Revolution Controller kinda wacky

[leith]

For any Nintendo fans.What do you think about this?

http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200509/N05.0915.1754.23125.htm

[obsession600]

My reaction has been as follows:

1) "That looks horrible. What are they thinking?"
2) "Oh, wow that is how it works? That is kind of cool."
3) "Well if it can do that then maybe they will make it do...!!!"

Now I understand why they are calling the machine Revolution.

[Me!]

didn\'t read the whole article, but just looking at it I dont\' like it what\'s wrong w/ the whole "two hands on" controller, I\'d think you\'d hae more well control

[obsession600]

you need to read the article and move on to stage number 2

[leith]

you need to read the article and move on to stage number 2

LOL Yeah if they can get developers to make games that use the controller to it\'s supposed potential it can revolutionize gaming for sure. I just p/u a Nintendo DS and playing Super Mario64 DS w/ the touch screen in place of an analog stick is positively awesome! So I can see the jump being made w/ this controller to one handed play to an extent.

[davepeck]

This is a mock up by IGN of the possible appearance of the "sleave" unit.  

Q: What does the conventional controller cradle/shell do?

A: This add-on makes it possible to play Revolution games in a more traditional manner. The shell is designed to look and function like accepted "regular" controllers, such as the Wave Bird. After its bottom casing is removed, the Revolution\'s free-hand-style remote is inserted into a gap in the middle of the controller shell. Gamers can then use the shell as they would a traditional controller, with a notable difference: the pointer remote\'s sensory functionality remains active. As a result, gamers get the best of both worlds: more buttons and two analog sticks along with motion-sensing operations. In a Revolution version of Madden Football, gamers might be able to use the combo to control players with the shell\'s analog sticks and execute pinpoint passes with the pointer\'s improved accuracy.

Nintendo has not yet released official imagery of what the controller shell might look like. However, we\'ve created a mock-up (above) based on what we know of its functionality. The real controller shell is likely to connect to the free-hand-style pointer in a very similar fashion. Please note that we realize our model is not entirely to scale, but this is the best we could do on short notice.

[Wolfman]

Right thumb is getting way overworked there.  Try pushing B and X at the same time, or operating the joystick while pressing anything.  Not gonna happen.

At this point they should just start putting out keyboards instead of controllers.  No matter how they design these things, you\'re always going to have 6 perfectly good fingers wasting their time.  

I used to play Descent on the computer, and I created an insane keyboard setup where, using all 10 fingers, you could operate 14 buttons simultaneously.  (Four of your fingers were responsible for 2 opposite keys, such as up and down, that\'s how you operate 14 buttons with 10 fingers.)