Nintendo Revolution controller is … a TV remote.

Official Shots: www.nintendo.com/newsarticle?articleid=TfyOgnUc7zB-ZlzdQvMhKJOgS5LsR2nK&page=other

OK, I didn’t see that one coming. It looks like an awful controller, I wonder what it plays like after a couple of hours.

I buy all Nintendo’s consoles, the Revolution will be no different, but this controller has me worried.

Edit: The more videos I see of this the more it looks fun. I’ve no idea how it will be for long play, but for shorter gaming sessions, which is all I have time for these days, this could be a blast.

Light Sabre please.

The controller for Nintendo’s upcoming Revolution home console system is a cordless remote-control-like device designed to be used with only one hand. Two small sensors placed near the TV and a chip inside the controller track its position and orientation, allowing the player to manipulate the action on screen by physically moving the controller itself. For example, you could slash an in-game sword by actually swinging the controller from side to side, turn a race car just by twisting your wrist, or aim your gun in a shooter by pointing the controller where you want to fire.

An expansion port on the bottom of the unit allows for add-on hardware to compliment this “remote controller” (our word for it, not Nintendo’s), like a second controller piece Nintendo demonstrated that comes equipped with an analog stick and two trigger buttons (currently labeled Z1 and Z2, for those of you keeping track). When the two controller pieces are attached, the so-called ‘Nunchaku’ configuration (the two bits are connected by a short cord) can work similarly to current controllers, just with the second analog stick replaced by actual movement of the Revolution controller. Nintendo also mentioned that the controller stick could be slipped inside other, more conventional controller shells, dance mats, bongos, or other peripherals.

www.engadget.com/entry/1234000077059062/

Revolution Controller Finally Revealed News Story From 1UP.com

www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2005/09/16/443527.html

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