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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Nintendo Revolution, Discuss it here!

« on: December 26, 2004, 09:16:47 AM »

Personally I'm not interested in a revolution from Nintendo. At least the way most of us think of it. All I want from them is a system where I can play Mario, Zelda, and GTA. Something where I can walk into a video store and see two full walls covered in games for a Nintendo system. Anything from kids games to games for adults without them all being family oriented. Right now Nintendo is like the Disney of video games. What they need to do is what Disney did and add a Miramax-like division that concentrates on more adult/radical kind of games.

I also want to see backward compatibility with gamecube titles while still allowing for full sized DVD disc's for new titles.

I think a couple of smart moves for Nintendo would be to drop any cost to a developer to make games for their new system. Then to also have a print on demand DVD service where small indie game developers can make games for the system, send them to Nintendo and have Nintendo put them on their website. When someone comes to the website they browse through the game titles and find a title they like from an indie developer. So they buy it right there. Nintendo then burns a disc and ships it off. Very similar to cafepress.com's CD service. This would save small developers from having to press their own DVD's, distribute them to stores and market them. It would also open up Nintendo to a whole bunch of new and original games from previously unknown developers. Games you won't find on any other system. That would build loyalty with those small developers who could end up having the next big hit everyone wants to play.
The website would also keep track of which titles sold more and if a certian title sold a certain amount on the site, Nintendo could then take it and do a wide distribution to stores. A sort of greatest hits type thing.

In my opinion that would be more of a revolution then just redesigning the controller or adding a hard drive or something.      

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Let's Talk Controller

« on: December 26, 2004, 08:51:21 AM »

I like the gamecube controller. I like the way it fits in the hand and I like the feel of the L and R buttons. I also like how the analog stick is up top and not down like it is on the PS1 and 2.

The only things I would do different is allow for swappable controls like the example revolution control for the PS2. That is a very cool and useful idea. I've had it before myself and I'm glad to see it made it to a controller. I would also take out the Z button and add a clickable scroll wheel on each side above the L and R buttons. That would be great for scrolling through menus and even changing viewpoints on first person shooters. One of the things I don't like about Halo for the Xbox is how you need to use the second analog stick to move your viewpoint. It's too difficult to get it exactly where you want it. But if you were able to use the scroll wheel on the top right to swing your characters eyes up and down and the one of the top left to swing your characters eyes left and right it would be easier.

I would also make the cord detachable. Then you could buy a wireless unit that would snap into even the standard controllers. It would have the wireless unit with an outside mounted lithium-ion battery. I say outside mounted battery so that you could get different sizes. A big one for longer gameplay with a heavier feeling controller or a slim battery with a light weight feel. But the wireless unit would be optional to keep the cost down on standard controllers. Yet at the same time not requiring you to buy a totally new controller to go wireless.

Another novel idea would be to have buttons that light up. Each button would have a bright colored LED to use as guide lights. That way games can show you button combinations or games with certain special moves you have to wait for can suddenly have a blinking button telling you that you can now use that button to perform that action.

I would also like the see a headphone and mic jack at the botton of the controller between the two handles. With a volume knob and mute button. It would be great for when you just want to wear headphones or when you play online games that require a headset with mic.