while clearly you can create some fun and unique games to take advantage of the controller i can't see how it can be effective in many POPULAR current genres such as sports, racing, and FPS. if you market the revoultion at $99-149, have the simple controller with 4 way pad and a couple of buttons for old NES, SNES etc. games and then have new games that take advantage of the special features of the new controller you might be ok. clearly the new Nintendo console is being marketed as an "extra" to owning a PS3 or Xbox 360, or a children's safe console. i would suspect that it unlikely that this generation that many 3rd party titles like Madden football and others will even appear on the Revoultion.
I think that Nintendo might be performing some viral marketing here. But then again I could be totally wrong. still, that is what viral marketing as all about.
This looks brilliant. Like it's namesake gaming system, a "revolution". I have Xbox and PS2 both, but I'll wait for the Nintendo instead of buying the new versions from Sony and MS.
""Since the controller has a trigger on the bottom, that means gun games are gonna be point-and-shoot with the controller. Awesome."You've never played a light-gun game? What the f**k? At least those peripherals have a SIGHT for you to AIM with. This remote control-shaped controller is just a stick. You will get no accuracy AT ALL."I can see you haven't played a light gun game in a while. Noone really uses the sights, ever tried playing Time Crisis or Point Blank in the arcade and trying to look down the sights? You don't do it, you point and shoot. Funnily enough, I can shoot HIGHLY accurately and I've never tried to use the sights on those things.As a control for shooting games, I see no problems with the design of the controller, all it takes is a little getting used to.Oh, and something I've been meaning to say about this controller, finally, a death to the dreaded Nintendo Thumb (tm). Long live Nintendo Wrist (tm)This may be the first Big N console I'm going to buy that hasn't caused me to tape up my thumbs after a few days because of the pain. But that doesn't stop me with buying them, a little pain for a lot of pleasure.
canyonblueDec 14, 2005
while clearly you can create some fun and unique games to take advantage of the controller i can't see how it can be effective in many POPULAR current genres such as sports, racing, and FPS. if you market the revoultion at $99-149, have the simple controller with 4 way pad and a couple of buttons for old NES, SNES etc. games and then have new games that take advantage of the special features of the new controller you might be ok. clearly the new Nintendo console is being marketed as an "extra" to owning a PS3 or Xbox 360, or a children's safe console. i would suspect that it unlikely that this generation that many 3rd party titles like Madden football and others will even appear on the Revoultion.
safe97Dec 14, 2005
eh
drsquantoDec 14, 2005
I think that Nintendo might be performing some viral marketing here. But then again I could be totally wrong. still, that is what viral marketing as all about.
youcantfindDec 15, 2005
Why are there so many assh**e geeks?
bossm4nDec 15, 2005
This looks brilliant. Like it's namesake gaming system, a "revolution". I have Xbox and PS2 both, but I'll wait for the Nintendo instead of buying the new versions from Sony and MS.
Closed AccountDec 15, 2005
I wonder what this will do to my wrists.
trjnDec 15, 2005
""Since the controller has a trigger on the bottom, that means gun games are gonna be point-and-shoot with the controller. Awesome."You've never played a light-gun game? What the f**k? At least those peripherals have a SIGHT for you to AIM with. This remote control-shaped controller is just a stick. You will get no accuracy AT ALL."I can see you haven't played a light gun game in a while. Noone really uses the sights, ever tried playing Time Crisis or Point Blank in the arcade and trying to look down the sights? You don't do it, you point and shoot. Funnily enough, I can shoot HIGHLY accurately and I've never tried to use the sights on those things.As a control for shooting games, I see no problems with the design of the controller, all it takes is a little getting used to.Oh, and something I've been meaning to say about this controller, finally, a death to the dreaded Nintendo Thumb (tm). Long live Nintendo Wrist (tm)This may be the first Big N console I'm going to buy that hasn't caused me to tape up my thumbs after a few days because of the pain. But that doesn't stop me with buying them, a little pain for a lot of pleasure.
Closed AccountDec 15, 2005
What about people with parkinsons?