D-Pads? Buttons? Nintendo Revolution does need those!
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TheQueen'sOwn
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etiolate said:
And you'll be able to... using your mind. Patience people.
ImNotLikeThem
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one thing this "report" seems to ignore.. is that they did at least say they were looking into backwards compatibility. this would outright make it impossible to say the least.
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I like controllers.
Parallax Scroll
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Or your non-Revolution console.TheQueen'sOwn said:
TheQueen'sOwn
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DJPS2 said:
See!? Now what did I say about the power of the Revolution!?! I made my previous post using it.... well, my mind.
Parallax Scroll said:
*Adds Parallax Scroll to hit list with his.... ah you get the point :lol*
soundwave05
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That would be interesting actually to see how they'd do that, but I bet they'll end up including buttons at the end of the day.
If they're gonna make a console though, they might as well make it really, really crazy and different.
GameCube wasn't different enough compared to the PS2/XBox, and I think PS3/Xenon will have the market covered (well at least the 15-35 year old set). So Nintendo might as well do something absolutely out there.
It may not even be a "console" in a traditional sense (as in something you set down on the floor). Who knows.
If they're gonna make a console though, they might as well make it really, really crazy and different.
GameCube wasn't different enough compared to the PS2/XBox, and I think PS3/Xenon will have the market covered (well at least the 15-35 year old set). So Nintendo might as well do something absolutely out there.
It may not even be a "console" in a traditional sense (as in something you set down on the floor). Who knows.
soundwave05
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Well the machine could be so different that it may also be just about impossible to port games, so any time a developer makes a title for the system they have to sorta start from the ground up.
It could be interesting.
It could be interesting.
radioheadrule83
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I personally doubt this is true, but even if it is they probably have some suitable replacements.
Someone at IGN posted to the effect that Matt has mentioned this before at some point, and it is believed developers convinced them to include the D-pad.
And for backwards compatability they could let you use Gamecube controllers. Not something GC pad haters will want to hear, but still.
Someone at IGN posted to the effect that Matt has mentioned this before at some point, and it is believed developers convinced them to include the D-pad.
And for backwards compatability they could let you use Gamecube controllers. Not something GC pad haters will want to hear, but still.
Warm Machine
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If this is true, the controllers are likely touchscreens that fit in your hand. For everygame there would be a differen't control graphic on the touch screen.
soundwave05
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I believe they already said touchscreen would not be in Revolution, but who knows.
Maybe "sensory" tabs that you wear over your fingers that provide feedback/sensation (there's a joke here somewhere I'm sure ... :lol)
Maybe "sensory" tabs that you wear over your fingers that provide feedback/sensation (there's a joke here somewhere I'm sure ... :lol)
fse
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Yes! with touch screen controllers... you aren't limited with how much buttons you have. Also they showed (not nintendo) at CES 2003 a touch screen feedback device... which feels like its not flat but has ... um texture?
Imagine... a game where developers aren't limited by buttons, ideas, or anything!
Imagine... a game where developers aren't limited by buttons, ideas, or anything!
TheQueen'sOwn
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f_elz said:
Well... they'll always be limited by time and money
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The Faceless Master
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i dont have that much faith in most devs...f_elz said:
They'd have to have touch-screens that could detect more than one point on the screen being pressed at once for virtual controllers to be any good. And there's the problem of what to do about flippers/triggers etc. And they'd also have to be a lot better at being controlled with just thumbs. Dual-thumbstraps would look like some sort of bondage accessory!
I see Nintendo as being stuck between a rock and a hard place. They'd have so much 'catch-up' to do for the next generation to compete on an equal basis (online, HDD, DVD/DVD-HD/Blu-Ray, multimedia functions etc.) that they might just think fuck-it and go and do something *really* crazy instead to stand out ...
... but by standing-out they may just alienate 3rd parties even more. Whether Nintendo like it or not, the direction the market is going in and what developers want to do isn't being driven by them anymore. So they have to change to accommodate that, and offer the same functionality their rivals do.
Either that, or their crazy idea better be *really* good.
I see Nintendo as being stuck between a rock and a hard place. They'd have so much 'catch-up' to do for the next generation to compete on an equal basis (online, HDD, DVD/DVD-HD/Blu-Ray, multimedia functions etc.) that they might just think fuck-it and go and do something *really* crazy instead to stand out ...
... but by standing-out they may just alienate 3rd parties even more. Whether Nintendo like it or not, the direction the market is going in and what developers want to do isn't being driven by them anymore. So they have to change to accommodate that, and offer the same functionality their rivals do.
Either that, or their crazy idea better be *really* good.
soundwave05
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Nintendo tends to have relatively good relationships with the big third parties now though ... EA, Square-Enix, Sega, Capcom, etc.
They know they're probably not going to get a major exclusive from those 3rd parties after how the GameCube performed anyway, so if their system is different enough, it may just encourage 3rd parties to make unique games for the system be neccissity.
I would be really interested to see a non-traditional console, even far crazier than the DS.
They know they're probably not going to get a major exclusive from those 3rd parties after how the GameCube performed anyway, so if their system is different enough, it may just encourage 3rd parties to make unique games for the system be neccissity.
I would be really interested to see a non-traditional console, even far crazier than the DS.
soundwave05 said:
So would I, in theory, but with the cost of game development rising rapidly and the financial state of say Capcom for instance do you really see them spending the money on making something totally unportable?
I'm hoping for an analog-stick/Mario64 hardware/software type of innovation, that forces the competition to copy them and gives them a headstart. Rather than the DS route which seems to be putting the hardware in place before you've really thought about what you are going to do with it. The same thing happened with GBA connectivity.
Quite what they could do which would be as important as the analog stick was to 3D games though I don't know. But whatever they do, with Revolution they need to put their money where their mouth is and launch with a game that shows exactly WHY people won't get the same experience on anything else.
soundwave05
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No Nintendo probably won't recieve nearly as many third party games as the other guys, but there's a good chance they wouldn't anyway with the Revolution, so I think their feeling is "well might as well try something different".
soundwave05
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Bah, those games are overrated 
imastalker co.
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too drunk to read that thread. what's going on here? yet another PSP vs DS thead? Ridge Racers thread? what is it? somone help out the drunken dude man.
Particle Physicist
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bongos are the main controllers!!!!!
soundwave05
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I dunno about the d-pad/buttons stuff but I think Nintendo may have found the perfect marketing campaign for the Revolution (especailly if they go with a purple console again).
How about you and your crew against me and the Revolution?
:lol
How about you and your crew against me and the Revolution?
:lol
soundwave05
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In your face, Charlie Murphy.
:lol
:lol
norinrad21
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soundwave05 said:I dunno about the d-pad/buttons stuff but I think Nintendo may have found the perfect marketing campaign for the Revolution (especailly if they go with a purple console again).
How about you and your crew against me and the Revolution?
:lol
:lol :lol :lol :lol
soundwave05
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This bores me.
Would anyone care to play some Revolution?
Assemble your crew.