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CNN Hands-On With The Revolution

Posted by Zonk on from the wave-your-hands-around dept.

The Game Over column over at CNN has a hands-on look look at the Nintendo Revolution and its unique little controller. From the article: "By adding an auxiliary thumbstick controller, I was able to play through a level of a retrofitted 'Metroid Prime 2' (a GameCube game). Confession time: When it comes to console shooters, I'm terrible. I can finish them, but I'm nowhere near as competent as I am with my mouse/keyboard setup for the PC. In the early stages of the 'Metroid' demo, it looked like this trend would continue, as I was all over the screen. By mid-way, though, I was better able to move and aim - and enjoyed the game far more than I did with the GameCube controller. ('Metroid' fans... well, you're probably already pretty excited.)"

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  1. Nintendo had to do *something*... by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 0, Redundant


    Given how Microsoft and Sony have been bitch-slapping Nintendo in the console arena, they had to come up with something special to stay in the game...and it looks like they have.

    I can't wait until Microsoft 'innovates' a similar controller. ^_^

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  2. Same article we've been seeing for months by dividedsky319 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Anyone else notice that basically the same exact article is being written over and over and over again?

    There's no new information about the controller... or the system... this is basically just someone else who got to try out the demos from the TGS.

    I get excited when I see news on the Revolution linked on Slashdot... but when it's the same article talking about how Revolutionary the controller is going to be, I get disappointed.