Nintendo Revolutions Controller, Lets check it out.. Options

[EddieV]

The new Nintendo Revolution's Controller looks really interesting. Nintendo said they want to change the way we play video games. I think out of the three system, Nintendo to me looks the most promising. The X-Box 360 only has a few new features and slightly better graphics. But basically everything is the same. Here's a link to the Nintendo Revolution's new controller.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3143782

[AngryBaby]

i cant tell if you even read all what i had to say^

if you guys "shut me down", you'd have me on your side, all you did was help convince yourselves, you didnt convince me of anything, therefore you didnt shutdown shit.

His opinion was shot down? If a guy says a controller is uncomfortable to use, that might make no sense, but it's hard to refute it if you haven't used the controller either. Thus, such an argument is hypocritical. In this specific case, both arguments make no sense.

of course i agree with you, though i didnt say it is uncomfortable, i basically just said it looks. and i gave reasons why i thought that, over and over. and its not like what i had to say was unfathable, i simply looked over the remote, and pointed out flaws i saw that would make sense. i didnt just look at it and say "its a damn remote" like most people will do. so at least respect that.

becaus its morning and i dont feel like typing much and im about to head out and see narnia. i going to paste an opinion that basically matches what my general thoughts are of the controller, keep in mind this wont go into detail of the flaws that it has. this is just a general thought.

Over the last several years Nintendo has worked hard to become next to nothing compared to their once former glory. They’ve been pretty successful so far since the once mainstream name brand that anyone knew and loved has been demoted to a game company that makes games for 12-year-olds and rabid fanboys (many of them 12). The most ridiculous thing the big N has done lately is to focus gamers away from their upcoming next generation system specs like those silly companies Microsoft and Sony by making the gaming public pontificate on the most important thing of all: What’s their next controller going to look like?

The controller was rumored to be godlike and perhaps give you orgasms. N-fans with way too much time on their hands spent the last several months trying to reproduce what they think the thing might look like via Photoshop. Message boards were crowded with hot debate over the controller. Forget about what kind of games might be available, will the controller have a gyroscope? Will it be virtual reality? Or would it bake cookies for the homeless? It got so inane that an episode of G4 TV spent at least twenty minutes talking about the damn thing. They took calls and even had a guest discussing what it might actually do. If you’re wondering, the most obvious question wasn’t asked, “Why does anyone care?”

It really speaks about the company when the biggest thing they have coming down the pipe is a new Zelda game, downloads of 20-year-old games that you can get for free off the internet, and some mysterious mana-powered controller. While X-Box 360 is nearly here and Playstation 3 details are coming out, Nintendo creates speculation about something nearly inconsequential. Just a couple of weeks ago the mystic, world shattering controller was unveiled and it’s…. drum roll…. a f**king remote control. Granted, I’m doing a lot of judging without ever having played with the thing, but come on already. It’s a remote control with a D-Pad. Oh I forgot, if you wave it around, it affects movement on screen. This is exactly the kind of thing that would seem awesome if I was six. Need I remind anyone of gaming gimmicks like like that stupid Nintendo Robot, U-force, or Power Glove? I’m twenty-six now so the prospect of waving a controller around has lost a lot of its appeal. Oh yeah, to play shooting games that require more controls there’s a special plug in unit that makes it look like a tampon for robots.


An early prototype controller had a rear entry port so Nintendo could screw you directly.

In the article on 1Up.com Nintendo is quoted as saying that they want a controller than no one will be intimidated with, one that even your mom can use. You know what? My mother doesn’t play video games, and I’m willing that most mothers don’t give two craps about what a controller looks like. Nintendo said they are not in competition with Microsoft and Sony. I guess they weren’t kidding since they’re after that valuable untapped mom market. If your mom does play video games though, I’d hope she’s bright enough to use a normal controller and not be scared of the thing. I can see an overly frantic mother seeing an Xbox controller for the first time, “Lordy no! My child ain't touching that tool of the devil!”

