| It just seems too gimmicky to me. I said the same thing when the DS was announced and as it turns out I wasn't even slightly impressed by the DS, I don't like the thing much at all. I have a feeling this will turn out the same for me. |
NOW... The Revolution Controller • Page 2
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Angel_Treats 11,070 posts
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As you all know im no Nintendo fan BUT this controller is something that could be revolutionary for the industry if the developers utlise it properly.
It has the potential to really bring gaming to the masses!
Imagine playing soul calibur with this!!
I'll wait to see what the developers do with it though before getting to excited.
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Khab 6,583 posts
Seen 2 weeks ago
Registered 20 years agoBill-Lumberg wrote:
I think it's too dependent on multi-player, party-style games; this is a niche market. That thing would simply be too tiring to use for any length of time. I guess a fitness game would be good but Sony have beaten them to that with Kinetic.
Yeah, the niche market of whatever Eyetoy and Singstar are selling... which is a pretty damn big slice of pie. Remember, Nintendo hasn't lost any money on making the GC, and I doubt they will on making the Rev either. Their goal in this generation isn't to compete with the PS3 on Sony's terms, they're certainly going for a completely different market. -
SirScratchalot 7,921 posts
Seen 1 year ago
Registered 16 years ago/Is impressed by video....
If itīs naff Iīll still have two very familiar next gen systems, If it rocks it migh just bring my beloved hobby forward.
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phAge 25,487 posts
Seen 3 weeks ago
Registered 18 years agoIf this works even half as well as advertised, I'm sold. Can't wait to show the girlf this.
'Till now, I'd taken Nintys "gaming for the entire family"-advertising with a huge grain of salt, but it looks as if they've actually went and made exactly that!
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Bill-Lumberg wrote:
Khab wrote:
Yes but EyeToy and SingStar are for an existing console that dominates the market. Mr Average isn't going to rush out and buy a whole new console just for the controller. And I can't see many 3rd party devs rushing to embrace this - if they can't be bothered to support the Cube why would they go to all this extra effort?
Bill-Lumberg wrote:
I think it's too dependent on multi-player, party-style games; this is a niche market. That thing would simply be too tiring to use for any length of time. I guess a fitness game would be good but Sony have beaten them to that with Kinetic.
Yeah, the niche market of whatever Eyetoy and Singstar are selling... which is a pretty damn big slice of pie. Remember, Nintendo hasn't lost any money on making the GC, and I doubt they will on making the Rev either. Their goal in this generation isn't to compete with the PS3 on Sony's terms, they're certainly going for a completely different market.
They support the DS.
If Joe average see's a game like Halo, Soul Calibur or PGA tour 2007 being played using that controller and the price of the console is no where near as steep as the other two next gen consoles, then I think they would go for it.
I dont expect a sony fanboi to see this though
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SirScratchalot 7,921 posts
Seen 1 year ago
Registered 16 years agorhythm wrote:
/accepts award graciously
Out of all the games for the DS, how many use the "revolutionary" screen in a way that could actually be classed as such? How many screen-using games would be just as easy (or easier) using any other control method? I love my DS to bits but forgive me if I sound a bit jaded about what I believe third parties will be able to get out of this.
Never quite got the "revolutionary" talk of the touch screen. Itīs just an interface mate, itīs what you do with it.
But for a list: All the games I own.
Another code, Meteos and Kirby(Game of the year BTW! Beautiful) all use the touch screen to such an affect that I canīt imagine playing them without it.
I once played FPS:s using only a keyboard so I guess mouse + KB isnīt really a revolution. Itīs just what made those games really "click" for me. Same thing with the touch-screen. And as long as third parties get one Ouendan out of it Iīll be happy. You know you can still buy the XB360 and PS3 right? The gaming you like isnīt going anywhere, but this could be something very exciting....
I guess what Iīm saying is that right now it comes down to wether one thinks the glass is half empty or half full for the revo. Either way it should be seen as overflowing for gaming. -
What a stupid idea.
"Revolution" my arse. -
MikeD 10,063 posts
Seen 5 months ago
Registered 18 years agoYeah, let's try to keep this friendly. I haven't seen any blatant fanboy behaviour just yet.
Blerk, I thought you were practising your meh's. All meh'd out. Come on, we are waiting for it..gif)
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Derblington 35,161 posts
Seen 21 hours ago
Registered 17 years agoI don't like it. I don't like the fact they're removing the 'gaming look'. It reminds me of those crappy plug-ins for your tv 
And tbh, I don't know anyone who's going to think a game is easier to play using a normal remote than a gamepad. It may look 'familiar' but there's still buttons all over it and add-ons to use. It's all the buttons and sticks that confuse non-players now.
/is very disappointed :'(
I like the console in white tho. -
spazmo 2,838 posts
Seen 4 years ago
Registered 17 years agoLet's just be thankful that there will be something different out there rather than *3* of the same thing. If you don't like Nintendo's offering then please choose a PS3 or XBox 360. -
Bill-Lumberg wrote:
mcmonkeyplc wrote:
Why the hell am I a Sony fanboy? I'm sitting here salivating over when my GameBoy Micro is going to arrive! And I have a Cube which I bought on launch day. Can't we ever have a thread where that word isn't used?
Bill-Lumberg wrote:
Khab wrote:
Yes but EyeToy and SingStar are for an existing console that dominates the market. Mr Average isn't going to rush out and buy a whole new console just for the controller. And I can't see many 3rd party devs rushing to embrace this - if they can't be bothered to support the Cube why would they go to all this extra effort?
