Revolutionary?

[ev1lpengu1n]

Finally, it's been unveiled.

I actually quite like the look of the new controller, I'd have to play it myself to give proper judgement on it, but it looks pretty cool.

Any thoughts?

[Eastwood.]

I'll have to play it myself to judge it. It doesn't look very "revolutionary," it looks more like Nintendo has finally succumbed to the overwhelming market pressures levelled against them by Microsoft, Sony, and other, more successful corporations, to change their controller format. However, I will reserve judgement until I use one for myself.

[Shas'ar'Tol]

I just wonder how Metroid will work on it, mainly because when I play an FPS the sensitivity of the mouse/controller/whatever is as high as it will go.  And then I wonder how the classic NES and SNES games will work.

[ev1lpengu1n]

The classic games only need D-Pad / sticks, and they are on the controller anyway. You can also plub cube controllers in, and they will also be leaving open the possibilities of different cases to stick them in, making it more traditional.

I've read a report from a journalist who played a metroid prime demo on the new controller, and apparently it is quite good, if a little slow. I assume that sensitivity would be alterable, I don't know.

I'm starting to like the look of it.

[Thought Engine]

meh. Unless I don't understand, you move your arms around to do things in the game? No thanks, I don't want to look like I'm having a seizure while playing Soul Calibur II....

[GrandMarquis]

Shas'ar'Tol:

DEMO: METROID PRIME-TIME
Nintendo saved the best for last. This was the first section of the GameCube game Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, retrofitted to be compatible with the Revolution controller and its analog add-on piece (the "Nunchaku" set-up mentioned earlier). As on the Cube the analog stick controls movement, but instead of holding down a button to look around, you simply point the other controller in the direction you want to aim.
IMPRESSIONS: At first, I was standing up and swinging my hand all around to aim - and my arms got really tired really quick. But once I sat down and relaxed, resting my hands on my legs as I would with a normal controller, everything clicked. It wasn't perfect yet - the Revolution controller functionality had just been added recently and wasn't bug tested or polished, so every so often the view would "spaz out" for a couple seconds - but it was enough to get me excited. As odd as it may look holding the two separate controller pieces, one in each hand, looking around felt incredibly natural, even more than my preferred PC-style keyboard-and-mouse setup. I have to wonder about precision and speed in multiplayer games, but for a more deliberate single-player game like Metroid Prime - and the series is already confirmed for an appearance on the Revolution - this setup already has huge potential.

From this similar review.

[ev1lpengu1n]

Thats the review I read I think.
I'll probably get a rev for teh hell of it.