Quote “Mario is the game that will show off the Revolution better than anything else in development right now,” a trusted and highly-placed source told SPOnG today. “You have to remember that the Revolution will take standard GameCube controller input and this is not solely for GC backward compatibility and retro gaming. The Revolution controller concept is merely an option for developers, something totally new, as was the Nintendo DS.”
Title: RE: Spong: Controller, Mario 128, and other software to be shown Friday
Post by: BigJim on September 13, 2005, 08:27:25 AM
Spong is teh suX0rz.
Title: RE: Spong: Controller, Mario 128, and other software to be shown Friday
Post by: Spak-Spang on September 13, 2005, 08:46:34 AM
Interesting. Spong seems to be hinting that the Revolution Controller will be very unique and possibly not capable of playing older games.
I don't know how reliable that site is...but I am curious.
I don't think the Revolution Controller has to be completely compatable with traditional game types since the Cube controller is available...but forcing 2 controller types will split the Revolution market, so I KNOW Nintendo is going to do something that stupid.
Title: RE:Spong: Controller, Mario 128, and other software to be shown Friday
Post by: Toruresu on September 13, 2005, 08:47:58 AM
Going to or NOT going to?
Anyways, Spong isn't reliable at all...
Title: RE: Spong: Controller, Mario 128, and other software to be shown Friday
Post by: Pale on September 13, 2005, 08:54:05 AM
Basically what spong does is do their best to predict what is going to happen. Then they post it as fact.
It's like playing the lottery where the prize is fake credibility.
Title: RE: Spong: Controller, Mario 128, and other software to be shown Friday
Post by: Spak-Spang on September 13, 2005, 09:53:30 AM
OOPS. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
Title: RE: Spong: Controller, Mario 128, and other software to be shown Friday
Post by: KnowsNothing on September 13, 2005, 09:59:39 AM
Well, at least that means Spong realizes it has nothing to lose. Turns out to be fake? Oh well, it's Spong. Turns out to be true? HOW DID THEY KNOW?
Title: RE: Spong: Controller, Mario 128, and other software to be shown Friday
Post by: Bill Aurion on September 13, 2005, 10:11:04 AM
Not to say that Spong is always right, but they DID hit the Zelda trailer at GDC bit, and NOONE was expecting that, period...(If you say you were, you are a bloody liar)
And I don't believe it's implied that the Rev controller will be different from the GC controller...The button layout could be identical to that of the GC, with the added bonuses of the Rev interface...So it's like the DS: developers have a range of options to choose from (a la touch screen, dual screens, and mic) but they don't have to use them if they don't want to...
Title: RE: Spong: Controller, Mario 128, and other software to be shown Friday
Post by: KnowsNothing on September 13, 2005, 11:03:12 AM
Spong also predicted that a new version of the GBA would be shown at E3, and no one expectd that. I still think it was blind luck though.
Title: RE: Spong: Controller, Mario 128, and other software to be shown Friday
Post by: UncleBob on September 13, 2005, 11:10:49 AM
Spong does typically suck... they do occasionaly manage to pull something good out of their backs.
Title: RE:Spong: Controller, Mario 128, and other software to be shown Friday
Post by: Dirk Temporo on September 13, 2005, 04:04:00 PM
Yeah, Spong posted something about that like, a month ago.
Title: RE: Spong: Controller, Mario 128, and other software to be shown Friday
Post by: Mario on September 13, 2005, 05:13:28 PM
If spong are wrong about this I can officially label them the worst site on the internet.
PGC Forum User Mario: Controller, Wario Ware Rev, and other software to be shown Friday. Iwata will eat a pickle on stage.
Title: RE: Spong: Controller, Mario 128, and other software to be shown Friday
Post by: trip1eX on September 13, 2005, 06:20:47 PM
Well what the site means is just like you don't have to take advantage of the touchscreen on the DS you don't have to use the new tech on the GC controller. Gryos would be an example of something you don't have to use if it was built into anormal controller.
Title: RE: Spong: Controller, Mario 128, and other software to be shown Friday
Post by: Plugabugz on September 14, 2005, 10:19:49 AM
