# Friday, September 16, 2005

Game make me head hurt

Me want just one big button, and me want to play game like TV with no use dumb brain.

Nintendo breaks with more than 20 years of video game history by abandoning the traditional controller held with two hands and introducing an all-new freehand-style unit held with one hand.

[ News : Article ]

RevolutionControlers.jpg

Seriously, once you get past the fact that this no longer looks like a game, and just looks like a Swedish TV remote, or the controller for your toilet, I think it has some merit. I'm assuming that if Nintendo is banking the company on this, they've done quite a bit of play testing and know what fun feels like. I remember before using my beloved Microsoft Natural Keyboard, I thought it was stupid too.

Nate points out that the design of the "thumb stick dongle" seems a bit weak, and I'd have to agree. My assumption is that if that was wireless as well (perhaps bluetooth) you'd never know who's is which unless your controllers were all different colors (like in the above photo). Plus that extra bit has to be solely for backward compatibility, and won't be used on the majority of games.

Update: Hot, hot, hot. No doubt, this is a must by.

#    Comments [2] |
Friday, September 16, 2005 1:36:34 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
That's a little odd.

But then, hey, I thought the DS seemed sort of silly, but it's a lot of fun... with the right kind of game. :)

(And our GameCube is mostly used with bongos these days...)
Katie
Saturday, September 17, 2005 3:43:35 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
One thing I haven't heard anyone remark upon yet is the fact that it will be easier for left handed players. Isn't that a significant population? Am I way out in left field here?
Nick
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