Take my Revolution!

[nendil]

My head asplode.  How do the buttons on that thing work?

However, I am drooling at 1up.com's description of the demos, especially the last one.  This is something that needs to be experienced to "get", I'm sure.

Edit: When I play Zelda on that thing, I'm totally going legitimate and playing it left-handed. And fail because I'm completely rightie.

Edit edit: Here's a promo video to show you (in simple terms) what this madness is all about. It is making me grin so wide.

Comments

[torkell]

That is... strange. Reminds me a bit of the Philips CD-i, and it's infra-red controller.

*reads article*

Wow... just wow. Full marks to Nintendo for actually having the guts to go and do something like this, and it sounds like they've managed to make it work.

When I play Zelda on that thing, I'm totally going legitimate and playing it left-handed. And fail because I'm completely rightie.
That's a point: I wonder if they'll make a left-handed control stick add-on for it?

[nendil.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this is something that could very well be implemented badly. Heck, it blows my puny little mind to think about how you'd even START to program for something like that. But since it's Nintendo I have absolute faith that they'd do it beautifully and make it able to survive a tac-nuke strike to boot. (See: DS) Lots of developers are very enthusiastic (http://cube.ign.com/articles/651/651304p1.html), too.

I wonder if they'll make a left-handed control stick add-on for it?

I sure hope they do, just to be fair. Else design it so that somehow it feels comfortable yet is still interchangable. I can assure you that the whole thing'll get an ergonomic overhaul before it's launched, though.

[torkell]

(have now watched the video)

Okay, you just know that in the next Zelda you won't be mashing A to whack the monsters.

Left handed yo

[nendil.livejournal.com]

That's what I'm talking about.

Re: Left handed yo

[torkell]

Of course, this means that I won't stand a chance against my sister in Zelda, as she's left handed.

Re: Left handed yo

[nendil.livejournal.com]

Make her play Zelda (or Sheik). Then you'll be even.