It does look wierd. And I think Texas is right that you'll look immensely gay if someone walks in on you waving around a remote control attached to a lump of plastic by a few inches of cord.

Interesting idea though, and if you can just plug it into a normal controller then I suppose its basic strangeness isn't a big deal - it's not like you have to deal with it.

You don't, you use the B button and D-pad or the A button, B button and the motion sensor. Your question is like asking how to press the A/X/whatever button on a modern console while using the right analogue stick; you generally won't have to, or you could uncomfortably use the other hand.

Another good article: http://gamesfirst.com/?id=682

As long as it's seperated with a wire connecting them, it's bad for deaf people. Like I said, we talk using hands. I would have to drop it to talk, then find it again before I can return to game. Oops I died while I was looking for the darned stick.

Well, I cannot confirm the "gay-ness" of the controller, I really don't blame nintendo for putting this thing out since they've been getting their asses handed to them by Sony and Microsoft over the past few years, so going a different route could be promising.

But one thing I can say is, Thank the good lord for a contoller that could be used for a first-person shooter.

And I totally agree with the artilce on Gamefirst about nintendo "getting" it and going into the next generation of gaming. Yeah the X-box 360 and PS3 look cool, but lets be realistic, they are just upgrades to the previous consoles. And the part of the article that says, "The problem is they(nintendo)aren't very fast, and sometimes they are just plain weird." is true. It's been proven that Shigeru Miyamoto thinks "outside the box", so why can't the whole company.

But anyway, nintendo needed something to keep up, or surpass. That's just my two cents..

-mx-

I think the picture in #23 would help.

So far, that's only concept, correct?

I thought that's what the Start/Pause button was for, or at least one use. In case you have to do something else for a moment. Half the time if someone is talking to me I have to hit pause or I can't carry on the conversation and play the game at the same time. I feel this is a non-issue and not because I'm not deaf.

Your husband? There's no way you have a husband, you must be twelve years old. I mean, come on, you used the word 'gay'. Four times no less. (I don't care if I'm flaming/trolling/whatever you call it, hearing kids say it is irritating enough. But an adult? Please. That's just pathetic.)

I can't understand how someone can be so limited in their vocabulary to call a new controller "gay".

How about we stay away from the personal insults, OK? A lot of people write gut reactions. Sorry, but when I saw this thing for the first time, my first reaction was "man, that is so gay" too. All I can imagine is some dork half falling off the couch fighting with that thing. Sure, none of us have used it yet so we can't judge. But, first reactions are first reactions. BTW, most women use "gay" the same as "outlandish", and I have a hard time seeing how anyone can say that it's not.

What deaf people play video games?

Wait....is this coming from the same person who criticized about limited vocabulary? You have to be joking on this one, right? There are plenty of deaf people who play video games, and a lot of them will kick your butt with their manual dexterity (sign language gets those fingers trained quite well). Sound might be a "big part" to somebody who can hear, but it means nothing to somebody who is deaf or has limited hearing. You don't miss what you don't know is missing.

That is enough of the personal insults here.  Get back on topic please. 

I find having to read the word 'gay' used in such a way on what should be a mature and adult forum personally insulting to my intelligence, thank you very much.

Jesus Christ, can't you read? Here, let me quote it for you, since it was just the previous comment from the article author...

That is enough of the personal insults here. Get back on topic please.

Personally, I think the new controller is interesting. As long as they keep in mind that some people are going to prefer 'conventional' controllers, I think they'll do fine. Personally, I'd like a keyboard controller, since I play PC games and am not really used to using console controllers.

Case in point: I got my ass handed to me in Halo 2 because I had such an issue playing using a console controller. However, I can hold my own in FPSes if I'm playing on a PC, because I can use a keyboard. Even something like a small chording device would be cool.

-- B

who cares if it looks goofy or not, the one and only important question here is this:
will it work like how it is supposed to?

Even if it looks goofy, who cares, if it lets the gamer play the game like how it is supposed to do, then it works, odd design or not.

and really, i cant even begin to tell you how many people i see playing a game, rocking back and forth, jerking the controller from side to side, as if it will affect the game. well, now it will! great idea! Nintendo is either teaching people how to sit still or how to coordinate eye-hand movements.

i like that shell cradle thing that kinda reminds me of the dreamcast controller, they had the little memory cards w/ screens you could put in them ~ sad i still own my dreamcast lol