Nintendo Revolution Controller unveiled

BY TOMS M

21st September, 2005: Nintendo Revolution has already made many gamers jump up and scream with its fabulous graphics and real'life precision. Now the Nintendo Revolution contoller is geared up to follow its parent's path.

Nintendo has unveiled its revolution controller which is expected to set a new standard for gaming with its free-hand style device. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata unveiled the much anticipated nintendo controller at the Game Developer's Conference. He highlighted the success of Nintendogs and the DS platform, during his keynote speech at the Tokyo Game show. 

"Every gamer who plays. Every one who used to play. Even those who have yet to play, Nintendo is your bet," reads the new Nintendo caption.

The Nintendo controller looks much like a remote control. But this free-hand style deice essentially tracks every slight movement of the hand (up, down, in, out, twisting, etc.) and translates this motion to the on-screen action. Near the TV, two small sensors are placed to receive the signals from the controller. 

The fun one can enjoy with the controller is endless. Depending on what the situation demands, the controller can be a sword, a light gun, a keyboard, fishing rod or a baseball bat. Hold the controller with both the hands and swing it in some direction, then the controller works as a sword. By pointing onto the screen, the controller becomes a gun.

"We thought about how everyone in the family uses the TV remote, but some people don't want to even touch the game controller," explained Iwata. "We want to set a new interface standard for games."

The Nintendo revolution controller is wireless with an expansion port that will allow all sorts of attachments. 

It runs on regular batteries and is expected that a recharge pack will be given with the device as the launch nears. 

Nintendo has stated that the design is not the final, but said that its close. Nintendo has already received some extremely good responses from the major publishers worldwide. 

Now that the DS is wildly successful and nearly everyone is on a hurry to catch a "nintendog', the efforts of Nintendo are clearly becoming appreciated. Although Nintendo does not consider itself to be in the same league as Microsoft or Sony, with the new controller none can doubt that they are surely in a different league than the tech giants.

BY TOMS M