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Rumor: New Wii U controller (analog sticks)?
- Thread starter AceBandage
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Thrillhouse
Member
Someone should check this!
Uno Venova
Banned
Ow, that was quick, maybe if he did it anonymously.
NFC spot most likely.
AceBandage
Banned
Convex, but it's got that little groove on top for your thumbs to rest in thank god.
Was this confirmed or is it just an assumption?
I don't think so. Why would NFC need a spot?
Uno Venova
Banned
Should've uploaed it to /v/.
AceBandage
Banned
Not confirmed but likely for the reasons below.
Because NFC's range is pretty small, and you'll need a marker on it so that people know where to place NFC enabled items.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I think it'll be up to the developer but of course, right off the bat, they want to mess with the new "toy".
Options would be great for FPS games though.
Lupin the Third
Member
Because it only works within a limited range? Isn't it like 3 inches maximum distance?
E: Thanks Ace.
AceBandage
Banned
Er, what?
Schobeleth
Member
I won't judge it until I actually try it out myself, but, being a longtime Nintendo fan, I just can't help but be disgusted at this controller.
I don't want a tablet. I just want a controller that lets me directly interface with the game world. I don't want to have HUDs and maps and crap on a giant screen on the controller itself.. I just can't see it being fun to play for anything longer than a Wii U Sports session (come on, you know it's going to happen, alongside Wii U Fit).
I felt the same way with the Wii, and while it had some fun experiences, to a "core" gamer like myself it only lasted those few hours/days with Wii Sports until I realized "How am I going to play real games with this?"
After developers all but abandoned the Wii because of it's lack of traditional control scheme and graphical power, I see the same thing happening when Sony and Microsoft put out their massively more powerful systems, considering the Wii U has specs that are marginally higher than the current gen systems.
Once again, Nintendo is putting control innovation above gaming and trying to incorporate it into gameplay mechanics but I just can't see it working. Maybe they'll get scraps of ports that are downgraded to the Wii U once the next gen starts. Maybe they won't, but I'm definitely not getting burned by a console that puts controls first and games last again.
I gave the Wii a chance and I ended up being left behind as the PS3 and 360 took off with true gaming experiences. Sure, Nintendo has it's awesome first party line of games but with motion controls shoehorned into them I got bored of those too. Now we're being forced to use that giant tablet, with the option of Wiimotes, and if they're smart, the classic and or Gamecube controllers?
I tell you what - whenever the new SSB game is released (years from now), if they force you to use that tablet ... just wait and see the fanbase's reaction.
I don't want a tablet. I just want a controller that lets me directly interface with the game world. I don't want to have HUDs and maps and crap on a giant screen on the controller itself.. I just can't see it being fun to play for anything longer than a Wii U Sports session (come on, you know it's going to happen, alongside Wii U Fit).
I felt the same way with the Wii, and while it had some fun experiences, to a "core" gamer like myself it only lasted those few hours/days with Wii Sports until I realized "How am I going to play real games with this?"
After developers all but abandoned the Wii because of it's lack of traditional control scheme and graphical power, I see the same thing happening when Sony and Microsoft put out their massively more powerful systems, considering the Wii U has specs that are marginally higher than the current gen systems.
Once again, Nintendo is putting control innovation above gaming and trying to incorporate it into gameplay mechanics but I just can't see it working. Maybe they'll get scraps of ports that are downgraded to the Wii U once the next gen starts. Maybe they won't, but I'm definitely not getting burned by a console that puts controls first and games last again.
I gave the Wii a chance and I ended up being left behind as the PS3 and 360 took off with true gaming experiences. Sure, Nintendo has it's awesome first party line of games but with motion controls shoehorned into them I got bored of those too. Now we're being forced to use that giant tablet, with the option of Wiimotes, and if they're smart, the classic and or Gamecube controllers?
I tell you what - whenever the new SSB game is released (years from now), if they force you to use that tablet ... just wait and see the fanbase's reaction.
phosphor112
Banned
Thank you based God.