Bill-Lumberg wrote:
I think it's too dependent on multi-player, party-style games; this is a niche market. That thing would simply be too tiring to use for any length of time. I guess a fitness game would be good but Sony have beaten them to that with Kinetic.
Yeah, the niche market of whatever Eyetoy and Singstar are selling... which is a pretty damn big slice of pie. Remember, Nintendo hasn't lost any money on making the GC, and I doubt they will on making the Rev either. Their goal in this generation isn't to compete with the PS3 on Sony's terms, they're certainly going for a completely different market.
They support the DS.
If Joe average see's a game like Halo, Soul Calibur or PGA tour 2007 being played using that controller and the price of the console is no where near as steep as the other two next gen consoles, then I think they would go for it.
I dont expect a sony fanboi to see this though
MCM
Heh, sorry, its just a slight dig from the first post I read from you. It's not related to this thread. Dont take it to heart...hence the.gif)
Back on topic: How successful the Revolution is depends on the developers and what they do with this controller. Without the games the console just wont cut it. ( Most obvious statement of the day)
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MikeD wrote:
It's too stupid for 'meh'. 'Meh' was reserved for 'gimmicky pointlessness'. This is just idiotic.
Blerk, I thought you were practising your meh's. All meh'd out. Come on, we are waiting for it. -
itamae 10,213 posts
Seen 1 year ago
Registered 19 years agomcmonkeyplc wrote:
/imagines
Imagine playing soul calibur with this!!
Nope, won't work. Not at all. Now a new weapons-based fighting game without canned moves and character movement built around the Rev controller - that might just work. But I'm pretty sure Namco won't develop one.
A game like Katamari Damacy on the other hand would be perfect to play with that TV remote thing. -
pjmaybe 70,666 posts
Seen 12 years ago
Registered 20 years agoThat's what we've been waiting for? A fucking Phillips CD-I controller? That's the revolution?!?!?!?!?!?!
Well hats off to you Nintendo, I certainly didn't see that coming.
All that potential, all the clever stuff they've done in the past and now we've got an OHP remote.
Well that's well and truly got me wanting a Rev
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kdsh7 1,273 posts
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Registered 19 years agoan awful lot of you seem to be judging it on what it looks like (a cheap sony remote) and not what it does! -
I've just watched the vid that's supposed to 'change my mind'. It didn't. It just reinforced the realisation that 99% of all games will need a standard controller plugged into the bottom of it.
And is it just me, or is the Revolution now a very weird shape? What's with the whole 'sloping' thing? -
I am rather surprised so many people have such a negative opinion already. You must certainly know more than is officially known yet. Why not give it a chance at least?
I bet you lot, witnessing the invention of the wheel, would have said "Meh, it's crap, it doesn't have any corners!"
It might well turn out to be shit or under-used due to lack of support, but you have to lack creativity to see it's potential if you dismiss it immediately. IMHO. -
York 8,667 posts
Seen 13 years ago
Registered 17 years agoGiven how revolutionary they said this would be, I'm glad they've done this rather than some tilt sensor or screen.
Now to see what game developers do with it. -
FairgroundTown 2,522 posts
Seen 8 years ago
Registered 16 years agoWell, it is certainly a "revolution" in the most literal sense - it looks like the control for the "Pong" TV game that my friend had in 1982.
Sure is going to be interesting. After years of pretty-much the same thing (the N64 controller wasn't vastly different to the GC one, so that is, what, 8 years or more?) I'm really up for something new and different. -
Whizzo 44,810 posts
Seen 4 days ago
Registered 20 years agoI think it could be quite useful for specific games that are built around it but you'd want to fall back to a standard style controller for most things.
Watching the video just makes me wonder how much everyone's wrists are going to ache after a short while of playing around with it.
Having used wireless 3D mice for presentation purposes it doesn't take long. -
Teeth 7,987 posts
Seen 10 years ago
Registered 18 years agoBlerk, from day one the rev's been pictured with a sloping stand. -
itamae wrote:
mcmonkeyplc wrote:
/imagines
Imagine playing soul calibur with this!!
Nope, won't work. Not at all. Now a new weapons-based fighting game without canned moves and character movement built around the Rev controller - that might just work. But I'm pretty sure Namco won't develop one.
A game like Katamari Damacy on the other hand would be perfect to play with that TV remote thing.
The Dreamcast fishing controller worked great with Soul calibur
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darrenb 1,179 posts
Seen 3 days ago
Registered 19 years agoThe new controller seems as if it is bound to fail..
If they had made it in cool black and put square, circle triangle and cross buttons on it they would have a massive hit on their hands and everyone would love it!!! -
Teeth wrote:
Maybe I've just been looking at the wrong pictures, then. I was away for E3, remember.
Blerk, from day one the rev's been pictured with a sloping stand.
Did they announce any more details about the machine itself? Or its games? -
KingOfSpain 5,344 posts
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Registered 17 years agoat first i was like....WTF......then i was like.........hhhhmmmm...............then i progressed......maybe.............now im like WOOT!!! -
pjmaybe 70,666 posts
Seen 12 years ago
Registered 20 years agoAs Lou sensibly said, it's too early to tell but hell it's not going to be any good AT ALL for games that require fine adjustment, or quick reactions between buttons. I think it'll be great for the next Wario game though...
Ah well.
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bef 1,766 posts
Seen 3 hours ago
Registered 18 years agoYou can watch a webcast of Iwata here in an hour :
Revo -
A quick showing of the vid to the 9 people currently in the office has produced these results:
Amazing: 0
Interesting: 0
Stupid: 9
I think Nintendo have some convincing to do.
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