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[killatopak]

I'd like one really. If phones from early 2000 could have them, I'm not sure why it's not implemented on handhelds today or even on the next gen Vita/3DS.

 

[Diprosalic]

battery hogs.

 

[Xyber]

Battery life is bad as it is.

 

[Hollycat]

Because it takes up to much space and a shaking screen isn't good for playing.

 

[Shin Kojima]

Wasn't there a rumble cartridge for DS or something?

edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumble_Pak#Nintendo_DS

 

[ffdgh]

Battery killer I assume?

 

[mrmickfran]

I always thought it was so that you don't accidentally drop the console.

 

[FleetingFlowAir]

Wasn't there a rumble cartridge for DS or something?

Yeah. The only games I remember supporting it were Metroid Prime Hunters and I believe Mario & Luigi Partners in Time. It obviously didn't catch on.

 

[Ourobolus]

Why would I want the screen to shake along with me?

 

[Choomp]

Doesn't seem like it would work, also I don't see why you'd want the whole thing shaking while you're playing.

 

[Valnen]

Why would people even want this? Why would they want it on consoles for that matter? Such a useless "feature" that adds nothing to gameplay.

 

[axisofweevils]

It would probably make the 3D break on the 3DS.

 

[killatopak]

For the screen shaking, couldn't there be some kind of way so that only the sides rumble and not the screen?

Why would people even want this? Why would they want it on consoles for that matter? Such a useless "feature" that adds nothing to gameplay.

You sound like Phil Harrison.

 

[adamsapple]

- Would eat the Battery

- Would increase size of device to fit vibration motors

- Unless the vibrating part is separate/detatchable, it will cause juddering on the device, which would not be a pleasant experience, especially on a 3D screen.

 

[Balb]

I remember there being a rumor about a rumble stylus for what would eventually become the 3DS. I really liked that idea actually.

 

[killatopak]

- Would eat the Battery

- Would increase size of device to fit vibration motors

- Unless the vibrating part is separate/detatchable, it will cause juddering on the device, which would not be a pleasant experience, especially on a 3D screen.

-Turn it off when not plugged.

-Modern phones today are so thin yet still has vibration

-I'll concede on this one until they can find someway to not make the screen shake because I also don't like that. Definitely bad on the 3D too.

 

[itchyass86]

Cuz Nintendo and Sony do not want to be sued by Hitachi. Oh wait...

 

[Fasty]

I totally think they should have rumble. It's a major thing I miss in my Vita. Having a device rumble sounds stupid on paper but has actually become a major game feedback mechanism that I miss badly whenever I don't have it.

"Screen shake" is a non-issue. Rumbles in phones and other handheld devices are subtle enough that you wouldn't notice it. My phone rumbles with each letter I press on my phone and I have never even noticed it visually, let alone had it impact my ability to interact with what's on the screen.

Increasing the size is also a non-issue. Take a look at how thin phones are, as someone else said.

The only decent reason I can think of not to have it is battery life, but we should at least have the option to turn it on or off

 

[10k]

I think the main reason is the screen shaking from the vibration. Imagine playing a 3DS full blast and the screen starts shaking randomly. That'd an invitation to puke or get dizzy.

Battery life is a lame excuse, vibrations don't drain a battery as much as people think.

 

[Dreamwriter]

-Turn it off when not plugged.

-Modern phones today are so thin yet still has vibration

-I'll concede on this one until they can find someway to not make the screen shake because I also don't like that. Definitely bad on the 3D too.

Modern phones also have 10 hour battery life, 3DS has 3 1/2, Vita has up to 5. So phones have battery to spare for that, game handhelds don't.

 

[Opinionatedfish]

Mobile games often have it. I think it's more of a cost issue on the handhelds. Although I do love it in Metroid Prime Pinball. It was distracting in Band Brothers and Elite Beat Agents. I think Hotel Dusk also uses it. Have to check.

 

[Alpha_eX]

People would drop them easier.

 

[Zeyphersan]

Battery life would tank

Also, since the screen is on the thing that's vibrating, don't think it's all that beneficial

 

[speedlolita]

But there is OP.

 

[Stardust_Comet]

The most practical reason is it'll cause the entire handheld to shake and that makes looking at the screen pretty annoying. Especially so if this keeps happening throughout the game. You'd probably give up playing it if every battle causes a juddering screen.

 

[BeforeU]

Why would I want the screen to shake along with me?

This.

Why would people even want this? Why would they want it on consoles for that matter? Such a useless "feature" that adds nothing to gameplay.

lol yeah right.

