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[WindyMan]

http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000550036709/

For months and months we’ve all been wondering what the new and “revolutionary” aspects of the Nintendo Revolution would be. It looks like we finally have an answer… I just got the newest issue of Game Informer today, and there’s a pretty lengthy article in there about everything the magazine knows so far about the next generation consoles. Hidden pretty well in there is the Nintendo update-

“However, Nintendo may have to pull a rabbit out of it’s hat to become a major player in the next generation. That rabbit, GI has learned, *is a touch screen*. A source at a major development studio recently revealed to us details regarding Nintedo’s devlopment kit for the Revolution…

The most shocking is that the Revolution *Uses a touch screen as it’s controller. There is no analog stick or shoulder buttons. The touch screen on the face of the controller is designed to be fully customizable. So, the developer can configure the buttons any way they se4e fit, instead opting for virtual levers or other stylus-related inputs.*”

This makes perfect sense- even though the touch screen is currently being utilized with the DS, it’s still a technology that hasn’t been widely used before. This also speaks to Iwata’s statement that developers may be wary of the new technology- after all, we’ve spent a decade expecting to control our characters with some kind of D-Pad or Analog stick. This would change everything, and could potentially scare people away. I’m betting that this is for real.

edit - Possibly not an April Fools Joke... see below post

 

[Wario64]

Too easy. I swear someone already suggested this before too

 

[bitwise]

not "potentially" scare people away. will.

 

[goomba]

WRONG

Iwata stated they have NO intention of touch screen controllers for revolution.

 

[demi]

April Fools!

 

[Drakken]

Um.......I don't know what to say.

 

[Justin Bailey]

No way. Seriously, anybody that's played PDA emus can attest that touch screen buttons suck balls. Nintendo can't be *that* stupid.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Maybe there is a good reason it hasn't been widely used before?

 

[captmcblack]

Bullshit.

Also, fuck GI for spreading FUD as it's April Fools. :lol

 

[GDGF]

This reminds me of back when the rumors started that the N64 would have controlers you put your hands into because Nintendo forced early developers to put their hands in boxes when they played around with the prototypes.

 

[fugimax]

This is totally false and probably a product of the interviews where Miyamoto stated he "fought to keep the d-pad on the DS."

 

[BuddyC]

Remember backwards compatibility with the GameCube?

Yea.

 

[tenchir]

Maybe there is a good reason it hasn't been widely used before?

Isn't the limitation of touchscreens is that it will only sense one input point, so you can't press two "buttons" at once?

 

[GaimeGuy]

#1: OMG IT'S TEH WINDY DALE!!!1111



#2: According to GI? You sure they weren't looking at the April issue? :lol

 

[sammy]

They better have some wicked new technology for poly-tactile touch screens --- I'm not gonna take turns for each of my 'button' presses...

my guess -- bullshit.

 

[impirius]

Is it something you put in your hands?

Or is it something you put your hands IN?

Stay tuned for more Project Reality news as it develops

 

[GDGF]

Is it something you put in your hands?

Or is it something you put your hands IN?

Stay tuned for more Project Reality news as it develops

BAMN!

 

[deadfish]

April Fools!

Woah is that plok? Is that what he does when you finish the game?

 

[WindyMan]

April Fools Joke

It appears this is in the April issue of GI. This would normally be taken as a gag, but GI has a seperate, clearly marked section for their April Fools' gags (a la LamePro), and this very same issue has a ton of info on what they know about the next gen systems, as advertised on their new issue announcement.

Joke or not, I have a very hard time seeing this as a possiblity.

 

[goomba]

Another reason touchscreen would be silly.

Youd have to keep looking at the controller to see where to press rather than the action on the TV.

Putting your hands into sounds dirty, feeling is good?.

 

[Oni Link 666]

How would you play all those GC games like Luigi's Mansion and Wave Race BS with no analog shoulder buttons? Sounds like BS to me.

 

[Datawhore]

How would you play all those GC games like Luigi's Mansion and Wave Race BS with no analog shoulder buttons? Sounds like BS to me.

By using the standard GC controller...

Just because Rev will be backwards compatible, doesn't mean the new controller has to be.

 

[drohne]

yeah, a console controller with no tactile response would be an unbelievable disaster. surely nintendo aren't that far gone. i don't buy it.

 

[saelz8]

What's the point of a touchscreen controller when the game is on the TV? Doubt Nintendo would get that retarded.

 

[Oni Link 666]

By using the standard GC controller...

Just because Rev will be backwards compatible, doesn't mean the new controller has to be.

Well then what would be stopping developers from using the GC controller instead of the Revolution controller?

 

[lexi]

WRONG

Iwata stated they have NO intention of touch screen controllers for revolution.

Thread should have ended here.

 

[OG_Original Gamer]

They didn't even take a guess at what would cost would be for Nintendo and the consumer to purchase a controller thats made up of one large touchscreen.

Whats sad is that some people actually believe that this would be something Nintendo would do. They no it doesn't make any sense, but its worth believing if spells the end of Nintendo.(TXB)

 

[demi]

Woah is that plok? Is that what he does when you finish the game?

No actually it's when you turn on your game.

 

[God's Hand]

Do touch screens exist that can detect more than one touch at a time?

