Doctor_Thomas
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#teamreal
Anyone not excited about this is lying to themselves.
I'm not excited. I found touchscreen controls to be wholy unusuable on my phone. I have no interest in a controller for a console that does the same.
#teamreal
Anyone not excited about this is lying to themselves.
Ding ding ding.You wanna know why this controller doesn't have buttons?
Listen to this week's bombcast, 2:55:15.
An entire generation of gamers now exists who use hardware without buttons and think that traditional consoles are wastes of money and are designed for old people.
It's happened. We are the old men yelling at clouds from our porches. An entire generation of gamers is looking to pass us by. Nintendo isn't looking to get into a fist fight with Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo is looking to get into a fist fight with iOS and Android. And considering how poorly those ecosystems are managed when it comes to gaming, it's a fight they can win.
Gamers seem quite open minded about VR even though its technology that has failed multiple times.
No sign of a stylus then?
You wanna know why this controller doesn't have buttons?
Listen to this week's bombcast, 2:55:15.
An entire generation of gamers now exists who use hardware without buttons and think that traditional consoles are wastes of money and are designed for old people.
It's happened. We are the old men yelling at clouds from our porches. An entire generation of gamers is looking to pass us by. Nintendo isn't looking to get into a fist fight with Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo is looking to get into a fist fight with iOS and Android. And considering how poorly those ecosystems are managed when it comes to gaming, it's a fight they can win.
Nintendo reading this thread like
Nintendo having to convert the haters again.
Nintendo winning in the end as usual
That's right Nintendo, stick 2 analog sticks in the middle of the screen. Because my favorite thing about mobile games is my ugly, fat fingers covering part of the screen.
Also, remove any buttons while you are at it. Because my 2nd favorite thing about mobile games is the disorienting virtual buttons that have next to no physical feedbak and i have to re-adjust myself trying to position my fat, ugly fingers.
Also, disregard anything that has to do with ergonomics.
Basically, disregard anything. Go all in and make the most terrible thing you can imagine, i'm curious how much it's going to cost to you.
RIP Mario Kart
RIP Smash Bros
RIP Metroid
RIP Zelda
Nintendo winning in the end as usual
Ding ding ding.
My nieces and nephew were in town earlier this month, and were fucking BORED TO TEARS when I tried to play traditional video games with them. They just wanted to play on their tablets and iPod touches.
The change isn't coming it's already happening.
Why not just use buttons...
I'm drinking bleach right now.I'm sitting at work, and I'm starting to fucking panic. What the fuck. Fuck. Suddenly this horrible shit seems real. God fucking damn it.
If a mod sees this, just fucking ban me for a day or two so that I can't get myself a permaban with a true meltdown.
My heart is fucking palpitating. God fucking damnit.
It wouldn't make any business senseWhat were the last "straight up" consoles Nintendo made (both hardware and controller), with zero attempts at weird tricks or "innovations"? GBA and SNES? I guess the GC was pretty close, but still not 100% traditional.
Dear god, why is it so hard to make anything remotely normal? No one is going to care how outside the box a design is versus it being powerful enough to play third party games on top of the traditional Nintendo library. They could, gasp, actually compete in the console market again! But no, that would make too much business sense. Or something?
I miss the Nintendo from my childhood. The one that didn't try too hard.
I miss the Nintendo from my childhood. The one that didn't try too hard.
Ding ding ding.
My nieces and nephew were in town earlier this month, and were fucking BORED TO TEARS when I tried to play traditional video games with them. They just wanted to play on their tablets and iPod touches.
The change isn't coming it's already happening.
Quick and dirty
You wanna know why this controller doesn't have buttons?
Listen to this week's bombcast, 2:55:15.
An entire generation of gamers now exists who use hardware without buttons and think that traditional consoles are wastes of money and are designed for old people.
It's happened. We are the old men yelling at clouds from our porches. An entire generation of gamers is looking to pass us by. Nintendo isn't looking to get into a fist fight with Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo is looking to get into a fist fight with iOS and Android. And considering how poorly those ecosystems are managed when it comes to gaming, it's a fight they can win.
Sony and Microsoft take a loss on hardware because they have other ventures that they can afford the hit.What were the last "straight up" consoles Nintendo made (both hardware and controller), with zero attempts at weird tricks or "innovations"? GBA and SNES? I guess the GC was pretty close, but still not 100% traditional.
Dear god, why is it so hard to make anything remotely normal? No one is going to care how outside the box a design is versus it being powerful enough to play third party games on top of the traditional Nintendo library. They could, gasp, actually compete in the console market again! But no, that would make too much business sense. Or something?
I miss the Nintendo from my childhood. The one that didn't try too hard.
Gamers are so closed minded. It's weird.
LOL don't you think should actually wait to see what it does first?
Fair enough. When I made this post I hadn't seen that tech. But the rumors don't rule out it either.
