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Revelations about Revolution controller

Ninty get tilty

And these ones are based on reality. After months of elaborate fakes circulating the internet some factual details about the controller for Nintendo's next console are finally beginning to emerge. It appears that the revolutionary controller, which has been the focal point of Nintendo's attempts to drum up interest in the technical capabilities of their otherwise mysterious machine, is not quite as revolutionary as the company has been leading us to believe. Rather than some elaborate new form of interfacing with games, the Revolution's controller utilises a form of tilt control. At this point we can say that it will provide resistance to being tilted, probably using technology similar to the tilt-sensors in WarioWare: Twisted combined with rumble technology.

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Nintendo ushered in the era of force feedback technology in gaming controllers and the consensus at this point is that the new technology in the Revolution controller will also become the norm in the future. Details are still sketchy as Nintendo works on perfecting the controller, looking at ways of balancing the revolving effect with the drain on the batteries of the console's wireless controllers. A few developers have expressed an interest in the new controller, with Peter Molyneux commenting that, "There is a line at the end of the book 'Game Over' and it is: 'Never underestimate Nintendo'. That is all I can say about the controller." Meanwhile, SEGA's Yuji Naka states that "everyone will be pleasantly surprised".

Nintendo have a well deserved reputation for attempting the new and unusual, a trend that sounds set to continue with the Revolution. Hopefully there will be more news during the Tokyo Games Show, which takes place next month.

1. Doubt it.

   Blob Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 10:37:38

2. Fake

   no name Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 16:20:26

3. it's apparently from a legitimate source though... and a tilt-resistant controller does sound reasonable.

   fireball Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 18:45:0

4. it's apparently from a legitimate source though... and a tilt-resistant controller does sound reasonable.

   fireball Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 18:45:22

5. calm down

   jo jo Saturday, 27 August 2005, 12:49:40

6. You know, every other site that reported on this said they got it from CGOnline...except you. Well, and GameSpot, because they got it from you, and said so.

   Well, at least you didn't copy the article-- just parroted all of its bullet points and then tacked on some Molyneux at the end. Good show, there.

   Tabman Saturday, 27 August 2005, 13:29:48

7. i can't play it on tv

   mr. cool Sunday, 28 August 2005, 12:10:46

8. i can't play it on tv

   mr. cool Sunday, 28 August 2005, 12:10:50

9. Fake!

   ale6 Tuesday, 30 August 2005, 21:20:15

10. Well.. it may be true, gyros does sound fair :) I think its real, not just the sources, the idea sounds very good 2. they got the nintendo ds, dont they? ;)

    Zidz Thursday, 1 September 2005, 11:08:13

11. check it out. go to nrevolution.net september 12th if your a revolution fan.if you like need for speed go to the blacklist tourny in daa atl.on the 12th youll find a picture of the revolution and info on the revolution.if you dont like revolution you dont need to read this because you lamn.this company is the longest runnin'thang in the game.

    daaking Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 19:48:27