It does look wierd. And I think Texas is right that you'll look immensely gay if someone walks in on you waving around a remote control attached to a lump of plastic by a few inches of cord.

Interesting idea though, and if you can just plug it into a normal controller then I suppose its basic strangeness isn't a big deal - it's not like you have to deal with it.

OK so there is a b button on the backside. Question still remains: how am I to use to D pad and A button at the same time?

You don't, you use the B button and D-pad or the A button, B button and the motion sensor. Your question is like asking how to press the A/X/whatever button on a modern console while using the right analogue stick; you generally won't have to, or you could uncomfortably use the other hand.

Folks, please note that Nintendo has stated that the controler shown is not the final design. What was demoed was working prototypes. To be quite frank, I rather excited to see what is coming from Nintendo. If the Big N can pull this off nicely this can change console gaming as we know it. This may be the first console I actually buy at launch. The other two (Sony and MS) I will wait until the price drops. My two Eurocents worth.

Another good article: http://gamesfirst.com/?id=682

I can't understand how someone can be so limited in their vocabulary to call a new controller "gay". You haven't even had a chance to try it out yet. I was upset at first with it, til I read more about it and saw the video. I think it truly is a revolution. As humans we are sometimes ignorant of change, but I welcome it. Its only through experiment and trying out new ideas we can grow.

Also I don't understand at all the person saying it was tough for deaf people. What deaf people play video games? Sound is generally a big part of the experience. Also current controllers require two hands so I don't see the difference.

As long as it's seperated with a wire connecting them, it's bad for deaf people. Like I said, we talk using hands. I would have to drop it to talk, then find it again before I can return to game. Oops I died while I was looking for the darned stick.

I still dont' see how that would affect you.  Whether you use two hands on a single controller, or two hands on a "double" controllers, you are still using both hands.

Well, I cannot confirm the "gay-ness" of the controller, I really don't blame nintendo for putting this thing out since they've been getting their asses handed to them by Sony and Microsoft over the past few years, so going a different route could be promising.

But one thing I can say is, Thank the good lord for a contoller that could be used for a first-person shooter.

And I totally agree with the artilce on Gamefirst about nintendo "getting" it and going into the next generation of gaming. Yeah the X-box 360 and PS3 look cool, but lets be realistic, they are just upgrades to the previous consoles. And the part of the article that says, "The problem is they(nintendo)aren't very fast, and sometimes they are just plain weird." is true. It's been proven that Shigeru Miyamoto thinks "outside the box", so why can't the whole company.

But anyway, nintendo needed something to keep up, or surpass. That's just my two cents..

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I still dont' see how that would affect you. Whether you use two hands on a single controller, or two hands on a "double" controllers, you are still using both hands.

Not quite. When the controller is one piece, I can hold it with one hand for short times to talk. That thing would fall and I would have to find it then get it, then move it to correct placement to be used. That's much longer process.

I think the picture in #23 would help.

The only thing I can think of is Zelda in FPS-style...could you imagine?

So far, that's only concept, correct?

So far, that's only concept, correct?

Considering that they said this is not the "final" design, I think all these are just prototypes.  But it seems they will try to accomodate people who prefer the "old" style.

I thought that's what the Start/Pause button was for, or at least one use. In case you have to do something else for a moment. Half the time if someone is talking to me I have to hit pause or I can't carry on the conversation and play the game at the same time. I feel this is a non-issue and not because I'm not deaf.

Non-issue for one person might be an issue for someone else. The question is why anyone for whom it is a non-issue would be interested enough to argue about it...

Your husband? There's no way you have a husband, you must be twelve years old. I mean, come on, you used the word 'gay'. Four times no less. (I don't care if I'm flaming/trolling/whatever you call it, hearing kids say it is irritating enough. But an adult? Please. That's just pathetic.)

I can't understand how someone can be so limited in their vocabulary to call a new controller "gay".

