WAKE UP PEOPLE! (Revolution controller unveiled)

Small hands and feet run in my family. My sister wore flower-girl shoes to her own wedding. You've just insulted me and my entire family. So you can take your fat fingered gorilla hands and.... [content edited due to AGN decency rules]

Axel wrote:You'd think that Zelda would be more than enough to compensate for that. Twilight Princess should have brought Nintendo back into range.

This might come as a suprise to some people, but not everybody likes Zelda and think it's the greatest series ever.

Anyway, I wonder if this will bring about that "Marionette" idea again (if anyone remembers that), or if the puppet concept will have anything to do with the new Mario title?

Beldaran wrote: I guess it was designed for humans in mind, not man-girls with toddler hands.

That was what I was refering to when saying "attitude". You're free to express your opinion, just not in a manner that makes you look like a condescending prick.

EDIT: Actually, no, you can be a condescending prick, you're just likely to hurt your reputation in doing so.

I'm sorry, but you're going to have a hard time convincing me that I secretly was perfectly comfortable with the original X-Box controller and just convinced myself I hated it out of some pre-conceived bias. And to quote Tycho: "I don't have anything polite to say about the controller for the Nintendo Revolution. Watching the DS shift from something I furrow my brow at to something I take with me everywhere has bought them this courtesy."(emphasis added)

This one is funnier: http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php?date=2002-03-25&res=l

Sorry, I had to link that. But really people, let's get back on topic. If you want to continue arguing about the X-Box controller, do it in GB.

I couldn't decide between the two. Meh.

But back on topic, I agree that the controller looks wierd. But you know what? I've been won over by so many wierd Nintendo concepts that I'm hopeful about this. The only way I see the Revolution failing is if people are so put-off that they refuse to even walk into a GameStop or Best Buy or even freaking Wal-Mart and give it a try. (Of course, Wal-MArt demos are designed to force you to tilt your head upward 80 degrees, but still...)

Beldaran wrote:People don't agree with me ergo they are sub-humans who simply don't see the glory of my ways.

I still say the controller was too big. I do admit that I sold my Xbox before I had more than a month to get accustomed to it. Something about a game library that started and ended with Halo at the time turned me off. I kind of regret it now, but it'd be just another money sink at the time. The types of games I like to play aren't typically targeted to the Xbox audience.

Okay, I'm sold.

Revolution's sensory technology does not interface with TV scan lines, as is the standard with traditional light guns. Because of that, light gun games are entirely possible with Revolution regardless of television type.

http://cube.ign.com/articles/651/651224p1.html

IGN lists some examples of how the controller can be used.

BTW,

What freaking game is this? Is this Mario Kart DS? Even as a modified screenshot, it sure as heck isn't Double Dash (i.e. there are not two people per kart).

No, it's Mario Kart GP - the version made for the arcades. It's supposed to be very good indeed, but there's such a low chance of it coming to the UK that they haven't invented a word for how small it is, so I guess I'll have to take that on faith. It's rumoured there's a Revolution port in the works, hence the mock-up.

(See? I'm full of information, I am.)

Darth Marsden wrote:No, it's Mario Kart GP - the version made for the arcades. It's supposed to be very good indeed, but there's such a low chance of it coming to the UK that they haven't invented a word for how small it is, so I guess I'll have to take that on faith. It's rumoured there's a Revolution port in the works, hence the mock-up.

(See? I'm full of information, I am.)

Wow, didn't even know there was an arcade version. Is it Japan-only? I thought the graphics looked too damn good for DS 😊

Yeah, it's Japan-only at the moment, although I believe they're planning on bringing it over to the States. Here's what IGN thought of it.

Darth Marsden wrote:No, it's Mario Kart GP - the version made for the arcades. It's supposed to be very good indeed, but there's such a low chance of it coming to the UK that they haven't invented a word for how small it is, so I guess I'll have to take that on faith.

Are they trying to lose money? 😮dd:
Releasing a game exclusively on a platform that isn't widely available (and so can't be bought in the shops) when it could easily be ported to Gamecube seems to me like a sure way to lose cash.

The new controller looks...interesting. I can see the potential it has (especially for FPS games, with that B trigger 😃 ), and if it's executed correctly, it could really be the next big step in gaming.
However, I do have a major problem with the "TV remote" shape of it. If they made it just slighly more ergonomic, it would make a whole world of difference when you come to play it for long periods of time.

I just have to say something about the Xbox controller. I have small thin hands too and the regular Xbox controller literally made my hands red and tingly really bad after about thirty minutes, every game I played, every single time whether it was WWF RAW, Tetris Worlds or Shenmue 2. The S was such a relief. No controller has ever done that before, and my hands fit perfectly around the GC controller.

That caused serious pain though. 😞

As for the Rev controller, it looks like a cool concept. I don't favor a specific company, I like them all because the games are what matters. (and the controllers don't torture your hands) I had to stop playing until I got an S, that was NOT psychosematic. 😞

With Mario Kart GP... it's proven very popular, from what I've heard. Follow my above mentioned link, you'll see why.

And with the remote... there should be a sort of 'lock-on' station you can use that's shaped something like the Gamecube's controller. I suppose that, or just plugging your Gamecube controllers directly into the console itself, will be the alternative for those like yourself who aren't too sure about holding what's basically a glorified remote. I know I'll be getting one of those stations, I liked my Gamecube controller.

I look forward to this, to be sure. The only question I ask...will it get old? Will I get tired of using a damn pointer for everything, as I think I would get tired of using dual screens and a touchscreen on the DS?

The more i look at this, and hear about this, the more i like the idea, and think it will succeed. I was already definately not buying a PS3 or Xbox 360, but it looks like i'll be getting a revolution.

Dechipher wrote:I look forward to this, to be sure. The only question I ask...will it get old? Will I get tired of using a damn pointer for everything, as I think I would get tired of using dual screens and a touchscreen on the DS?