Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
I hate this controller. :I Hopefully I can keep using the CC and CCPro.
Wii U Pro Controller announced - X360pad design, no screen, "for multiplatform games"
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But I thought that's exactly what HARDCORE GAMERS wanted? Make up your minds already!
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
The odds of Nintendo releasing another controller with the right stick and button swapped are the same odds as Sony releasing one of these
Although I would love to see that with the Vita d-pad, would be Sony's perfect controller.
The GameCube mini-dpad is back...
Haunted
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Doesn't matter who did it first, the standard has been changed, it's set now.
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Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
The odds of Nintendo releasing another controller with the right stick and button swapped are the same odds as Sony releasing one of these
Although I would love to see that with the Vita d-pad, would be Sony's perfect controller.
So the odds of Nintendo or Sony releasing a comfortable controller are nearly nill, is this what you want to say? Why doesn't Nintendo just rerelease the GameCube-Controller over and over again, just lika Sony rereleases their Dual Shock thingy every generation, the world would be a better place >.>.
The classic controller and CC Pro lacks clickable analog sticks, so you're probably out of luck.
Lupin the Third
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Nintendo said they adjusted the positions of the buttons on the GamePad for maximum comfort. The button placement on the Pro controller also reflects this positioning. I think it will be fine. (Besides, you're not throwing away your Classic Controller/Pro for 2D games, are you?)
Refreshment.01
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Thread carefully with generalizations
But being serious it's a worthwhile clarification, about what other input type it lacks in comparison to the WiiU pad.Wow, Nintendo has made a metric ton of plastic crap for its devices. How many classic controls can be plugged to the WiiU now? Like 3?
maquiladora
Member
Let's wait until we see some Wii U games, and then lets wait until we see some PS4/720 games before jumping to that conclusion.
Personally, I just want some great games for the Wii U, I don't really care if they don't look as good as the next gen MS/Sony consoles.
Just give me amazing exclusives on all 3 systems and I'll very happily buy all 3 systems.
Somethin something reactionary 3rd parties something something narrow mindednes
How do you know the controller isn't comfortable, have you held it yet?
Oh and Sony was going to change the PS3 controller
Remember this bad boy
This controller got so much seething hate thrown at it that Sony chicken out and went back to the Dual Shock design.
Yet nobody actually held it to see if it was comfortable or not.
Just like the hate people are throwing at the Wii U Pro controller. The only difference is that Nintendo will stick to their guns.
It will support one, possibly two, its safe to assume that two will be the max.
test_account
XP-39C²
What i think is interesting with this controller, is that games that will support it must have all the functions from the WiiU controller as optional. I wonder how this will affect game developement.
1. Because its dpad was shit
2. Because the C-Stick was bad
3. Because the triggers were uncomfortable when trying to get to the "final stage"
4. Because the Z-button was shit
The 360 controller is just much more comfortable, even though the button layout is a bit awkward with the A and B button swapped.
Less frequently then you'd need to aim which is why face buttons are not where you rest your thumbs in this case. Most functions in modern schemes are mapped to the top buttons.
maquiladora
Member
You realize all of those could be improved on right? The 360 controller didn't start out the way it did.
maquiladora
Member
I really doubt it.
I'm assuming this is a joke, but in case someone else believes it:
edit: I suck for not reading like 5 posts after the post I was replying to.
SolarPowered
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You gotta get David Bowie to move out of your way or you'll stay blind.
I'm guessing that Demiurge working on the port is good news? I believe Eatchildren said they did great work on Mass Effect's PC port. It looks like the Wii U might not get constant C tier port jobs like the Wii.
Come on...
The amount of activity shared between the left D-pad and left analog stick doesn't even compare to the switching you'd do between the face buttons and right analog. It's not even a contest. What game literally has you pressing the D-pad constantly in favor of the left analog? It's a tiny number compared to the number of shooters where you jump, reload and pick up items/open doors using face buttons in the middle of a firefight.
