Controller Prototype with description

DimHalo · 01-19-2005, 09:25 AM

i didn't really like the touch screen on the DS. Its fine for the shooter games but the other games just didn't feel right. I really like the GC controller, I don't want it to change much.

jeepnut · 01-19-2005, 10:42 AM

One thing I can say about this, if it is true, that will be one expensive controller.

Xantar · 01-19-2005, 01:49 PM

They won't get rid of all buttons and analog sticks. The nice thing about those is they give you feedback. You know how far you're pushing the analog stuck because you can feel it. And you know you are pushing a button because you can feel it. With a touch screen, you'd have to look down to make sure it's working. Nintendo would know this better than anyone else. They were the first to put analog sticks on a console controller, after all. And they also are the first to put rumble functionality in controllers. They know being able to feel feedback in your controller is important because after all, you're supposed to spend your gaming time looking at the screen, not down at your controller.

Personally, I think they will probably have a touch screen of some sort, but I don't think they will get rid of all buttons, sticks and pads. It not only wouldn't work but would also run counter to everything Nintendo does in game design.

DimHalo · 01-19-2005, 02:03 PM

you make some good points there... plus rep

Teuthida · 01-19-2005, 02:18 PM

"One pays a price for innovation, and innovators, knowing this, are hardly conciliators."

Canyarion · 01-19-2005, 02:30 PM

I don't know about the touch screen... By the time the Revolution comes out, it will be 'been there, done that'. Sure, it would be a cool addition, but it's nothing revolutionary enough.
It's funny that everybody expects the gyro stuff. What if Nintendo can't achieve it? It will be a huge let-down.

DimHalo · 01-19-2005, 03:03 PM

Can someone please clarify the gyro thing to me?