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[gogogow]

No. Digital triggers = fail for racing games.

How do you know it's digital and not analog? Source?

 

[chubigans]

Added the official Iwata quote from the vid to the OP.

For those who are mainly interested in multiplatform games, with more traditional means of control, we will also offer the Wii U Pro Controller as a separate [play style], which is lighter and maybe more attractive for longer, more intense forms of gaming.

 

[bomma_man]

a cod controller then

 

[Mistle]

GC controller > 360 controller

 

[iceatcs]

Fixed

 

[Dreams-Visions]

If Nintendo has to copy then it's pretty much confirmed.

360 Controller > all other pads

I bet they didn't copy that fucking d-pad.

I bet you that shit.

GC controller > 360 controller

lol what the hell

 

[onQ123]

GC controller > 360 controller

GC controller sucked

 

[alr1ght]

a cod controller then

pretty much. this looks like it was developed strictly as an FPS controller.

 

[spliced]

Hopefully it works with Wii games so you can play without a Wiimote tethered to your controller.

 

[ChimpanzeeThat]

I love the stick layout, I may buy one.

 

[Baby Milo]

they should have just completely copied it

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Added the official Iwata quote from the vid to the OP.

So basically it's Nintendo's way of getting multiplatform titles without third parties having to go out of their way to incorporate the Wii U Game Pad

Probably a wise move

 

[Emitan]

Fixed

You ruined it

 

[GeneralManager]

GC controller > 360 controller

Nintendo disagrees.

 

[NYR]

Fixed

lol

Not that it didn't already, but dear god that REALLY looks like a 360 controller, insane.

 

[Baconsammy]

360 controller with guaranteed good D-Pad. I'm okay with this.

And an awful right stick placement. Not impressed.

GC controller > 360 controller

I admit, I laughed.

 

[Maedhros]

I still have 0 interest in Wii U.

 

[kittens]

So hyped for this damn console.

 

[Orayn]

So basically it's Nintendo's way of getting multiplatform titles without third parties having to go out of their way to incorporate the Wii U Game Pad

Probably a wise move

Well, it's not like it has any inputs the GamePad doesn't. Still, these will be great for local multiplayer and Virtual Console stuff.

 

[jediyoshi]

Fixed

That took me longer to catch than I care to admit.

 

[LegendofJoe]

GC controller sucked

The form factor was fantastic though. It's a shame they didn't translate it to this controller, then it would really would be an upgrade over the 360 pad.

 

[Tobor]

I've always wanted someone to try putting the right stick up top. There's really no reason to have it down there.

 

[gdt]

Would've rather had an sorta redesigned GC controller.

Still....yeah....I'll buy it.

 

[IsntChrisL]

The stick layout actually seems to make a lot of sense. A lot of games focus more on the second stick and the triggers than they do on the face buttons. Besides that, the buttons are still easily reachable.

 

[Ramblin]

I wonder if this is garnering the most interest of everything in their presentation.

 

[Cartman86]

The 360 controller is a modified Dreamcast controller.

Triggers are sure. But rest of it is mostly Dual Shock.

In my mind the influences go like this.

NES -> Master System -> Genesis/SNES -> Saturn/N64 -> Dual Shock/Dreamcast -> Xbox/Gamecube -> 360

 

[Barry Burton]

It's a non-entity if it's not out-of-the-box, though. No guarantee of 3rd party support if it doesn't come with the platform.

 

[hao chi]

And an awful right stick placement. Not impressed.

It'll be fine. Nintendo knows how to make a comfortable controller.

 

[VinLAURiA]

So basically it's Nintendo's way of getting multiplatform titles without third parties having to go out of their way to incorporate the Wii U Game Pad

Probably a wise move

What? This is literally just the GamePad without a screen. They can do nothing with the screen of the GamePad and have games play just like on the other consoles without this. And when that's the case, you'll even be able to use the screen to play without the TV.

 

[gogogow]

So basically it's Nintendo's way of getting multiplatform titles without third parties having to go out of their way to incorporate the Wii U Game Pad

Probably a wise move

Well, since some of them devs were crying how hard it is, this is not a bad move. Just another message that the screen isn't mandatory for games.

 

[MercuryLS]

why?

Because the face buttons should be in a primary position. It'll be weird reaching down to hit the four face buttons.

