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http://cube.ign.com/articles/651/651224p1.html

looks like the big secret controller is a remote ;p

Lol!

It's definitely a revolution. Looks like it could be really cool if they manage to pull it off.

OMFG!!

virtual reality for the masses is finally here ppl!!!

Yeah...i just saw this. To me it seems like its going to alienate itself and be useful only in certain games. I cant imagine playing a fighting or racing game with that thing. But hey, maybe theyll find a way to pull it off..maybe

(after reading a bit more)

what's all this "How it might work" stuff they keep saying?

might?

MIGHT?!

goddamn if they don't know they shouldn't don't bother telling us about it until they DO know.

what if it turns out to be unusable crap? it could well be. then this article's speculation will set a lot of ppl up for disappointment.

i had to try hard to not do that kindof stuff to our readers at zzzonline - it's cruel.


edit:

Using Nintendo's controller to navigate first-person shooters is going to be an amazingly empowering, freeing experience. We know this because Nintendo demoed a modified version of Metroid Prime 2 Echoes using the new peripheral, and the potential is undeniably jaw-dropping. In the demo, players could move Samus through the environments with the attached analog trigger. The need to lock-on to enemies, however, was been eliminated, thanks to a new level of precision aiming made possible with the pointer. In a level of accuracy rivaled only by a PC mouse configuration, gamers could simply use the device to point and shoot.

ok i'm excited again. they said it was highly accurate, that's great news - for these sorts of things in the past have always had trouble with accuracy (like my P5 glove).

http://cube.ign.com/articles/651/651275p1.html
an article discussing the real demos they tried with it.

http://cube.ign.com/articles/651/651334p1.html
and a video

Sounds great... so they're going to add $150 to a new product where the only difference is US$0.50 worth of solid-state sensors... and maybe a better video card? Woot.

i dont think theyre going to tag onto the price tag. i really wouldnt be surprised if the revoultion is the cheapest of the three new consoles.

Man, watching that promo video, I couldn't help but start working up a Descent control configuration in my head.

I have both the Descent titles for Playstation, but always got a little frustrated by the controller limitations. If it works, I'd definitely consider it as my next console (I'm still working on my old PS1 ).

Nintendo has forever poisoned me against this type of gaming.

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I would have faith in Nintendo, first to have analog, first to have 4 ports, first to have vibrating controls, and now they've changed again, if it works, which I have faith it might, expect Sony and Microsoft to come out with their own version.

My hand would cramp up. I'd rather have a gyroscopic gun model.

I can't see this going over well with more than 1 player.

they're already talking about making a gun version of it.

last I heard, price tag is estimated at $200 for the system as well, for whoever said theyre gonna add "150" to the price tag.

Sounds like a pretty cool Controler.

Jon the Great wrote:Nintendo has forever poisoned me against this type of gaming.

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AGGGHHHHHH those pics bring back the worst memories! That damn laughing dog made me throw the controller at the TV when I was a mere 7 years old!

Vertigo 99 wrote:last I heard, price tag is estimated at $200 for the system as well...

isn't that extremely cheap for a new console system?
(i've never bought a console system before, i don't really know)

roid wrote:

Vertigo 99 wrote:last I heard, price tag is estimated at $200 for the system as well...

isn't that extremely cheap for a new console system?
(i've never bought a console system before, i don't really know)

Yah, well you're not buying a computer or home theater system with the console.

Estimated prices of the nextgen systems:

Playstation 3: $600 (supposedly)
Xbox 360: $300 for a version with significantly less features, $400 for the "full featured" version. (this price is confirmed)
Revolution: $200 ?

My opinions on the Revolution controller are mixed. While it's probably going to make porting titles from the X360 or PS3 difficult, at the same time it's going to force developers to re-think game design. Perhaps it's a much-needed kick in the rear for an industry where people often complain about lack of innovation.

IMO, it'll be really hard to play with two controller 'sections' that are just attached by a wire. Mixed reactions here too.

I think it looks neat. Might be the first console I buy, since I'm sick of upgrading my computer.