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The Nintendo Revolution Controller
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Ok guys I want to ask you to do a few things before going "AHHHHHHHHHHHH Nintendo is going to go to hell because of that Controller". I want you to take the time and read, I got a few links here that most likely will change your mind of the controller. If you're like me then when you first saw it you thought it was the stupidest thing in the world and might have thought Nintendo is going to pay for the look of the controller. But please, take the time and read the pages I give you.
https://hardware.gamespot.com/Story-ST-15143-2567-x-x-x
(There are two pages to the link above, remember to click "Next Page" when you get to the bottom)
https://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/09/15/news_6133335.html
https://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/09/15/news_6133389.html
I know, it's a heck of a lot of reading. But if I did it then anyone can (because I hate reading XD). But if you're lazy like me and don't feel like reading all that (yes I did read it all XD), then I have a small run down of what it can do below (as in way down the page).
Revolution Controller, my thoughts
When I first saw it I looked at it as something really really stupid. Before it came out I pictured something like a GC controller, but it was wireless and had lots of things on it. How wrong was I when I got up this morning, got on GameSpot and clicked the link to the controller. There it was, sitting in front of me was a remote control. I was shocked sooooo much and had a feeling of such let down by the controller. Then I was like "What is Nintendo thinking by this remote?", I wasn't thinking about how Nintendo comes up with crazy ideas and they work too. Me being a Nintendo FanBoy I still had hope in Nintendo and had hope in this remote control. So I got out there and read about it, and I had and open mind on it. It has a type of USB port on the bottom, you can use that for the analog stick, you might be able to use it for a headset in online games (shooting games). As well as lots and lots of other stuff, it's really no different then the USB port on top of the PSP. That has lots and lots of potential, for all we know there might be a converter made for it so that you can play games with your GC controller (I know it has 4 ports on top of the Rev).
Nintendo has always been away from the norm, analog stick rumble pack, 4 controller ports, small CDs, touch screen, two screens etc. I'm sure lots of people saw the N64 controller and went "<_< What is this? Since when did we have 3 hands? This controller is stupid!". Wasn't so stupid when everyone got around to play it. I think this might be the same with the Rev. To me it's the worst looking controller I have ever seen. But sometimes looks is not the same as playing. For all we know, this controller might just change gaming as we know it. To me, after reading all them GS pages I got to say Nintendo hasn't lost it yet. They are not thinking outside the box, they are remaking the box.
I think Nintendo is taking the right road with this. As of right now most games are looked at as good because of the graphics. I saw Kill Zone on the PS3 and I was shocked, it had killer graphics. But the thing is, if games are only as good as the graphics then we're done for in the gaming stuff. I don't see the graphics getting much better then they are now. If it was just for graphics then I say we got 1 maybe 2 gens left before graphics won't get any better. What happens then? We stop playing games and just leave it at that? Nintendo is looking back and then looking ahead. I'm sure some of you have played Duck Hunt on the NES (my cousin has it and every time we go over to his house I play that game). You got the little game gun and you blast the ducks. And I know most of you own a N64. Well Nintendo kind of took both of them things and put them in the controller. The trigger button is back with the Rev controller. And I think that will be great for shooting games (more on that below). The pointer or whatever also moves when you move your controller when looking at the TV. They are rethinking gaming and doing stuff their own way. Well I think I'll say the specs and stuff below.
For now most people is going to see the Rev controller and be pissed at Nintendo. Before I saw the DS I thought two screens was a stupid idea, well I was wrong. Untill everyone can get their hands on it and feel it and use it, it's going to be looked at as a stupid idea. I just hope down the road Nintendo will let out a controller that is like the GC controller.
Revolution Controller, a few things it can do
If you done read all them links then don't worry about this since it's more or less something you done know about.
The Nintendo Revolution Controller is way different then anything we saw before. Here is a few things it can do.
On Screen Movement
Lets say you are playing Metroid or another shooting game. With the Rev controller you'll be able to do more then just move around and shoot. You remember what I said about Duck Hunt. Well this is like that game lots of us has played. You don't move the C-Stick or this or that to point and shoot. You use the controller itself to do that. Here is a little quote from the first link.
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because the console actually tracks where you're pointing the controller at the screen, thanks to a small transmitter hidden inside the top of each controller. That's right, you can move around onscreen just by pointing the controller in a different direction."
That means on like a Metriod game you point and shoot, you don't have to move the gun with the C-Stick (I'm guessing it's the C-Stick, I've never played a Metroid game on the GC so I wouldn't know) to shoot. Because the "B" button on the bottom of it acts as a trigger. So it will be sweet for shooting games.
The Port on the Bottom
That USB type port is for sticking in an analog stick or a headset or whatever Nintendo has planed for it. I think it's a good add on and might change a lot of minds when/if Nintendo makes tons of cool (I never say "cool" XD) stuff for that port.
The Controller Shape
Oh.... yea, it's strange. I really don't know what to say on the shape because it's way way way way out of the norm. Like I said before, Nintendo isn't thinking out of the box, they are remaking the box. Nintendo really isn't the one that just goes with the flow, it's stuff is different then all the rest. And for some reason 99% of the time it turns out to be really good (even if it doesn't look good at first). We should all have an open mind on it.
Remember, the controller can be turned side ways and used like the old NES controller. So in a way you can play the old style.
The Controller Buttons
The controller has 11 buttons on it (counting the D-Pad as 4 buttons) and a power button (but I'm not counting that one as a button). And the analog stick has 2 more. So a total of 13 buttons on it. The strange thing is, the GC controller has 12 buttons (but it does have a C-Stick), so it has less then the Rev.
I think that's about it, and I know no one is really going to read all this. So I guess I should stop now. XD