It's no surprise that the Nintendo fan base is turning out in mass support for it. In their comments at 1Up they say things like, “After being not so sure about the DS, seeing this convinces me that Nintendo is serious about reinventing gaming.” Yes, it’s certainly a revolution to use a one handed controller, if we forget that one handed controllers have been made by third parties in the past. They just turned the whole industry on its ear with this one! How about this comment: “I can't believe it. But it seems like Nintendo has done it again. I can't wait to play a virtual boxing game, or swing a lightsaber!!” Oh boy, and maybe I can buy one of those games I see wasting away at Wal-Mart where the controller looks like a baseball bat or golf club and you can swing it at the screen. I can say things like, “I’m swinging my force powered remote! Look at me, I’m a Jackass!” Personally, I can’t wait for the new wave of Hentai/Dating Sims. Just think about it; the thing is a one-handed motion sensitive controller. Hot ass.

At least Nintendo has done something good for me. It’s narrowed down the hard choice of what new gaming system to get between Sony and Microsoft.

[*kryogenix*]

i cant tell if you even read all what i had to say^

if you guys "shut me down", you'd have me on your side, all you did was help convince yourselves, you didnt convince me of anything, therefore you didnt shutdown shit.
of course i agree with you, though i didnt say it is uncomfortable, i basically just said it looks. and i gave reasons why i thought that, over and over. and its not like what i had to say was unfathable, i simply looked over the remote, and pointed out flaws i saw that would make sense. i didnt just look at it and say "its a  damn remote" like most people will do. so at least respect that.

Would you like me to point out the comparisons you made that were proven invalid?

Now for the opinion bit:

Over the last several years Nintendo has worked hard to become next to nothing compared to their once former glory. They’ve been pretty successful so far since the once mainstream name brand that anyone knew and loved has been demoted to a game company that makes games for 12-year-olds and rabid fanboys (many of them 12). The most ridiculous thing the big N has done lately is to focus gamers away from their upcoming next generation system specs like those silly companies Microsoft and Sony by making the gaming public pontificate on the most important thing of all: What’s their next controller going to look like?

This is laughable. Look at Nintendo profits compared to SCEI and Microsoft Games, and you'll see Nintendo knows what they're doing. The "Kiddie" image is a myth, which is used as an excuse by people not to buy Nintendo, because they're afraid their peers will laugh at them.

The controller was rumored to be godlike and perhaps give you orgasms. N-fans with way too much time on their hands spent the last several months trying to reproduce what they think the thing might look like via Photoshop. Message boards were crowded with hot debate over the controller. Forget about what kind of games might be available, will the controller have a gyroscope? Will it be virtual reality? Or would it bake cookies for the homeless? It got so inane that an episode of G4 TV spent at least twenty minutes talking about the damn thing. They took calls and even had a guest discussing what it might actually do. If you’re wondering, the most obvious question wasn’t asked, “Why does anyone care?”

Likewise, people made mockups of the PS3 and XBOX 360 as well. Everyone cared because Nintendo kept it a secret, knowing that in the past, they were copied when they released a new controller feature.

It really speaks about the company when the biggest thing they have coming down the pipe is a new Zelda game, downloads of 20-year-old games that you can get for free off the internet, and some mysterious mana-powered controller. While X-Box 360 is nearly here and Playstation 3 details are coming out, Nintendo creates speculation about something nearly inconsequential. Just a couple of weeks ago the mystic, world shattering controller was unveiled and it’s…. drum roll…. a f**king remote control. Granted, I’m doing a lot of judging without ever having played with the thing, but come on already. It’s a remote control with a D-Pad. Oh I forgot, if you wave it around, it affects movement on screen. This is exactly the kind of thing that would seem awesome if I was six. Need I remind anyone of gaming gimmicks like like that stupid Nintendo Robot, U-force, or Power Glove? I’m twenty-six now so the prospect of waving a controller around has lost a lot of its appeal. Oh yeah, to play shooting games that require more controls there’s a special plug in unit that makes it look like a tampon for robots.

