WTFINGF?! Nintendo Revolutoin Controller...

Link

Ok.  Range 10-15 feet?  There\'s a problem.  

Uses batteries (non rechargable, as of now)?  There\'s a bigger problem.

Precision and speed of this setup?  The biggest problem.

I\'m not saying it won\'t work, because quite frankly Nintendo has startled us before with way-out-there ideas.  But this to me seems to have some serious issues to overcome.  It\'s like they remembered the powerglove, and wanted to bring back that idea.

wait.....it uses batteries?

:omg:

Originally posted by Blade
I\'ll make my point, and I\'ll make it bluntly.

When I first saw it, I was very skeptical.

After hearing of its demonstrations and uses, I\'m somewhat hyped.

Ditto

Frankly I can\'t wait to try it out.

Best case scenario for Nintendo is that it actually DOES intrigue non/ex-gamers. Giving them a significant boost in marketshare.

Iwata talked about MUCH cheaper development in his keynote and that is a BIG point of emphasis. This is a business, afterall and many developers could make a Revolution game or two just to test the waters. If I\'m a bug time publisher dropping $20 million and using 100+ people to make my latest X360/PS3 game, I am definately intrigued by the prospect of spending a fraction of that with a fraction of the manpower to make a game on Nintendo\'s latest.

No one expected the PSX to dominate the N64 last generation and I really wouldn\'t be surprised if I heard that five years from now the Nintendo "Revolution" was a smash hit. With the right software and marketing they could be sitting on a monster with the potential of greatly expanding the console gaming market.

This is like the best of both worlds, for FPS, as far as I\'m concerned.

BTW, I remember thinking how dumb the DS was at first sight and it ended up being the first handheld system I ever bought. That is saying something.

Good points there

I NEBER THOUGHT THE DS WAS DUMB!

That\'s a shame about the batteries. If they can get life out of them like the Wavebird or throw in a rechargeable battery a la SP or DS, then they\'ll be good.

Nintendo\'s ranges are always conservative. They low balled Wavebird but the fact is you could leave your house and cross the street or some shit, heh.

-Dan

Excuse me but the battery and other issues arent about to be dealt?

I\'m really excited about this controller.  Think it looks really crap... but it is going to be something that is worthwhile, I think.  First Person Games are going to be so cool... for all those guys that always say "Nothing can beat a mouse and Keyboard.  They only have a digital arrow to move forward and backwards, this has anologue depth and the remote control will be very precise control for games like that.... just hope that no one bumps you when playing

lol, analog depth?
mouse + KB > *
there\'s no other practical way

anyways, all nintendo has to do is make the catalog of old downloadable games absolutely free and i\'ll be in line to buy a revolution

... ... ...

I\'m a little disappointed, but interested.  That is all.

There will be a fee, mm.

The controller... if it looks cheap its going to be even worse. They have to make it look stylish and not goofy in their advertising if they want it to have a broad appeal. And Nintendo sucks at advertising, i.e. old people and little children being shown using it... My opinion, even if I know what they\'re trying to portray.

-Dan

Hearing this, I\'m totally onboard. Nintendo has free reign to pull whatever gimmicky shit they want to with their controller and third parties can be traditional or experiment a la DS as they wish.

Jim Merrick: We\'re producing a classic-style expansion controller, based on traditional designs like the Gamecube controller. It\'s like a shell with a hole in the top into which you slot the freehand-style controller, and then you can play third-party ported games, and retro Nintendo games you\'ve downloaded.

So there\'s that option - but even while it\'s inserted into the classic-style shell, the freehand controller will still be able to sense positioning and so on, so there are more options too.

-Dan

Originally posted by mm
lol, analog depth?
mouse + KB > *
there\'s no other practical way

anyways, all nintendo has to do is make the catalog of old downloadable games absolutely free and i\'ll be in line to buy a revolution

Hey man chance give it chance will ya?I hear good things about the controller from people that tested it and we havent tested it yet.

There is a good chance it might work well with FPS.And even if it doesnt it will work perfectly with other original and creative games that a mouse + KB or a 360/PS3 controller wont work well with

[Jumpman]

yeah if they sell the system with 2 controllers they are set