Re: Viva la Revolution!

Why is a mushroom called mushroom? As usual, Matt Clemson
<matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> got it all completely wrong and wrote:

>...and all that jazz.
>
>So, somewhat foolishly, I stayed up until the speech was over and the
>embargoes were lifted, and have seen The Controller.
>
>1UP have the best story I've seen on it so far;
>http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3143782 - but basically it amounts
>to a location-sensitive TV remote.
>
>It really does look just like a remote, or perhaps an iPod, but it - and
>two extra widgets you place around your TV - can then detect its motion.
>And there's a second widget that plugs into the bottom of the first with
>an analogue stick on it, with alternate second widgets to come as games
>demand.
>
>Um, yes. It's damn near impossible to describe. Just look at the story,
>I guess, and then try to get your head around it. I'm encouraged by the
>reports of how nicely it worked with Metroid, though, so - while I'm
>doing the traditional Nintendo WTF!!!!!????!!1one thing, I'm cautiously
>optimistic that it'll *work*. Whether it'll be usable for the average
>developer, though, I've no idea. Ports could be interesting, although
>the system *can* still use GC controllers, so maybe they'll just use
>that by default?
>
>Dunno what to think. So I'll do the easy thing, for now, and just go to
>bed. N'night.
>
>-Matt


Or download the video:
http://cubemovies.ign.com/cube/video/article/651/651334/revolutiontrailer_091605_qtlow.mov

I really didn't know what to think after reading all about the
controller, but the video just made me want one now :-)
.