 

[Mistle]

lol what the hell

GC controller sucked

I admit, I laughed.

In my opinion (and many others).
How anybody could say it sucked is beyond me, though.

Nintendo disagrees.

The new controller looks great (even if my muscle memory might have to adjust to the right half of the control lol), but it'd have to be amazing to surpass the GC for me.

 

[Eusis]

You ruined it

Yeah, Nintendo established this crap, it's Microsoft that's trying to work around it.

 

[ChimpanzeeThat]

So basically it's Nintendo's way of getting multiplatform titles without third parties having to go out of their way to incorporate the Wii U Game Pad

Probably a wise move

And it definitely goes with the idea that they're trying to bring in more third party developers for the console.

I'm actually a little bit excited by this, and it's only a controller.

The power of E3!

 

[Zekes!]

GC controller sucked

dawg, no

 

[Freezie KO]

Way too many controllers. Should have just gone with an upgraded Wiimote + nunchuk w/ more buttons for multiplatforms. Maybe a second analog on the remote.

 

[Kokonoe]

Wavebird -> Revo DPad 360 Controller -> Everything else for me.

 

[Exuro]

I've always wanted someone to try putting the right stick up top. There's really no reason to have it down there.

I figure with tons of games being fps and those games requiring most of you time on the sticks it looks pretty decent. Will have to see actual impressions though.

 

[01DragonFly]

As nice as this is, isn't it basically giving 3rd party developers the means to phone in thier ports and barely make use of the Wii U controller?

I see in Wii U's future a ton of PS3/X360 ports with a static map on the controller screen.

Many developers(kojima) excuse was that the controller was so different or was another experience, that their games were not going to work for the systems. Now there is no excuse but lazy developers and not enough budget .
here is the link about kojima(I do not know if it is the original source):http://www.shacknews.com/article/72928/kojima-says-wii-u-a-special-case-requires-unique-software

 

[Shion]

Whats the consensus on the old one?

1: Make the analog sticks clickable
2: Move the left analog where the D-Pad is
3: Add analog triggers

 

[cyberheater]

How do you know it's digital and not analog? Source?

I thought I heard they were going to be digital. Now I'm now so sure. Does anyone else know?

 

[Salsa]

This is pretty much confirmed to be my go-to pad in anything, including PC.

Nintendo doesnt screw up d-pads.

 

[Orayn]

The stick layout actually seems to make a lot of sense. A lot of games focus more on the second stick and the triggers than they do on the face buttons. Besides that, the buttons are still easily reachable.

I know, right? Games that are centered on stick+face buttons as opposed to dual analog are few and far between these days.

Oh God. I just realized how badly I want to play a new Souls game with this.

 

[Emitan]

It's a non-entity if it's not out-of-the-box, though. No guarantee of 3rd party support if it doesn't come with the platform.

It's a standard controller.

The hyperbole in this thread is ridiculous.

 

[hao chi]

It's a non-entity if it's not out-of-the-box, though. No guarantee of 3rd party support if it doesn't come with the platform.

If third parties really don't want to use the screen, I'm sure they can still do that, even if their game is being played with the tablet controller.

 

[NBtoaster]

why?

Comfort/ease of use. With your thumbs on the sticks they need to both go left to access the directional and face buttons respectively. It's slightly more awkward in the long term for your thumbs to go in opposite directions to access the buttons (I think).

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

Its the standard Nintendo Button arrangement since the Snes. MS went the other way round for whatever reason.

While it would be nice if there was some agreed upon standard for these things, I can deal with variations on letter placement or even numbers. On the other hand, I would like to beat the shit out of the guy that decided to use fucking shapes on the buttons instead. Just a personal peeve.

Also, those who keep saying "it's gotta be packed in if they want 3rd parties to support it" are not thinking at all. It has the same gameplay sticks/buttons as the default pad. They basically support it by default unless it's using the screen or some other unique feature of the default pad, in which case it wouldn't matter if it was packed in or not.

 

[Roo]

So...
this controller opens the door for Virtual Console Gamecube games?
yes? YES???

 

[Dreams-Visions]

This is pretty much confirmed to be my go-to pad in anything, including PC.

Nintendo doesnt screw up d-pads.

+1 on that.

 

[Sianos]

The dual sticks and triggers are for modern day FPS games and the d-pad and buttons for classic games. Very well laid out, controller looks very comfortable.