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Sep 16 2005, 12:53 AM

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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.

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DEMO: METROID PRIME-TIME
Nintendo saved the best for last. This was the first section of the GameCube game Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, retrofitted to be compatible with the Revolution controller and its analog add-on piece (the "Nunchaku" set-up mentioned earlier). As on the Cube the analog stick controls movement, but instead of holding down a button to look around, you simply point the other controller in the direction you want to aim.
IMPRESSIONS: At first, I was standing up and swinging my hand all around to aim - and my arms got really tired really quick. But once I sat down and relaxed, resting my hands on my legs as I would with a normal controller, everything clicked. It wasn't perfect yet - the Revolution controller functionality had just been added recently and wasn't bug tested or polished, so every so often the view would "spaz out" for a couple seconds - but it was enough to get me excited. As odd as it may look holding the two separate controller pieces, one in each hand, looking around felt incredibly natural, even more than my preferred PC-style keyboard-and-mouse setup. I have to wonder about precision and speed in multiplayer games, but for a more deliberate single-player game like Metroid Prime - and the series is already confirmed for an appearance on the Revolution - this setup already has huge potential.

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Dive Revolution Controller Revealed Sep 16 2005, 12:53 AM

tanshin man, the thing I respect about nintendo is, they a... Sep 16 2005, 01:00 AM

DJ_Donkey Wow! and WTF?! We need the power glove bac... Sep 16 2005, 01:11 AM

Wiryu QUOTE I don't know what to think about this ye... Sep 16 2005, 01:22 AM

Kazicht I'm freaked out by that design, but at the sam... Sep 16 2005, 05:34 AM

Wiryu in the 6 hours since my post i've warmed up to... Sep 16 2005, 05:45 AM

DivA .............? =/ rarely do i curse, but i'll ... Sep 16 2005, 08:07 AM

Vitamin D It sure is um.. interesting haha. However, if this... Sep 16 2005, 08:42 AM

unitself er? Crazy! Boxy! The thing that sticks out... Sep 16 2005, 09:01 AM

DJ_Donkey Those lights on the bottom indicate which player a... Sep 16 2005, 10:42 AM

Wiryu QUOTE (Vitamin D @ Sep 16 2005, 08:42 AM) It sure ... Sep 16 2005, 11:42 AM

Crushinator My first reaction: WTFM8. But upon further inspe... Sep 16 2005, 05:28 PM

tanshin Yea, a friend and I at work were talking about jus... Sep 16 2005, 08:36 PM

Kazicht New infomation on IGN states that in addition to t... Sep 16 2005, 08:39 PM

AC9breaker I think I've been turning into a nintendo fanb... Sep 16 2005, 09:16 PM

Bryn Like most people my initial reaction to this was t... Sep 17 2005, 12:41 AM

DivA mmm, after i got all my rants out of my thoughts, ... Sep 17 2005, 08:20 AM

Alisha what the hell? *imagines trying to play soul calib... Sep 17 2005, 02:49 PM

tanshin *swings controller around wildly, trying to make m... Sep 17 2005, 05:22 PM

AC9breaker QUOTE (tanshin @ Sep 17 2005, 07:22 PM) *swings co... Sep 17 2005, 08:27 PM

Crushinator After much discussion with Maxx and Tea-wolf last ... Sep 17 2005, 08:29 PM

tanshin After watchign this video, I am SO fucking psyched... Sep 21 2005, 11:26 PM

Wiryu You weren't kidding, i can't wait for swor... Sep 22 2005, 03:12 AM

Crushinator Forget the swords, lets play a cooking game! ... Sep 22 2005, 07:01 PM

Frosty I gotta admit, I was a little nervous for a minute... Oct 19 2005, 08:13 PM

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