LOL, take a look at the Controller that will be used with the new Nintendo Revolution.... HAahahahahahaha... what a pile of dung... friggin morons.

http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/09/16/revolutioncontroller/index.php

http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/09/16/nintendo.jpg

wtf... :scratch:

Don't knock it till you've tried it.:|

From the article:



The controller looks a little like a television remote control and will allow people to play games with just one hand, said Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo during a keynote speech at the Tokyo Game Show, which opened on Friday near Tokyo. The unit mixes buttons and motion sensors so games can be controlled through a combination of pressing buttons and also waving the controller around in the air.

Simulations of the controller being used in a number of different games were shown during a video shown at the keynote. It was swung in a baseball game as someone would swing a bat, stabbed into space to kill imaginary bugs as someone might use a fly swatter and swung from side to side to control a tennis game on screen.




There’s an add-on unit, connected via a short cable to the main unit. It was simulated being used in a first-person shooter game, of the type that’s very popular in the U.S. The main controller was held in the hand and pointed while the secondary controller was held in the other hand and became the gun’s trigger. The new style controller is part of Nintendo’s drive to expand the gaming population and Iwata said he hopes it will be less intimidating for non-gamers to pick up.

“In order to realize the goal of creating a new starting line that anyone can instinctively understand we have come up with a design that differs greatly from any of today’s controllers,” said Iwata. “We have also made bold innovations in play style as well.”

“At the heart of this controller is a brand new sensor which we call the direct pointing device,” he said. “This allows Revolution to detect precisely the location on the screen that the controller is pointing. With this technology you can not only point at a location intuitively but it can also detect the distance from the screen and even the angle of the controller.”

- Doesn't sound so bad to me :hmm:

Yeah... try playing Tekken with that thing.... or a racing game... or... or... or... anything. That thing is ridiculous.

http://www.particles.org/coleco/DSCF0072.JPG

Hey Bob, how do I do that spinning kick thing?

Oh easy, just dial 867-5309!

You and Manu need to make a club and name it "We hate Nintendo no matter what they do"

You can be charter members.

link!

One thing I like about it is that judging from it's shape and size, it looks like it will be much easier to use without damaging your wrists or getting carpal tunnel syndrome.

I've also been told that it's like holding a PS2 controller sideways. Dunno how I feel about that one.

Anyway, I'm fairly certain that I'll get my hands on one before too much longer, so I'll post my review of if when I have the knowledge to do so.

I'm actually rather excited about this controller, I was a hige fan of the original Nintendo controller and have been disgruntled with anything more complicated. This one can be held horizontally and used like the original.

Teaser video for the Nintendo Revolution: http://media.cube.ign.com/articles/651/651334/vids_1.html

I've really started considering it now. But I'd have to try it first :hmm: