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[Vane_MagicCity]

Sorry, I was being facetious. I don't remember why Nintendo chose two buttons, I remember the mock ups of IGN based around a SNES layout because the belief was it would be based on the console like the Game Boy Colour was twinned with the NES.

Nintendo is just cheap. I remember seeing this awesome fan video about what the Wii would be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX2smM87r14

There is no way Nintendo would ever do something like this. I guess we are lucky that Wii got a cooling fan.

 

[nopenopenope]

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[WrenchNinja]

Not many games will use second circle pad because we also have touch screen to use and it can make up for lack of second circle slide.

No it cant.

 

[staticneuron]

because it didnt need more

cant think of any games that truly suffered from it

limitations can be good things for design

Limitations are never a good thing for creativity. But thankfully things did not seem to suffer because of the limitations.

 

[nopenopenope]

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[Fright Zone]

Years ago I bought the GBA version of Street Fighter Alpha 3 to play on my DS and was massively disappointed that it only used two buttons and there was no way to make use of the DS' extra buttons.
It was an impressive port but two-button SF is not fun.

 

[Jake Tower]

Limitations are never a good thing for creativity.

This statement is patently false. Ever hear of "art from adversity" . . ? It holds true for video games, too.

 

[Lupin the Third]

Years ago I bought the GBA version of Street Fighter Alpha 3 to play on my DS and was massively disappointed that it only used two buttons and there was no way to make use of the DS' extra buttons.
It was an impressive port but two-button SF is not fun.

The GBA had four buttons...

 

[Anteo]

Going back from Fusion to Super Metroid was awful. I was like "Why do I have to use those extra buttons!" And I'm serious, at least the aiming was much better in Fusion.

Of course they simplified the missile system for Fusion but iirc they got it right for Zero mission (played that game once it was not mine). So that's one game that I'm glad it was in a handheld with 2 less buttons than the snes.

 

[Village]

what

Analogs shouldn't be on handhelds at all

I don't think its that analog that's keepen the kiddies away from psp's.

I think there would be plenty of hand held games that would be difficult to play with out one.

 

[MisterHero]

Do you consider buttons to be moving parts?

I'm sorry if some of you guys though my post demaded witty retorts, but then again maybe they've never had controllers wear out on them.

Buttons can wear out. Analogue stcks/sliders can wear out. The less there are, the less chance of a defective unit.

 

[baphomet]

I'm sorry if some of you guys though my post demaded witty retorts, but then again maybe they've never had controllers wear out on them.

Buttons can wear out. Analogue stcks/sliders can wear out. The less there are, the less chance of a defective unit.

Kinect style motion controls even on handhelds then. Because they can wear out is a terrible reason for having less control options.

 

[MisterHero]

Kinect style motion controls even on handhelds then. Because they can wear out is a terrible reason for having less control options.

Yeah no shit? Controllers are replaceable but full systems just aren't as convenient. Nintendo doesn't enjoy replacing functioning systems because of a few dead pixels or defective shoulder buttons, but they have to do it.

And you jest about Kinect controls, but 3DS has motion controls and probably face tracking too.