No One Knows Controllers Like Nintendoes
IGN.com presents the Top Ten Console Controller Innovations of all time. It's a pretty good list. In fact, you can thank Nintendo for the top six. Reading this list gives me confidence that Nintendo might actually know what they are doing with the mysterious and much hyped Revolution controller.
Many have scoffed at the radical design of the Nintendo DS handheld, which sports two screens, one being a touch sensitive, and a microphone. It's taken some time, but many are starting to come around to the idea of using a stylus or finger to control on-screen action. Nintendogs, which utilizes the touch screen and microphone, has sold a quarter million copies within the first week of sales here in the U.S. In Japan, the DS has been out selling the PSP and PS2 combined for weeks.
posted by thumbuki at 1:07 PM
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My three faves are the analog stick, the digital pad and the multiple face buttons. I think these innovations have been the most important to the evolution of the modern game controller.
I much prefer the gamecube style shoulder buttons over the xbox trigger buttons. The triggers make my hands cramp.
The break away cord isn't really all that innovative. It doesn't really advance game play in any way. Not to mention, its something won't even be present in the next generation of consoles, as all of them will use wireless.
Turbo is for cheaters.
And rumble is overrated.
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