Nintendo/Revolution Press Conference

[Dylflon]

Hey guys, let's argue about video game consoles/companies/controllers!

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by Dylflon

Hey guys, let's argue about video game consoles/companies/controllers!

Okay!


While we're at it can we also throw in some heated debate about world leaders and about how they are doing things wrong because we, as members of an internet forum are in the right position to judge decisions such as that?

[Dylflon]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

Okay!


While we're at it can we also throw in some heated debate about world leaders and about how they are doing things wrong because we, as members of an internet forum are in the right position to judge decisions such as that?

Okay! Gamecube? Don't you mean LAMEcube? lol!!11

PS3 controllers look like bananas omfg

liek...microsoft 4 lyfe, guyz. But bill Gate is all like, i want all your money so we shud liek, kill him and everyone cna share his mony 2 buy xboxs lol.

also, Bush sux nuts olol!

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by Dylflon

Okay! Gamecube? Don't you mean LAMEcube? lol!!11

PS3 controllers look like bananas omfg

liek...microsoft 4 lyfe, guyz. But bill Gate is all like, i want all your money so we shud liek, kill him and everyone cna share his mony 2 buy xboxs lol.

also, Bush sux nuts olol!

But omfgzzz!!!!!!! Revolution is like so totally awesome, i havent played any of the threee systems yet but I'm forming a completely biased opinion on the fact I have liked the last system so that obviously means everything!!!!1!!!!

Microsoft? you mean MicroSHAFT!?!?!? LOLZZZ!!!!!! Bill Gates will get pwnd by Nintendo cuz Nintendo is lyke towtallie my god!!! LOLZZ!!!!!!!

[Dylflon]

Brun olol!

[Professor S]

Xantar, I had big post planned in response, but instead I'll make one simple request:

Please find three posts you've made in which you are critical of anything Nintendo does. I'll be shocked if you find one.

[Stonecutter]

I fully believe that within 18 months of Rev's launch, the majority of the system's games will be played with a Wavebird.

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by Xantar

By the way, the available attachment for a traditionally designed controller—which is to say one with four face buttons and some shoulder buttons and two analog sticks and so on—was specifically designed so that third parties could use it for porting as well as to play backwards compatible games.

I guess a controller extention like that would be swell, but remember Revolution has ports for Gamecube controllers..... So... They could just use that :>

Though I assume they will eventually stop selling those in stores, and will move on to any potential controller extensions..

[Xantar]

Originally Posted by Likes beer

Xantar, I had big post planned in response, but instead I'll make one simple request:

Please find three posts you've made in which you are critical of anything Nintendo does. I'll be shocked if you find one.

Your point being? I've never claimed to be impartial. I'm a Nintendo fan. I'm perfectly willing to say that their marketing sucks and they tend to whore out Mario, but I also like their games and have always liked them and don't see any reason why I'll stop.

Meantime, if you don't want to actually answer any of my points, and want to hide behind ad hominem attacks all the time, that's fine. It's not as if I was trying to change your mind or anything.

Originally Posted by Deathshand

I guess a controller extention like that would be swell, but remember Revolution has ports for Gamecube controllers..... So... They could just use that :>

That's true, although I get the impression from Jim Merrick that he would like the "non-revolutionary" controller to plug in to the motion-sensing remote control device so that you can have your regular control and motion sensing at the same time.

Although since none of us has three hands, I'm not sure exactly how that's supposed to work. Maybe you could just give the motion sensor part to a second player?

[Null]

have they mentioned whether the 'extentions' and the remote itself need batteries or just the remote?

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by Null

have they mentioned whether the 'extentions' and the remote itself need batteries or just the remote?

Have they mentioned if they will need special Nintendo brand batteries?

[Null]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

Have they mentioned if they will need special Nintendo brand batteries?

they said sony brand batteries and batteries bought by bill gates will not work in it.


perhaps the other part (analog stick part) needs batteries too, but it may need an extra 'extention' to hold the batteries

[Jason1]

Originally Posted by Null

my question for FPS type games tho is this... with a mouse when you look say to your left, you can pick the mouse up and center it again, but if you move this controller to look left, and you want to center it, moving it to the right is going to make you look to the right in the game again. isnt it? what if i want to turn a corner and go straight again. how is the controller going to know im not trying to turn to the right again?

Whats to say it wont operate just like a traditional Analog thumb stick, only in 3d? That is, why couldnt the "Centered" Position be whenever you have it pointed toward the middle of the screen. That way, if you deviate in any direction from center, the "gun" will move likewise. There will of course be a point where the gun cannot be moved any further from center, meaning that in a FPS game, you wont be able to turn completley around using only the pointer, you'll have to use the analog stick extension for that. This also makes sense in that, if your facing an enemy that is toward the right side of the screen, you could not touch the analog thumb stick at all, and simply move your gun using the pointer. Your character didnt actually turn any, his arms simply aimed the gun in the desired direction. There's really no other way to describe it, it should make perfect sense, its genius really.

[Teuthida]

Originally Posted by Xantar

That's true, although I get the impression from Jim Merrick that he would like the "non-revolutionary" controller to plug in to the motion-sensing remote control device so that you can have your regular control and motion sensing at the same time.

Although since none of us has three hands, I'm not sure exactly how that's supposed to work. Maybe you could just give the motion sensor part to a second player?

I think the non-rev controller with have the standard button layout (four face buttons) or possibly six buttons for N64 games (and 2D fighters ) Tthe GCN controller ports are probably there purely for GCN games since some might be a bit more difficult to play on a standard controller.

[Xantar]

I don't normally like IGN very much, but this was pretty informative. Note that the picture of the controller "shell" is not an official image, but it's what IGN thinks it will look like based on what they've heard. I have to say that if it's accurate, that makes a whole lot more sense than what I thought it would be (a regular controller attached to the freestyle unit by a cord). In fact, it means that now you have a traditional controller which you can also tilt and rotate for commands. Pretty neat.

IGN also says that they don't know what batteries the controller uses. I personally really hope Nintendo goes with rechargeable batteries.