Revolution Controller Mooted

Or you could take the touch screen out and plug the Cube controller in.

I can't imagine using a touch screen controller for "real" gaming. Ninty would have a hard time selling that one to the public.

Having a controller without the standard stick + buttons would result in the big publishers/ developers dropping Evo development. Big profit comes from multi-platform development, and that just wouldn't be possible if the Evo only had a touch-screen and stylus.

it would be hard to play with touch screen has u will not be able to feel if u are pressing a button or not!

i have full faith that nintendo can come up with something very easy to control and original, they did come up with the gamepad and analogue stick after all

I'll try to withhold my judgement until E3 but I do understand where you guys are coming from.

Developers and publishers might not accept what they see that is always a possibility. If the controller or whatever it is has a lcd screen or something that I could deal with but touch button would never work if you are playing beat em up and stuff. A controller has to be able to handle different types of gameplay.

It possible Nintendo might keep the GC controller sicne they have changed it constantly or perhaps adjust it (that's what I'd like to see)

If the Rev itself has touch screen options on the unit or when its hooked to a tv or monitor that would change things. But when is too much change too much of a good thing.

I'm not going to decide on whether or not this is a good thing or bad thing until E3.. However, playing metriod prime on a touch screen, felt extremely precise, it felt as though I was using a mouse and keyboard setup.. So it could turn out to be an awesome idea. I highly doubt Nintendo is going to use a stylus, that’s just ridiculous, I’m sure the controller will have some face button in conjunction with a touch panel in replace of an analog stick.

Yeah, but all the speculation in the gaming world can never really match what they have in mind.

Q: Will Revolution feature screens on the console or the controller?

Fact: No. At a June 2004 analyst briefing in Japan, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said, "We have no intention of making a two screen console akin to the [Nintendo] DS."

Rumors/Speculation: It is instead highly likely that Nintendo will allow the Nintendo DS to wirelessly connect with the Revolution. Connectivity is here to stay afterall and even Sony is supporting it with its PSP and PS3 initiative.


http://www.n-sider.com/articleview.php?articleid=344

Nintendo said that current controllers are getting too complicated with too many buttons. I dont think that programmable controllers and touchscreen are really going to simplify the controller, if anything it will make it more complicated. How can they make controlling games more simple without going back to a 2 button system or radically changing the the controller, which if too different will alienate them from the rest of the market. This is an interesting one and I cant wait to see what nintendo pulls out of the hat at E3.