 

[Accoun]

Wasn't there a rumble cartridge for DS or something?

edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumble_Pak#Nintendo_DS

There were also rumble GBC carts. I know Star Wars Racer and Pokemon Pinball had them at least.

And frankly, I don't really miss vibrations myself. They maybe are nice when they are there, but they are one of the things I care the least for.

 

[Bgamer90]

But there is OP.

Heh, I remember this.

Ready to Rumble for the Game Boy Color had it too.

 

[Dishwalla]

I liked it in the original Pokemon Pinball(PIIIIIIKKKAAAAAA!), and it was pretty much the only thing that I missed in the Ruby and Sapphire version.

 

[speedlolita]

Yeah, Star Wars Racer and Perfect Dark too. I'm sure there are others.

 

[Bgamer90]

Why would people even want this? Why would they want it on consoles for that matter? Such a useless "feature" that adds nothing to gameplay.

Is that you Phil Harrison?

 

[Piccoro]

But there is OP.

This has rumble too. And it's portable!

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

I'm glad they don't. I've hated rumble since the PS1 days. Would probably be even more annoying on handhelds.

 

[SpoonyBard]

I wish PS4 controller had weaker vibration, maybe the battery life would be closer to Wii U pro controller then. Well, there must be other reasons too for the abysmal battery performance, but I think this is one of them.

 

[Valnen]

Is that you Phil Harrison?

I didn't get the outrage at no rumble back then. It's so useless. It doesn't really add anything and it's distracting if anything. I typically turn the feature off for just about every game.

 

[bootski]

I didn't get the outrage at no rumble back then. It's so useless. It doesn't really add anything and it's distracting if anything.

i bought an og fatty ps3 with no rumble controllers and didn't mind at all. now all my controllers are the dualshocks and man, after playing destiny with the auto rifle it feels like my hands just got a serious massage.

 

[Xater]

Modern phones also have 10 hour battery life, 3DS has 3 1/2, Vita has up to 5. So phones have battery to spare for that, game handhelds don't.

Phones also don't tend to vibrate almost the whole time you are using them.

 

[mclem]

Yeah. The only games I remember supporting it were Metroid Prime Hunters and I believe Mario & Luigi Partners in Time. It obviously didn't catch on.

Metroid Prime Pinball, too.

 

[Somnid]

I'd like it for notifications like streetpass or to add a tactileness to touch screen or motion controls. Games can still use it for explosions and stuff but you don't need to enable it.

The reasoning is battery and weight but it's perfect surmountable as we've seen.

 

[SerTapTap]

I'm pretty glad they don't include the wimpy "hear it more than you feel it" vibration of phones and even the wii u gamepad. It adds so amazingly little while often being rather distracting I don't consider it worth it at all. Further I wish the DS4 Gyro/Kinect were used to detect an idle controller and not rumble. Rumble is an extremely annoying feature at the wrong time and I've very seldom found it interesting.

 

[Samurai_Heart]

This has rumble too. And it's portable!

Heheh ironically chose the one game not to use the Wii U's rumble XD

 

[AlucardGV]

i don't even use the rumble anymore. when the controllers were wired sure, but now with battery i just disable them.



and they're old gen.

 

[Thoraxes]

The rumble use in WarioWare Twisted was the shit, too.

 

[Leafhopper]

Outside of the things already stated in the thread:

Most of it has been garbage for one with lazy implementation.

And in my case I already disable vibration in everything I play and I have been doing it since 2008 or so, around there. Vibration doesn't add anything but a distraction to what's going on on the screen, I am not blind. It being on handheld would be even more of an annoyance.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

This has rumble too. And it's portable!

a system controller and a dedicated handeld are 2 different things.

 

[Zeyphersan]

The rumble use in WarioWare Twisted was the shit, too.

God that game is so great. Shame it'll never wind up on the virtual console without some significant reworking

 

[Pila]

I like rumble, maybe pointless but it's fun when well done. I don't think that the screen would move so badly with a rumbling handheld, when you play off TV on your Wii U it's just fine. Yeah, the handheld battery would hate it...

 

[Bgamer90]

I didn't get the outrage at no rumble back then. It's so useless. It doesn't really add anything and it's distracting if anything. I typically turn the feature off for just about every game.

I couldn't imagine not having it in shooters and sports games on consoles.

 

[ricki42]

Not a big fan of rumble, so I don't really miss it on handhelds.
Only time I've ever missed it was just recently playing MGS on the Vita when encountering Psycho Mantis. He started talking about how he'd influence my controller or something, and of course nothing happened.

 

[killatopak]

If not rumble then I'd settle for haptic feedback on touch based games or at least when typing stuff.