Nintendo Revolution Controller

[ĄƦçɧąɳɠҾԼ]

Well they revealed the controller for the Nintendo Revolution http://cube.ign.com/articles/651/651275p1.html

Here a vid of it being used, not on actuall games, it's more of a commercial http://media.cube.ign.com/articles/651/651334/vids_1.html

Seems interesting, different at least.  Can't wait to get my hands on one.

[Bleach]

that certainly looks pretty cool, and some of the stuff they are talking about doing with it aswsome

i might be oldschool though.. to me thats a remote control, not a controller for video games.. i guess ill just have to wait and see hehe

[KobraKlaws]

Very odd.  I'm sure that they will be alienating some 3rd party companies to develop for the Revolution by using a controller such as that.  I will not bother to judge it since I obviously have not tried it, but I just do not see it being too successful due to how different it is.  Not sure if companies and consumers are both ready for a change like that...

[ĄƦçɧąɳɠҾԼ]

Well it does have GameCube controller ports, because of the backwards compatibility, perhaps it can utilize them for Revolution games as well.

The Revolution controller also has the little connector on the bottom, perhaps they will come out with a standard controller that you can slip it into.

They will need a more conventional controller for what they have planned with downloading old nintendo games for play on revolution.  That controlloer will work fine for NES games, but they will need more buttons for SNES and N64 games.  Perhaps this service will utilize the GameCube controllers.

[Bleach]

Yeah that would work.. i personally think the GC controller is a little on the small side.. though oddly enough i still say NES was the best 

[ĄƦçɧąɳɠҾԼ]

They worked quite well, I miss my NES.

I have over 5,000 NES roms, including ones from various countries, hacks, translations, public domain, etc...

[Bleach]

Ive still got my NES... model # 16 (16th off the line).. and tons and tons of games (most in storage

[ĄƦçɧąɳɠҾԼ]

I've got one and a few games, but you have to wiggle the cartridge back and forth, and hope they work, then they mess up in the middle of your game.  Emulators are much more reliable.

Got a SNES, Sega Genesis, Atari 2600, and a Commodore 128 as well.

[Bleach]

I've got one and a few games, but you have to wiggle the cartridge back and forth, and hope they work, then they mess up in the middle of your game.

[ĄƦçɧąɳɠҾԼ]

Well Nintendo is planning a more conventional controller.
http://cube.ign.com/articles/651/651559p1.html

Q: What kinds of expansions are planned?

A: Wide assortments of peripherals are possible, but thus far Nintendo has only officially confirmed two of them. The first is an analog stick/trigger unit that Nintendo has dubbed the "nunchuck-style controller." The second is a conventional controller cradle/shell. Nintendo has also indicated that it might like to explore other expansions. It used Donkey Kong style bongos and a light gun as examples.

Q: What does the conventional controller cradle/shell do?

A: 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.

[[BTF]adam]

Wow. Looks kewl. Might - BIG might have to get one.

[Bleach]

Thats not actually what it looks like, its an ign mock-up since nintendo hasnt released an image it seems.. i imagine it will look pretty simlilar though, as people are pretty comfortable with that style

And personally.. I hope its big.. I much prefer say, the xbox ctroller (either size) to the GC controller, the GC is tiny, and it feels like im going to break the damn thing

[[BTF]adam]

Yeah Xbox controllers are the best id say... followed by SEGA MEGADRIVE!!!  Ya can bash the shit out of them and they STILL work!