Revolution Controller Not Cookie Cutter?

[Jason1]

Eh, I see this as good and bad...while its obviously great that Nintendo is the only Company with enough guts nowadays to innovate something new controller wise, many people will probably find it simply too "crazy" to take seirously, therefore hating the controller before it's even tried. Most people I know cant stand the Cube controller, and most likely for no other reason that it's slightly different 4 button layout. Sad thing really, nobody welcomes innovation anymore.

[Null]

Originally Posted by Jason1

Eh, I see this as good and bad...while its obviously great that Nintendo is the only Company with enough guts nowadays to innovate something new controller wise, many people will probably find it simply too "crazy" to take seirously, therefore hating the controller before it's even tried. Most people I know cant stand the Cube controller, and most likely for no other reason that it's slightly different 4 button layout. Sad thing really, nobody welcomes innovation anymore.

guts? or stupidity? we'll find out.


most people dont like the gamecube control because nintendo only thought of themselves and THIER games when making it. Its not that people dont lwelcome innovation, because they do, 100%. Its more that they dont welcome things labled as 'innovation' and forced into thier faces.
IMO, it sounds like nintendo is once again going to distance themselves from third party developers with another whacky controller. which no doubt will be good for the game thier designing it around. but i dont will be good for some other games.
Hopfully it comes out different and something really good. but somehow i dont feel that it will. Nintendo is WAY too hung up right now on making things and forcing them to be innovative instead of just letting the innovations come on thier own.

i really really REALLY hope they arent going to force touch screen in peoples faces. i dont mind if the controller has a touch screen, but dont replae the buttons with em. that would be awful. i want to feel an actual button when playing, not a smooth screen.

[Jonbo298]

Would it be guts or stupidity if MS or Sony tried something innovative for once?

[Null]

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Would it be guts or stupidity if MS or Sony tried something innovative for once?

be exactly the same as nintendo. have to wait and find out.


Why would it be any different? and i know your tryin to push that they dont do anything innovative. but IMO all 3 do the same amount. nintendo just pushes it more and says everything they do is innovative.... look! i put on a sock today! INNOVATIVE!

[Jonbo298]

I was kidding, a smidge

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by Null

. look! i put on a sock today! INNOVATIVE!

I think MS would sue Nintendo if Nintendo claimed to be innovative by wearing a sock....but perhaps, if Nintendo wore said sock on its head, MS couldnt sue them, or bash them. And then theres Sony...they've been wearing the same socks for years.

[Null]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

I think MS would sue Nintendo if Nintendo claimed to be innovative by wearing a sock....but perhaps, if Nintendo wore said sock on its head, MS couldnt sue them, or bash them. And then theres Sony...they've been wearing the same socks for years.

true. but as long as its the best sock still. no need to change it.


(if we're talking about controllers that is.......socks themselves um always need to be changed. they tend to smell)

[Jason1]

Originally Posted by Null

true. but as long as its the best sock still. no need to change it.

I couldnt disagree with that more....

If we never changed our socks, we'd still be stuck using an Atari 2600 Joystick with 1 button. Changing socks brings new things to the table. New things can sometimes be not very good at all (Virtual Boy), or they can sometimes revolutionize the Industry. (The analog thumbstick) Seirously Sony fans, do you guys really want to be using the same controller that you were using back in 1994? Its been 10 years and Sony has not really updated their controller. Somewhat pathetic if you ask me. And dont start ranting about how they added a thumb stick, that was only because Nintendo made it the Industry standard that it is today.

[fingersman]

Originally Posted by Null

guts? or stupidity? we'll find out.


most people dont like the gamecube control because nintendo only thought of themselves and THIER games when making it. Its not that people dont lwelcome innovation, because they do, 100%. Its more that they dont welcome things labled as 'innovation' and forced into thier faces.
IMO, it sounds like nintendo is once again going to distance themselves from third party developers with another whacky controller. which no doubt will be good for the game thier designing it around. but i dont will be good for some other games.

I so agree with this statement........Nintendo never thinks of third parties when they invent their controllers and then they wonder why their 3rd party relationships are suffer.......I'm not saying that the controller is the main reason but it does leave an impression or idea of Nintendo's relation with it's 3rd party.

Have you tried playing fighting games on Cube? I know some people would say hey if you want to play fighting games you can buy an extra third party controller, but I just don't agree with that view.

Is it really that hard to come up with a controller that's innovative and yet caters to third parties?