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ohbreslin

Nintendo Revolution Controller... I'm seriously impressed. o_O

Sep 16, 2005 08:04

Once again... Nintendo brings with its new console, a new method of controller technology. With the NES, they gave us the D-pad. The SNES gave us the shoulder buttons, which evolved into the trigger button. The N64 gave us the thumbstick that detects pressure. The Gamecube was the first home videogame console to utilize the Mini-disc standard ( Read more... )

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skogul September 16 2005, 15:53:55 UTC

Um, not necessarily, since it's wireless and wireless controller technology, in a word... SUCKS. You won't get near the amount of reliability or control you could get from a standard (not gyroscopic and not all that impressive) wired controller. I'm just not all that keen on this supposed 'innovation'.

As for media technology, the mini-DVDs nintendo uses aren't that hot. They have a little less capacity and the quality they generate isn't any better than a regular DVD format disc. Also, they're not really any cheaper so the only advantage is their size, which can be a liability because that makes them easier to lose and break than standard discs.

I'm really excited about the blu-disc technology Sony came up with and is using for PS3. It's got like twice to three times the capacity of a DVD and better quality potential. For some reason, that tickles my fancy more than some radically new controller. :p

keppo September 16 2005, 16:03:03 UTC

So THATS what the hype was all about. I should've seen this one comming since I've noticed that Nintendo has been experimenting with touch the screen interation. ( i.e Nintendo DS )

The idea of this is unique, but at the same time I'm still a little leery about it. What if the reaction time between the controller and the gameplay is too slow? Most people are comfortable with two-handed controllers, and the format of a one handed one may or may not help to play the older generation of NES games.

I'll kick back and wait to see what the other reviews have to say about the controller.

doctorzaius September 18 2005, 22:54:37 UTC

I like it... I just don't know how you'd be able to play SNES and N64 games. From what I know... you only have four buttons at most to use at any given time. A and B on the pointer, and the two trigger buttons on the analog stick attachment.

Oh well... I hope the d-pad is at least bigger than the GameCube d-pad...