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[bluvasa]

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For months, years even, we've been hearing Nintendo reiterate that it does not want to be part of the same battle that Sony and MS are deeply entrenched in. However, with a system like GameCube, the comparisons are inevitable. With Revolution and its one-of-a-kind approach to the controller, drawing these parallels just became a lot more difficult. This was an important message from Nintendo in our meeting. It wants to explore uncharted waters, be a blue ocean company, and not find itself sailing the bloody waters where the competition resides.

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Good read, I want a Revolution.

[Bogus8]

does anyone really think they will just use the sholder button for view change??

As much as you like having your hands in your lap  you won't HAVE to have them in your lap with the nintendo controller they can rest on your side or wherever you want.  Also you don't have to levetate your whole arm to use the gyro stuff... which btw the techonology has improved greatly, has anyone use one of the gyro pointers?  I have it worked well (took some getting used to). You have to realize just cause ms failed with it in the past doesn't mean current tech hasn't improve.  You guys are going cookoo for coco puffs over the wireless controllers yet I HATE anything wireless I have ever tried (save the $100 logitec laser mouse).  BUT I know in time it will improve but till it does I'm not looking at getting any, actually I have a ton of it on the shelf in my office at work as everyone keeps getting me to swap theirs with wired gear since it sucks so bad

I use a touch pad, mouse, and a trackball (Kinsington Expert, my fav) and my hand never gets tired.. though if I levetated my hand over my mouse or trackball or touch pad it would... but I can still move all around with either and it's not that big of a deal.

Though I am glad you are still keeping an open mind about it as opposed to others that are bashing it with out any real consideration... guess change scares them *shrug*

[Bogus8]

QUOTE(joerehall @ Sep 19 2005, 06:12 PM)

all i can say about that is nintendo better be careful, as we just learned with apple and the ipod, MS is sneaky as fuck with patents..

[Bogus8]

[mgamer20o0]

i think the idea is good but i dont like the layout. i keep looking at it and wondering how it will work. there is A B and the d pad plus two bellow. Analog stick with two trigger buttons for the left hand. i took one of my tv remotes and acted like i was playing a game. the way the person is holding it would be very hard to press the lower A and B. D pads start to hurt after a while for me, unless its something like xbox controller d pad. i really ? if its really a revolution or a good way to sell their nes games all over again.

[incognegro]

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Revolution Controller
Pros.
Innovative
Cons.
everything besides innovation

  did i just agree with deftones!?

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Cons.
I dont like having 2 shoulder buttons and 2 triggers, I have tested this with my xbox controller. To hold the controller and use your middle fingers for the triggers (like you will have to do on the x360 controller) is not comfortable for very long

Its funny though, i know somebody that already holds the xbox controllers this way ( even though there are no buttons up there) and thinks the other way is retarded. It goes to show how different people are.......

[twistedsymphony]

QUOTE(Bogus8 @ Sep 19 2005, 06:38 PM)

The white and black buttons were used for those functions because they were white and black buttons... they couldn't really be utilized well.. now that they are in a more accessible area they will probably incorporate functions to them that will be more essential than horn and view change does anyone really think they will just use the sholder button for view change??

[m_hael]

QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Sep 19 2005, 07:58 PM)

My point was, if your trigger finger is being used to push the gas 95% of the time then the shoulder button isn't exactly accessible now is it  In that situation it is probably less accessible then the black and white buttons.

[incognegro]

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to get it right is quite revolutionary... to do it as the sole premise of an entire console... well thats just plain loco... I wish them well.

   

[VGman17]

)-- I don't plan on using my middle fingers, too akward . Sure before you had to sacrifice the functions of the face buttons, but I rather be able to shoot then jump.   Of course there will be other games, but I'm planning on playing Halo 2 and Gears of War, for a while, so it's kinda a big deal for me.

Only time will tell.

Props to Nintendo; I will be looking forward to trying it out at Gamestop, Target, ect.

Shame on you Sony, perverts.

[Bogus8]

And what you do in your spare time with double sided dildo's is something you should keep to yourself  

[KAGE360]

i wish nintendo luck on this idea.  its not like they didnt cover all the bases, if a game requires a normal controller then you just hook it up.  but for games that take advantage of this, i think it could bring something new to the table.  seeing as how they are going in a totally different direction then their competitors i dont see this hurting them at all.

[gamerguy999]

You guys notice that Peter Moore praised Nintendo for their controller? It's on the front page of xbox-scene, peter moore interview part 2...

[In3xus]

You litterally had to hold the controller sideways to be able to do a somewhat controlled driveby. So sure this might have been the developers fault but it prooves how hard a controller can be to map at times. I also hate the fact that the Trigger buttons produce so much feedback to the finger (Try racing for some hours and your finger is murdered). This however was also the case with most older controllers (PS1, PS2 and N64) with their D-Pad (Im talking Tekken Fingers here). The Xbox controller is the only one that doesnt make my D-pad finder hurt after only a couple of hours of hurting.

While i cant see how the Revolution controller is going to work i have 'some' experience with gyro controllers that can sense the direction. I have an aged Logitech Gamepad with a built in gyroscope that while doesnt work flawless is very good for gaming (And gives reason to the fact that i always move the joystick of all my consoles in the direction i jump or walk etc.. ).

On a sidenote i have to complain with the fact that most of the controllers have those screwholes on the worst possible places possible. I mean why cant they fill the holes up or cover them and make my poor hands hurt less when i play (referring to the PS1 / 2 mostly but also the Xbox to a certain degree).

[incognegro]

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be honest i think that MS screwed up when they moved the Original place of the W,B buttons to below the right finger (Like on the S controller)

I disagree.......i have pretty big hands and i could never reach those buttons for the life ofe me during gameplay. The w/b and back/start where the only problems I had with the controller and fixed it. So im happy.