The DS3 has so many issues altogether that people just can't freak out about the single detail as opposed to Nintendo's Wii U Pro that is so close to goodness. I guess the complaints get louder the closer you get to "perfection".
Two failed consoles set the standard?
Snes button layout will always be the standard layout. It's the rest that screwed it up.
POWERSPHERE
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it is a bit weird
Wiz
Member
I didn't hear Iwata speak on the Wii-U supporting more than one GamePad during Nintendo Direct, and he was leaning pretty heavily toward the "Alone Together" motif, so my assumption was that it could only use one.
Would love to Brawl w/ one GamePad and 3 Pro Controllers, sounds feasible enough.
Ah I see. Great.
Yes, Nintendo improved on all of that with the Wii U Pro Controller. But I wouldn't call that GameCube controller anymore.
However, the sticks could've been concave and I'd also prefer the buttons and the right stick swapped, but still an improvement over then GCN controller.
And the 360 controller didn't start out the way it did? I don't see any changes, sorry. And apart from the dpad it feels really great, even though I only use it on my PC.
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great idea
Good work nintendo!
Making a last generation console focusing on the tablet and then giving players a traditional pad saying that the tablet will be futile and too heavy for long sessions is pure genius.
megashock5
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I wondered about this too. I like the 360 pad, and this new Pro Controller looks very nice - but the Wavebird is the most comfortable controller I've ever held. Heck, I even like the button layout, but I can see where it's better to go with the traditional diamond layout for mulitplatform stuff.
LegendofJoe
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Refreshment.01
Member
No bomma, i meant the ergonomics of the controller not button quantity or layout.
The Wave Bird had a prong design that allows to warp the fingers around, a lot better than the 360 "claw" like form.
Example?
Wiz
Member
YES. Make it happen Sakurai!
Halo, jump/shoot/melee/grenade on RB/LB/L/R. Only rarely a need to reach for A/B/X/Y.
Hopefully it weighs less than the 360 controller. And that it goes through a quick redesign that flips the right stick/button placement... otherwise I hope many core Nintendo franchises support this, since I am not personally all too enthused with the whole tablet concept behind the WiiU.
Dreamcast -> Xbox Controller 1 -> Xbox Controller 2 -> 360 Controller
The controller was revised three times.
hamauzu kaito
Member
Wow I never realized how similar these controllers designs were. Its like sony tried to copy the controller but took out all the bulk. even they recognized GC controller was the best.
How do you know the controller isn't comfortable, have you held it yet?
Oh and Sony was going to change the PS3 controller
Remember this bad boy
No bomma, i meant the ergonomics of the controller not button quantity or layout.
The Wave Bird had a prong design that allows to warp the fingers around, a lot better than the 360 "claw" like form.
SolarPowered
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Nintendo mentioned it would be "light".
The odds of Nintendo releasing another controller with the right stick and button swapped are the same odds as Sony releasing one of these
Although I would love to see that with the Vita d-pad, would be Sony's perfect controller.
What have you done Charlie Tang?! You mad fool!
test_account
XP-39C²
In my opinion, that PS3 boomerang controller looks nothing like any other controller from what i've seen. The two handles on the side isnt unique, but the curve design is.
Do you expect better graphics in PS4 than what we have in current high-end PCs?
Nemesis121
Member
Using that controller then going back to 360 will mind fuck a lot of gamers because the button placement....
hamauzu kaito
Member
your post made me try to think of something that actually looked similar to the boomerang and i came up with two things.
1. the girl with the saggy breasts from The oblongs cast (Helga)
2. a womans crotch
now i am scarred for life!!!
Yet not on Nintendo systems, let's look
Super Nintendo has already been mentioned
Wii Classic Controller
Classic Controller Pro
Yet wait, there's more
Nintendo DS
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo has been using that button layout since the early 90s. Its something they've always stuck with, its nothing new.
Old Gimlet Eyes
Member
So X will be reload for FPS? That seems kinda awkward. Not a fan of where the right stick is. Have to use it first to make some real judgement though.