No?

Oh, so this rumor is so true.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

But when you draw butts...it makes a farting noise! Tee-hee!

 

[radrelic]

It's going to be difficult believing any news during this April Fools time period. :lol

 

[gamergirly]

They didn't even take a guess at what would cost would be for Nintendo and the consumer to purchase a controller thats made up of one large touchscreen.

Whats sad is that some people actually believe that this would be something Nintendo would do. They no it doesn't make any sense, but its worth believing if spells the end of Nintendo.(TXB)

Almost as much with Nintendo going 3rd party and never doing online gaming until Nintendo put a pitchfork through the heart of those assumptions at GDC. Look at the people starting threads like this. They dont even read the article with the facts, as long as it's some haterade against a company/developer, they post it.

 

[xexex]

this is gonna be an intwesting thwead

 

[3phemeral]

They better have some wicked new technology for poly-tactile touch screens --- I'm not gonna take turns for each of my 'button' presses...

my guess -- bullshit.

yeah, a console controller with no tactile response would be an unbelievable disaster. surely nintendo aren't that far gone. i don't buy it.

Most definitely. If the controller setup changes as each developer sees appropriate for their game, how will anyone get used to any setup without the aid of physically being able to feel the button that corresponds to whatever movement? Unless there's some sort of slide screen add-on that the developers make to cover the touch screen that will provide "button-esque" setup (and even that sutuation requires to develop another peice of 'hardware' that will add to manufacturing costs), I don't see how it will work.

 

[FoneBone]

Remember backwards compatibility with the GameCube?

Yea.

This bears repeating...

 

[Fowler]

Aside from that little bit of logic from God's Hand, anyone who's struggled with that analog-stick-on-a-screen nonsense with Mario 64 DS vs the original analog stick on the N64 will know why this is total bollocks. An additional DS-style touch screen to manipulate whatever comes to hand is not a bad idea as an extra (dare I say Revolutionary?) control option, but an entire touchscreen just for controls won't work. As anyone who's used a touchscreen remote control will attest, as convenient as it can be to customise things the flat-ness of the screen is nowhere near as intuitive as a set of raised and contoured buttons.

 

[xexex]

WRONG

Iwata stated they have NO intention of touch screen controllers for revolution.

I could've sworn that Iwata said they have no intention of making a dual screen system or controller like DS.

Also amid speculation about the Revolution's features, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said, "We have no intention of making a two screen console akin to the DS."

http://www.n-sider.com/newsview.php?type=day&date=2004-06-09

so, I suppose that does not rule out some form of touch screen in Revolution's controller, at least being one of the interfaces for control

 

[Pellham]

this shouldn't have been posted. thanks for ruining GI's april fools joke.

 

[fse]

if this is true. im done with nintendo.

 

[Amir0x]

*sigh*

Oh E3, please come soon...

 

[android]

It appears this is in the April issue of GI. This would normally be taken as a gag, but GI has a seperate, clearly marked section for their April Fools' gags (a la LamePro), and this very same issue has a ton of info on what they know about the next gen systems, as advertised on their new issue announcement.

Joke or not, I have a very hard time seeing this as a possiblity.

Yeah they keep all that in their "Game Infarcer" section on the April Magazine. This could be a real "rumor" (and notice I said rumor)

 

[sprsk]

April Fools!

i approve of the upcoming plok invasion.

 

[Future]

After buying my first laptop it took me all of 5 minutes to get tired of the touchpad and plug in a usb mouse. If this news is true it will take me less that 30 seconds to wipe the Nintendo brand out of mind for the next generation.

I don't even understand what would be the point of this idea. To customize placement of buttons? So with every new game the player will essentially have to relearn the controller before he can even start playing the game? Because a touchpad is somehow more innovative or useful than an analogue stick? Why would I want to look at a screen on my controller when I'm playing a game on my TV? Why would you want to limit the amount of buttons possible on a controller (no analogue clicks, no shoulder buttons)

Not buyin it. Does not compute. Do not pass go, Do not collect 200 dollars

 

[Odnetnin]

great. We'll all be picking pizza topping off that screen in a year.

 

[God's Hand]

Too many stupid people post here.

Touch screen sensor can only sense one touch at one time. See: PDAs, DS
Revolution is backwards compatible.
Controller with a screen is expensive.

Burgerman has no clue about Nintendo's next console. NEITHER DOES NINTENDO.

 

[ghostface]

Well then what would be stopping developers from using the GC controller instead of the Revolution controller?

Because not all Revolution owners would have a Gamecube controller?

 

[impirius]

BAMN!

 

[Amir0x]

Burgerman has no clue about Nintendo's next console. NEITHER DOES NINTENDO.

I'm pretty sure Nintendo has a clue about its own console

 

[Kobun Heat]

Revolution is backwards compatible.

HI KIDS.

God's Hand slappeth down the truth. It's backwards compatible. That means all the sticks and buttons you know and love.

 

[Mike Works]

HI KIDS.

God's Hand slappeth down the truth. It's backwards compatible. That means all the sticks and buttons you know and love.

Not that I'm saying this is true, because I don't think it is, but wouldn't it be possible for a GC controller/button scheme layout to be programmed into the console and automated whenever a GC disc is put in the system?