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REVmote... WTF?
Written by mort-a-potty on Saturday, September 17, 2005
A remote control? Not exactly. This is the "Controller" for the Nintendo "Revolution" and was revealed a day ago at the Tokyo Game Show. "What The Hell" seems to be a common phrase uttered when most people found this out. There are actually motion sensors or gyros or some shit inside it that can detect movement on all three axis. This would be useful for fishing, baseball, and many other types of games. There is also a port at the bottom which enables other items to be hitched to it, such as this analogue stick which would make first person shooters more akin to PC versions which are controlled primarily by a keyboard and mouse. Definitely going to have to have some real demonstrations to fully understand just exactly what Nintendo is trying to accomplish with this, but it seems at least somewhat promising. One thing I really like is that Yuji Naka is reportedly very excited by it. Yuji Naka is the creator of Sonic The Hedgehog, and Samba De Amigo (among others). A NiGHTS sequel would seem like a perfect match for this control method, as would a Samba De Amigo sequel which I've personally been wanting for about five years now. One can hope though. More information and actual demonstrations will take place at the Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) next May, if not sooner, but right now, much is unclear about this.
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