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Nintendo Reveals New Wii Controller
IGN reports that Nintendo has unveiled the Classic Controller Pro, a new input device for the Wii of a more typical design than the Wii Remote. "From the info we've already got on the PRO, we know it's a larger controller, not only in thickness, height, and width, but it also makes use of one of the more well-received concepts out there, which is the extension grips, which gives it a GameCube, Xbox Controller S/360 look. As you can see, the Z buttons (Z/L and Z/R) are larger now, and placed like the R1/R2, L1/L2 setup found with Sony controllers. The PRO even borrows from the Nyko Classic Controller and Click Grip."
Good job on the controller! For your next assignment, expand the library of desirable games to a number greater than 4.
it's really only good for a laugh while drunk, and that novelty only lasts 3 times max.it needs more than a few gimmicy games before it's to be taken seriously.
If you mod me down, I will become more powerful than you can imagine....
And I wonder if you called the dpad, analog stick, etc., "gimick controls".
Dpad and analogstick have well over a decade of gaming history to show that they work quite well, the Wiimote so far has none of that. Even after two years most games don't manage to produce more then a half functional waggle control and thats not because everybody is lazy, but simply because the device just doesn't have enough sensors to make a decent motion sensing device. Even Nintendo seems to have realized that and now brings us MotionPlus, which should at least reduce the problem a lot and allow developers to make a half decent sword fighting game, which was impossible before.
Everything in my house plays a fucking DVD.
That just makes it even more obvious that the Wii is missing something very basic. TVs have a limited amount of component connectors and many people would surely prefer if they could just have one box next to their TV instead of two. There are plenty good reasons why DVD in the Wii would be a useful feature for many people, but alas Nintendo doesn't offer that option.
HDMI is a terrible connector interface, the worst I've ever seen, with so many licensing issues,
Yeah, but so what? Its not that there are plenty of digital alternatives to chose from.
You're the same pricks who bought PS2s back when the Gamecube was the only console putting out 480p over component,
Only console? Xbox can do 480p and higher and the PS2 can even do 1080i. Now in terms of power per dollar, the Gamecube was probably the greatest console ever build, but in absolute terms the Xbox still has a lead, Gamecube gets close, but nothing more.