Pretty much on point. Nintendo don't want old man money.It's happened. We are the old men yelling at clouds from our porches. An entire generation of gamers is looking to pass us by. Nintendo isn't looking to get into a fist fight with Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo is looking to get into a fist fight with iOS and Android. And considering how poorly those ecosystems are managed when it comes to gaming, it's a fight they can win.
I mean, sure, it opens possibilities, but I mean...
The DS and Wii's innovations were great because they were intuitive, user-friendly, and easy to wrap your head around. The DS has buttons for traditional controls so traditional games don't get left in the dust, but you can also touch the screen and make stuff happen. Awesome! The Wii has buttons for traditional controls, but you can also move it in real space like any other handheld tool to make stuff happen. Whoa, neat!
When the Wii U was announced, I was impressed. I thought, "wow, this could have a lot of potential!" The problem is... off the top of my head, I couldn't think of a lot they COULD do with the potential beyond off-TV play and having a menu. This controller is inspiring the same sort of effect. Yeah, it's original, I just... I don't feel like there's any sort of focus or anything that leaps out to a standard consumer as being the revolution they've always dreamed of.
I just... I can't think of any practical applications for getting rid of buttons entirely. And if there's a controller on the screen, then that's something developers of multiplatform games have to take into account. They can't directly port something over at minimal cost and effort. In that sense it can be a turn off to many third-party publishers. That is the absolute last thing Nintendo needs at this point in time.
Hmm... While on one hand I get where you're coming from, on the other hand, I feel like moving away from competing with Sony and Microsoft to instead compete with Apple and Google is like backing down from a lion to pick a fight with God.
You wanna know why this controller doesn't have buttons?
Listen to this week's bombcast, 2:55:15.
An entire generation of gamers now exists who use hardware without buttons and think that traditional consoles are wastes of money and are designed for old people.
It's happened. We are the old men yelling at clouds from our porches. An entire generation of gamers is looking to pass us by. Nintendo isn't looking to get into a fist fight with Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo is looking to get into a fist fight with iOS and Android. And considering how poorly those ecosystems are managed when it comes to gaming, it's a fight they can win.
Just like we did it on the D-pad.
And let's not get nuts, you'll get a stick or a pad for fighting games the same way we do now. But even then, consider that the iOS and 3DS versions of SF4 are MILLION SELLERS.
Just don't expect 3rd party support.
Pretty sure it's not. You will be able to use it the way as it is pictured for certain games, but I'm very confident about this being part of somethibg which has physical buttons in place. I'm speculating here, but Nintendo knows how important 3rd party support is for them to survive. No way this is all they will give to devs.
That's fair. But I still think Haptics can work well enough that you'd be able to distinguish where the buttons are by touch like you can with a normal button. It obviously won't feel the exact same, but as long as the result is similar, I don't see the issue
I'm sitting at work, and I'm starting to fucking panic. What the fuck. Fuck. Suddenly this horrible shit seems real. God fucking damn it.
If a mod sees this, just fucking ban me for a day or two so that I can't get myself a permaban with a true meltdown.
My heart is fucking palpitating. God fucking damnit.
What do they use to back this up? Not that I don't buy this, but I'm curious.
#teamreal
Anyone not excited about this is lying to themselves.
You wanna know why this controller doesn't have buttons?
Listen to this week's bombcast, 2:55:15.
An entire generation of gamers now exists who use hardware without buttons and think that traditional consoles are wastes of money and are designed for old people.
It's happened. We are the old men yelling at clouds from our porches. An entire generation of gamers is looking to pass us by. Nintendo isn't looking to get into a fist fight with Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo is looking to get into a fist fight with iOS and Android. And considering how poorly those ecosystems are managed when it comes to gaming, it's a fight they can win.
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Can I have the coordinates to your home dimension?
Wait, guys, isn't Mojang(Minecraft) also Swedish?!
Haha, posters in this thread are getting ridiculous.-"Pretty sure"
-"I'm very confident"
-"I'm speculating here"
-"Nintendo knows"
-"No way"
i dont get wtf you're trying to accomplish here, rhetorically
Yeah, and EA DICE has an office in Stockholm as well.
What were the last "straight up" consoles Nintendo made (both hardware and controller), with zero attempts at weird tricks or "innovations"? GBA and SNES? I guess the GC was pretty close, but still not 100% traditional.
Dear god, why is it so hard to make anything remotely normal? No one is going to care how outside the box a design is versus it being powerful enough to play third party games on top of the traditional Nintendo library. They could, gasp, actually compete in the console market again! But no, that would make too much business sense. Or something?
I miss the Nintendo from my childhood. The one that didn't try too hard.
Wii sports editionThink there will be a football game on it???
In what context?Nintendo reading this thread like
Nintendo having to convert the haters again.
Nintendo winning in the end as usual