Revolution controller revealed

I don't like it.

Why? Because I move my controller around, I learn it to the side and back... I dont feel like relying on the inaccuracy of my shakey hands to control Master Cheif going through Halo. It sounds way to sensitive to movements...

I liked what nintendo exec Shigeru Miyamoto said.

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 Microsoft 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.

That is what gamers "need" to hear. If Nintendo won't do this, we will be stuck with MS and Sony, and we will get what is safe for them, they are not going to go out on a limb and do what Nintendo is doing. It could mean failure.

Kudos to Nintendo....I think I will buy the revolution.

you don't have to rub it in

Well, its not like ALL games must use the motion technology, its simply an option for games that want to utilize it. Also, I can see the remote being used more like the original Nintendo controller when held to the side. I see it being a very diverse, flexible controller, especially with the add-on ability.

fireshoes wrote:

I'm excited by the potential of it. When I first saw a picture I was like, "WTF? A remote?" Then I read about it, then I saw it action. The possibilities are endless.

Ditto.

I was bashing the Revolution, but now it seems hot to me.

Another score for Nintendo after the DS? Maybe.

I don't know why everyone is bashing the controller for use in FPS's. If anything, this will rule FPS's! Think about it, and really look at that video again. With the add on piece that has a more standard looking analog stick for movement (straff left/right, run forward/reverse) and a button or two to allow you to change from straff to turn left/right, now add in the fine tuning aiming by the motion sensing remote control part, and all I can say is, WHY HASN'T SOMEONE ALREADY THOUGH OF IT!!! This is even better then light guns, since it will allow easy control of up/down/left/right for panning the screen for use in aiming!

Now, add in all the other uses available, and it can rule. Want to play baseball, well swing that bat boys and girls. Want to play the drums a-la Donkey Konga, well now you have drumsticks. How about some tennis? Or hockey? How about some real sword swinging action in the next Zelda? Or, or... etc., etc.... This list will simply go on and on. You like car racing? Well buy a small add-on steering wheel (circle which clips the controler into the middle) and do some real driving (this might even come with the first car racing game to use it).... Use your imagination everyone and start thinking outside the box.

Ok, I have to jump in this one.
Some of you guys missed a big part of the whole release, they're coming out with a Shell for the "remote." Not only does this allow conventional gameplay because features are optional, this will be interesting, because you could not only use standard controlling features, via buttons, it can also sense how you move the controller doing something else if the developer would so choose, I know all of you guys have thrashed your controller around at least once while playing wishing it would help

Sid - no worries about over sensitivity, I'm sure they'll have a sensitivity adjustment, if you look at computer FPSs, they usually (though not always) have an adjustment to make it more or less sensitive to your mouse.

The add-on thing seems slightly capitalistic, but overall, when you look at how Nintendo *usually* dolls out accesories, I wouldn't be too worried.

Lastly, (as I seem to have gone on a rant) I remain fairly optimistic, I mean, look at the Nintendo DS. Everybody said that it would flop, and now it's doing really well, with tons of games coming out weekly. It's hard to say how well this system will do, but looking as how it hasn't entered in the MS/Sony pissing match, It's very exciting becuase they will hopefully put out games that are different, stylistic, and at the very least, not like everything else out there.

Closing points, no Microsoft won't be using this anytime soon, Nintendo got intellectual rights on the controller, so they won't be able to steal the idea and use for themselves, as they probably would, same goes with Sony. (Rumble anyone?)
And lastly, for those who say the Gamecube is for kids only, no. I mean that nicely, but, I don't think Resident Evil (all six of them, a few which are only for Gamecube), Geist, Spawn:Armegeddon, Hitman, etc. are suitable for kids. Most people tend to look at Mario and stuff and kinda overlook some pretty bloody games on the system.

On a more positive note, I beleive that you can use the old controllers from gamecube on the revolution, it's speculation, but it'd seem logical with their announced back catalog support. So it shouldn't be all about the new controller, althought that may be the neat new feature that would really make this launch shine.