Don't forget Mario 128 and Smash bros online. The Gamecube launch was weak because it lacked a solid Mario title. The only other Nintendo console that didnt' launch with Mario was, you guessed it, the Virtual Boy (Even that made a profit though, if I recall correctly).

Then the guy proceeds to compare the thing to ROB, UForce and PowerGlove. All bad comparisons. First of all, ROB was not a controller. It was a novelty toy, like voice activated PC cold cathodes. It wasn't meant to put you into the game. Second, as I mentioned earlier, Power Glove was made by Mattel. UForce was made by Broderbund (Funny enough, they're the makers of Prince of Persia). That's not to say it's entirely their fault, the idea was pretty good, but the technology just wasn't there.

In the article on 1Up.com Nintendo is quoted as saying that they want a controller than no one will be intimidated with, one that even your mom can use. You know what? My mother doesn’t play video games, and I’m willing that most mothers don’t give two craps about what a controller looks like. Nintendo said they are not in competition with Microsoft and Sony. I guess they weren’t kidding since they’re after that valuable untapped mom market. If your mom does play video games though, I’d hope she’s bright enough to use a normal controller and not be scared of the thing. I can see an overly frantic mother seeing an Xbox controller for the first time, “Lordy no! My child ain't touching that tool of the devil!”

Again, he misses the point. Nintendo says that moms are thinking "oh, he's playing those videogames again, they're too complicated for me." With the Revolution controller, the scheme is a lot more intuitive, so it would be easier for a mom to pick it up and start waving it around to control movement.

Have you seen old Atari commercials? I remember seeing the Yar's Revenge commercial, where the mom says "let me try that!" and picks up the joystick. Back then controllers were very simple, Nintendo wants to make a controller that is the best of both worlds: simple enough for new users to learn but capable of doing more complex moves.

It's no surprise that the Nintendo fan base is turning out in mass support for it. In their comments at 1Up they say things like, “After being not so sure about the DS, seeing this convinces me that Nintendo is serious about reinventing gaming.” Yes, it’s certainly a revolution to use a one handed controller, if we forget that one handed controllers have been made by third parties in the past. They just turned the whole industry on its ear with this one! How about this comment: “I can't believe it. But it seems like Nintendo has done it again. I can't wait to play a virtual boxing game, or swing a lightsaber!!” Oh boy, and maybe I can buy one of those games I see wasting away at Wal-Mart where the controller looks like a baseball bat or golf club and you can swing it at the screen. I can say things like, “I’m swinging my force powered remote! Look at me, I’m a Jackass!” Personally, I can’t wait for the new wave of Hentai/Dating Sims. Just think about it; the thing is a one-handed motion sensitive controller. Hot ass.

Nintendo has been reinventing gaming over and over again.

1) Post-videogame crash of 1983- What's a Nintendo Entertainment System? Isn't it one of those videogame things that suck? It'll never sell.
2) D-Pad- What's a D-Pad? It's just a crossed shaped thing, I think I'll stick with my joystick.
3) Analog thumbsticks- What's an analog thumbstick? It looks funny, D-Pads have worked all this time, no sense in changing them.
4) Force Feedback- What's this? I don't see the use of a shaking controller.
5) First Party Wireless controllers- Why do we need these? I'm sure no console will ever ship with these as standard?
6) Touchscreen- These are just gimmicks. They will never sell, and the PSP will dethrone Nintendo as king of handhelds.

I saw the controller first on 1up.com. Even though it is a multi platforum website, EVERYONE was talking about the controller. I dont' see how people don't get that this is a big deal.

Those cheap TV game golf baseball crap are wasting away for a reason. They suck, they're not meant to sell millions, they are just cheap toys that use cheap technology.

It sounds to me like this guy was ready to hate the Revolution controller, it's just that he didn't have anything to hate until it was launched.

Tell me how Narnia was when you get back.