So someone’s dug up a patent application from Nintendo which appears to describe the super-secret controller for the upcoming Revolution console. What’s surprising (or not, depending on your level of cynicism) is that there’s nothing very revolutionary here. We’re talking the usual controls (d-stick, buttons, etc) plus a touchscreen and a tilt sensor. The patent application makes a lot of the ability to use the tilt sensor to control movement through a 3D game, so we must assume it’s pretty accurate. My concern is the touchpad. Having use a variety of touch screen remote controls, all of which seemed like a really good idea until you realise you can’t find a button without looking at the damn thing, I’m wondering how they’ll pull this one off. I didn’t buy a next gen console to hook up to my plasma TV just to spend all evening staring at a tiny LCD on the controller.
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