/707/707508/e3-2006-hands-on-with-the-wii-virtural-console-controller-20060510065246373.jpg

I think I'll be getting a Wii and an XBox 360. That way, I get the technical powerhouse that is Microsoft along with the creative innovation that is Nintendo (they need to just merge together and form one super-console) for approximately the same cost as one Playstation 3.

[ChLoEfAn4eVaLUVSnCkLbK]

i rated it a "B". why? it gets a "B" from me for the innovation. it's giving gamers a "new" way to play. instead of just sitting on your couch (or bed, chair, etc.) playing, you'll actually be up (maybe..depending on what you're playing) moving the controller in a certain way to move your character on screen (or move whatever..depending on what you're playing).

as for everything else, i'd rate it a "n/a" because i haven't played with it..yet.

[j03superbat]

I think anyone who's still rejecting the Wii-mote after all we know about it and how it can adapt to any type of game is just being ignorant at this point (obviously, I'm not pointing out anyone specific).

You can flip it on the side and turn it left and right like a steering wheel for racing games (or use this (http://wiimedia.ign.com/wii/image/article/731/731777/gt-pro-series-20060908114711546.jpg), which is the same idea). Mortal Kombat Armageddon proves fighting games have a home on the Wii too.

I'm looking forward to the built-in speaker on the Wii-Mote. Combined with the rumble function, it's going to feel like there's actually a gun in your hand when you play Red Steel.

Wii for me.

[boyde92]

i rated it A because people said it sucked so i got one but i love that thing i play it more than my ps3!