Revolution Controller (and more details about the Rev with video demo)

[Zeldy]

My brother told me about this over dinner, i dont like it all. ITS A REMOTE!?

[Raistlin]

Alright, to the whiny emos in the audience, Between both parts of the controller I can see as many buttons on the gamecube controller as the revolution one.

What are you smoking?

With the "Z" button, that makes three buttons that you can push at any given time without sliding your hand down that stick-thingy. Three buttons are still not enough buttons.

And I, for one, don't want my arms flailing about during play.

[edczxcvbnm]

To be fair Raist there are 2 Z buttons that are Z1 and Z2 so that makes four compared to the now standard 8.

[ljkkjlcm9]

how about we all just wait until we use it and see how it works?

[Destai]

Alright, to the whiny emos in the audience, Between both parts of the controller I can see as many buttons on the gamecube controller as the revolution one.

What are you smoking?

With the "Z" button, that makes three buttons that you can push at any given time without sliding your hand down that stick-thingy. Three buttons are still not enough buttons.

And I, for one, don't want my arms flailing about during play.

Stick thingy? Sorry not specific enough, not following. Anyway I see the A,B and a,b and z button for revolution and for GC I see A,B x and y. All its missiong is shoulder buttons and thats easy to overcome in just about any console.

edit: and if they can pack all the same effects into a controller with less buttons then I personally consider it an improvement.

[edczxcvbnm]

how about we all just wait until we use it and see how it works?

WORK SUCKS! This what I do when I work!

[Destai]

what

edit: Oh right

[Shoeberto]

I think the novelty of it all could wear off quick, just like the novelty of the EyeToy that was all the rage 18 or so months ago. "OMG IT WILL CHANGE THE FACE OF GAMING FOREVER!" the gaming media cried.

I'm getting the same vibe, and I'm a big fan of the big N. I just...man, it's just too out there. I was a little skeptical with the DS, and that's come out to be amazing, but this is just really, really out there. It's going to take me a bit to get into it.

[Raistlin]

Anyway I see the A,B and a,b and z button for revolution

It's kind of tough to reach the a,b buttons when it's on the other end of the right-half of the controller (which is what I meant by "stick-thingy"), if not outright impossible. Hence, only the one A, B, and two Z buttons (where's the second one, btw?). I guess this means we're going back to the NES style of only four buttons, instead of the standard 8 buttons.

And the GC has more than 4 buttons.

[Endless]

And the GB/GBA/GBA:SP/DS all have only 4 buttons, and zomg, it's enough (except for fighting games).

[Destai]

And the GB/GBA/GBA:SP/DS all have only 4 buttons, and zomg, it's enough (except for fighting games).

Boy that sure looks like fun even though I dont know what hes playing lol

[Maxico]

Alright, I see three buttons that can be easily accessed in the position shown. That pretty much eliminates much of the games they said would be available for emulation on the revolution and most multi platform games without using a gamecube controller. That would mean that if the Revolution was succesful most buyers would have to buy an entire different set of controllers to play certain games.

and isn't the analouge stick supposed to be an optional extra?

[Destai]

Alright, I see three buttons. That pretty much eliminates much of the games they said would be available for emulation on the revolution and most multi platform games without using a gamecube controller. That would mean that if the Revolution was succesful most buyers would have to buy an entire different set of controllers to play certain games.

[Maxico]

Alright, I see three buttons that can be easily accessed in the position shown.

[Endless]

Oh, it just hit me too, the d-pad on the remote-looking one can act as 4 (albeit not independant) buttons if needed. Two at the very least (up-down as one, left-right as the second, with diagonals as the combination of two). Could someone name a game where you have to press two C-buttons at the same time on the GC? Nevermind that, I'm mixing with the awful N64 controller xD

Edit: not to forget the same can be done using the 3D positioning feature of the remote-looking part (for three extra "virtual buttons").