How about we stay away from the personal insults, OK? A lot of people write gut reactions. Sorry, but when I saw this thing for the first time, my first reaction was "man, that is so gay" too. All I can imagine is some dork half falling off the couch fighting with that thing. Sure, none of us have used it yet so we can't judge. But, first reactions are first reactions. BTW, most women use "gay" the same as "outlandish", and I have a hard time seeing how anyone can say that it's not.

What deaf people play video games?

Wait....is this coming from the same person who criticized about limited vocabulary? You have to be joking on this one, right? There are plenty of deaf people who play video games, and a lot of them will kick your butt with their manual dexterity (sign language gets those fingers trained quite well). Sound might be a "big part" to somebody who can hear, but it means nothing to somebody who is deaf or has limited hearing. You don't miss what you don't know is missing.

What deaf people play video games?

Wha? I didn't notice that part till now. DO you know how insulting that is? It's really insulting.

In your world:

Deaf people don't play games because those need hearing to be done.
Deaf people don't watch movies since those need hearing to be done.
Deaf people don't socialize with hearing people to be done.
Deaf people are moronic because they can't hear the teachers to learn about many things.
Deaf people can't use computers because those need hearing to be done.
Deaf people can't drive because those need hearing to be done.

Well... I do all of the above. Be careful on assuming what we deaf "and dumb" can and can't do. If you assume, you make an ass out of u and me. Such bigoted thinking will get you nothing but trouble and a hit on your reputation.

That is enough of the personal insults here.  Get back on topic please. 

How about we stay away from the personal insults, OK?

I find having to read the word 'gay' used in such a way on what should be a mature and adult forum personally insulting to my intelligence, thank you very much.

I find having to read the word 'gay' used in such a way on what should be a mature and adult forum personally insulting to my intelligence, thank you very much.

Jesus Christ, can't you read? Here, let me quote it for you, since it was just the previous comment from the article author...

That is enough of the personal insults here. Get back on topic please.

Personally, I think the new controller is interesting. As long as they keep in mind that some people are going to prefer 'conventional' controllers, I think they'll do fine. Personally, I'd like a keyboard controller, since I play PC games and am not really used to using console controllers.

Case in point: I got my ass handed to me in Halo 2 because I had such an issue playing using a console controller. However, I can hold my own in FPSes if I'm playing on a PC, because I can use a keyboard. Even something like a small chording device would be cool.

-- B

I think it's time people stick 'exactly' to the topic and refrain from extraneous comments.....the latter will be removed as they serve no good purpose.

Topic is...the good or the bad of a new Nintendo controller.....

who cares if it looks goofy or not, the one and only important question here is this:
will it work like how it is supposed to?

Even if it looks goofy, who cares, if it lets the gamer play the game like how it is supposed to do, then it works, odd design or not.

and really, i cant even begin to tell you how many people i see playing a game, rocking back and forth, jerking the controller from side to side, as if it will affect the game. well, now it will! great idea! Nintendo is either teaching people how to sit still or how to coordinate eye-hand movements.

I personally don't care how it looks, if anyone is in my house and is gonna start making fun of me they can just leave. Aside from that I don't understand why people can't get over the "two hands," how many hands do you put on your controller? Three? No thats right you tend to use two there also, they just aren't seperated.

From all the different control schemes in arcades and controllers throughout the console I have never had a problem getting used to anything, even the rectangle that was an NES controller and I don't think anyone will have any problems either. Give it a chance, reserve your overall judgement of the controller when you finally play with it, and don't bash the system until you can play that either.

Just my two (USD) cents, which isn't worth much anymore


Edit:
Just thought I'd bring this to light, looks like Peter Moore from MS actually gave props to Nintendo for taking a chance.
Peter Moore: "First of all, I want to give kudos for Nintendo, for its attempt at innovation with the new controller - bringing people in that, as Iwata-san said, are either lapsed gamers or gamers that are intimidated by the complexity of the controller."

From GamesIndustry.biz TGS Article

i like that shell cradle thing that kinda reminds me of the dreamcast controller, they had the little memory cards w/ screens you could put in them ~ sad i still own my dreamcast lol