Seriously. if they did. They are learning.
Seriously. if they did. They are learning.
What has been spoiled outside of this and Rayman?
yes
Then: "What the? You can play Brawl with a wiimote!?" ... *plugs in GCN controller*
Now: "What the? You can play SSB4 with the tablet!?" ... *plugs in CCPro*
Because people are stupid! "where should i put that card, huh? No one told me! Dats stoopid shit!"
also: "please put your card on the marked spot on the pad"
yeah, for stupid people.
Vdragoon
Member
what in the blue blazes are you talking about
They've been learning for a long time now, most people just haven't been paying any attention.
AceBandage
Banned
Um, it'll have traditional controls. The Wii U is a traditional controller with a screen and a few other bells and whistles.
Also, define "force you to use the screen". I doubt that you'll have to use anything on the screen during a fight in SSBU.
I'm worried about that too, but then I looked further into it and found that the 3DS situation may be different.
There was the DS, the DS lite, The DSi and The DSXL.
By the time the 3DS came out, people got used to the name DS + something.
The Wii is alone, though. That's the only name there was for their home system during the last 6 years.
I think a Wii U (with a big, colored U) should be able to make people think "oh, what's that", although there still might be confusion.
That said, the controler is new and the graphics will be much better, so I hope it's enough to make people understand this time.
I wished they used another name, too, though.
Never thought of that! Unlike mobile phones the DCR is quite big so there could be some problems if there wasn't some indicator where the NFC chip was. I just imagined it would right underneath the screen.
bgassassin
Member
Shiggy only found the pictures from what I understand.
You can eliminate the if.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Yea developers won't have to use the screen. Sure some might but I think over time you'll see less using it and those that do will probably give you an option. But the best part is that we'll have a regular controller gameplay wise. Just it will have a big screen in the middle.
I guess also that the first. Shown off NFC (on the screen) would have been stucked between the screen and the battery. Maybe not the best placement for a radio signal that weak.
now it would be in free range with just a few millimeter of plastic over it and not much else going on.
It sends the Ninjas. Each dev unit has the button in a different place so that when an image of the unit is leaked they know where to send the Ninjas.
Hot Coldman
Banned
It is a shame that, once again, the Nintendo Horsebag failed to materialise.
Schobeleth
Member
This is what I meant:
I was just writing a big, jaded post. I'm sorry ;( I just don't want that big screen in the middle of the controller... I loved the idea of the VMU with the Dreamcast controller, but I liked that it was small as well.
DocTarHeel
Member
Maybe the button in the lower right corner is for switching the TV and DRC views, or maybe switching to DRC-only mode.
AceBandage
Banned
The first, maybe, but I doubt it.
The second is very doubtful, however, since there will be games that can't use it.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Understandable. I'm ok with that though. Hell I'm just glad to have regular controls. I actually missed having a Nintendo console this gen. I have owned every Nintendo console pre Wii U. The few times I played one I just couldn't stand the motion controls. So if having to have a giant screen means I'll get traditional controls again it's worth it I say.
They addressed my biggest annoyance with the original controller design, even bigger than the lack of analog sticks.
They moved the sticks slightly to the side of the buttons/pad.
As someone with big thumbs who was genuinely worried of accidentally hitting buttons while going for the analog stick. I approve majorly.
They moved the sticks slightly to the side of the buttons/pad.
As someone with big thumbs who was genuinely worried of accidentally hitting buttons while going for the analog stick. I approve majorly.
I'm glad that they are sticks now but I'm not glad that they've been moved outward. What I liked about the first controller is that it looked like you could move the stick with the tip of your thumb and keep the center part of it on a button below it, which I thought was the whole point of the stick placement.
AceBandage
Banned
How exactly would that work?
Nintendo brings back Nintendium in the form of Metatron Ore, which is used to compress spacetime and make room for full sized analog sticks.
Haha, *HIGH-FIVE*, bro!
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frankie_baby
Member
seriously, how else could they put analogue control in a clamshell handheld, you crazy