Revolution Controller Revealed Options

[Dive]

Info and Hands On from 1UP

Nintendo unveiled the Revolution Controller at the Tokyo Game Show yesterday. Apparently the much hyped and secretive design was in fact complete wireless control. In essence, you move the controller in air where you want to direct the action on screen. I don't know what to think about this yet, but it is definitely "revolutionary". Additional accessories can be plugged into the main controller for added functionality.

edit: this is interesting.

[DivA]

mmm, after i got all my rants out of my thoughts, i took one hard look at this widget crafted by nintendo.........for about 1/2 hour, drawing a blank.. ^^. for what it is & what they said its designed to do, perhaps "it" can be workable...however, it doesn't mean that i readily support it ~ primarily for two distinct reasons.. Crushinator already caught the first, & i'm curious to see how nintendo will compensate for the lack of buttons that may be necessary for the porting of games from other platforms...the other is that though it looks pretty, it's quite impractical for games that require rapid trigger-action..

any seasoned gamer worth their weight will know exactly what i speak of...classic example ~ shooters like r-type or gradius that demand this sort of thing & the best way is to hold the controller with the left hand & rapid-fire with the right pointy or middle fingers...now someone please explain to me how in the flip will that be possible with this widget ~ when the controller is no longer one solid unit to hold? that is going to be bloody incovenient & rapid fire with thumbs will leave sore hand/wrist muscles after a time......nintendo should know this..

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dunno, but i'm still the skeptic ~ i must grudgingly admit their courage to display something like this to the public, but at the same time it's an equally high gamble they risk & if it backfires then it's farewell nintendo to follow sega's fate...but then, i should not be so quick to doom them...it's kinda obvious what kind of market they are directing their attention to ~ enchant all the little sprouts in the world to ensure nintendo's survival against the corporate megaliths.........in this, maybe nintendo is not so dumb..