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[Destructoid] Leaked photo of NX controller?

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Stike

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The_Lump said:
If you think the camera is at the top, then that would mean the scroll wheels/shoulder buttons are at the bottom and the 'B' button we can see is upside down...
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What if the content can rotate, just like an iPhone in landscape mode, depending on how you hold it? That would explain it.
 
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ironcreed said:
And not being able to feel any face buttons while staring at your TV screen. Yes, I instinctively know where the buttons are, but not feeling them there is going to be too much of a change for most people. Not to mention no real D-Pad. It is absolutely terrible.
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Yeah this would work with a handheld but not at all as a controller cause you don't look at your controller 90 percent of the time you game.
 
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ekim said:
The way the lighting concentrates on the middle, you could fake this by using some sort of oval lamp. Something like this:

Than you print out that screen and pop it on the lamp together with some cutouts for that fake sticks.

If you want to go full detective on it, look for the oval device and the sticks used here.
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Or, we could use a rather simple explanation, the bright spot in the middle and the screen looking overexposed could be the reflection of the camera lighting from the person who took the photo.
 
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Instro said:
I don't disagree, infact if they were able to push that level of haptics feedback I think it would be interesting. As I mentioned in my delayed edit of the previous post though, pushing for this would really clash with their philosophy of using existing tech.
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Free Form Display tech is pretty new and untested in the gaming space as well, and we're almost certain it plays a role in whatever they are designing. I'm not convinced that the final form of this will eschew buttons entirely, but the concept of using haptic buttons, sliders, and the physical scroll wheels to augment traditional buttons is a novel way to expand dual analog controls, which have been pretty static for a while now.
 
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TimeEffect

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I really dont see Nintendo making touchscreen buttons. They are not a reliable exchange for the feedback buttons give.

I am convinced that they are buttons that are just very small bumps, still a screen, but dedicated buttons nonetheless.

Transparent, but almost like air bubbles you pop. Has this been ruled out?
 
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Xun

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We barely know anything and people are already claiming the NX is a failure.

Never change GAF, never change.
 
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cyba89

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The people in here making purchase decisions based on one blurry might-or-might-not-be real photo of a device we're not even sure what exactly it is are hilarious

Meltdown GAF is always fun to watch.

Xun said:
We barely know anything and people are already claiming the NX is a failure.

Never change GAF, never change.
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It's virtual boy 2 and Ninty will be out of business in 3 years! Don't you see that?!
 
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TimeEffect said:
I really dont see Nintendo making touchscreen buttons. They are not a reliable exchange for the feedback buttons give.

I am convinced that they are buttons that are just very small bumps, still a screen, but dedicated buttons nonetheless.

Transparent, but almost like air bubbles you pop. Has this been ruled out?
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The way the edges of the buttons appear makes this kind of unlikely.

I'll point out, though, that this effect is possible to achieve with a haptic screen.
 
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BahamutPT

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Stike said:
What if the content can rotate, just like an iPhone in landscape mode, depending on how you hold it? That would explain it.
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The patent files actually show a rotation case. Not sure if it would go the full 180, but it may go at least 90.

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Still it shouldn't apply here because of the shoulder buttons, even if the on-screen buttons rotated.
 
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Shiggy

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If this game pad is really real, I expect a huge outcry from Nintendo fans who have been saying that resistive touch screens are the way to go.
 
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Taker666

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For those worried about the lack of buttons (if this is real)...don't forget that the mooted scroll wheels will allow for a bunch more physical inputs than your standard shoulder buttons.


At a minimum each wheel would allow an action for scrolling left, an action for scrolling right and an action when pressed. Plus of course each wheel could easily scroll through a multitude of selectable actions depending on how far you turn it which could each be activated but pressing the wheel.
 
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oti xero said:
That would be terrible. I'm just going with the magical haptic buttons discussed on here. I mean if we're going there LET'S GO THERE.



It's fun.
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It's also kind of sad, because people really believe this. They can't take a step back and save judgment until we know for sure. We must also see how it works.

People too quick to say "Nintendo gonna Nintendo."
 
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I think the image is not fake and it makes sense if we think as NX as an hybrid console. This could easily be the controller that will be used as a second screen for the console games, and will run nintendo handheld AND mobile games.
 
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Candescence

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LegendofLex said:
I don't think the intention would be to "wow" people. It'd be to accommodate a broader pool of users.

The big hook for the Wii Remote wasn't so much that it was impressive. It was that it was more natural for many people to use compared to a traditional controller. Part of that was its remote-like form factor, and part of that was that motion controls were more natural for doing actions in 3D space for people who weren't already gamers.

The benefit of a controller that ditches physical buttons on the face for a touch screen that can provide haptic buttons is that the controller can do double duty. It can be a traditional controller for traditional gamers - it has two analog sticks, and can provide whatever buttons are needed for whatever game. It can also be a touch-only controller, that is, one that doesn't just have a touch screen but that doesn't need to have any buttons on its face at all.

I think this is probably what they're shooting for, if this is indeed the route they're taking.
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Yeah, rather than force users onto a set of buttons that provide absolutely no information about what they do in any given game, dynamic buttons or even more intuitive touch controls could make it a lot easier for both gamers and non-gamers to understand the controls, and non-touch buttons can be labelled. Whether it works is another matter entirely, but the idea is really appealing.
 
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Shiggy said:
If this game pad is really real, I expect a huge outcry from Nintendo fans who have been saying that resistive touch screens are the way to go.
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The resistive touch defense force isn't really that big these days I think. At the time of the DS though, it was.
 
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RootCause

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Shiggy said:
If this game pad is really real, I expect a huge outcry from Nintendo fans who have been saying that resistive touch screens are the way to go.
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Opinions will be changed. Duh! Just like no buttons is okay now. :p
I'm personally in favor of throwing away resistive. We can do much better these days. Just look at at the note, iPad pro, and surface 4.
 
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jonno394

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Maybe this is not in game, and is something akin to photo viewer mode hence the arrows on either side to switch between photos.......
 
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MK_768

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cyba89 said:
The people in here making purchase decisions based on one blurry might-or-might-not-be real photo of a device we're not even sure what exactly it is are hilarious

Meltdown GAF is always fun to watch.



It's virtual boy 2 and Ninty will be out of business in 3 years! Don't you see that?!
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Those people were likely never really interested in buying NX to begin with
 
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Galava

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KojiKnight said:
We don't know that they aren't physical buttons given that single picture. They could be flat with the screen... Think about this, why would an uninteractive UE demo need a button overlay on top?
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Default button overlay that shows up regardless of what's running. Wild speculation.
 
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