Controllers

[Tanjo]

Yes, but: gamers dont like change. We like the same controllers were used to, we like the same types of games were used to, we like the same systems were used to. Either the wii will become #3 like the gamecube, or it wont. Either way it dosent matter to me because im not buying one. And no, i dont hate nintendo, i just never play my gcn so theres no point in getting a wii.

[Hakey Wake]

Originally Posted by new@bthacking

Yes, but: gamers dont like change. We like the same controllers were used to, we like the same types of games were used to, we like the same systems were used to.

So if gamers don't like change, why is the DS printing money?

Why were analogue sticks embraced after the SNES/Genesis?

Why is it that, at this year's Electronics Entertainment Exposition crowds of people surged past the Sony booth to cause record breaking lines at the Nintendo one?

If gamers didn't like change we'd still be playing Pong, "misguided" certainly seems accurate to me.

Originally Posted by new@bthacking

Either the wii will become #3 like the gamecube, or it won't.

Who would've thought.

[Tanjo]

So if gamers don't like change, why is the DS printing money

I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST A YTMND! I NEVER KNEW IT WAS REAL!

[Grey Jinjo]

Originally Posted by new@bthacking

Yes, but: gamers dont like change.

Wth? Gamers do like change.

[pinkbull]

You just got GREY JINJOWND! Anyway. Look at gaming history. What do you see?
It goes like this:
Trak Ball (Atari)
Joy Stick (Atari)
Various controllers like the steering wheel (I don't know who)
The NES controller (Nintendo)
N64 controller (Yes. Nintendo made the Analog stick. Not Sony. Live with it.)
The Wavebird (The 1st DECENT wireless controller. Not the 1st.)
The Wiimote (Nintendo.)
6 degree's of freedom (Was put into PC controllers YEARS before.)

Notice how Sony is not on the list. That is all.

[Andre]

Except for the first successful use of the optical disc format.

[Grey Jinjo]

Except that list was all controllers XD.

[pinkbull]

Originally Posted by Andre

Except for the first successful use of the optical disc format.

I don't call disks errors in almost every game successful...

Originally Posted by Grey Jinjo

Except that list was all controllers XD.

I was talking about the advances in controller technowledgy. If I were to make a list for everything it would be ALOT less complete...

[Andre]

Now, now. If we're going into that, then we should mention blowing into every N64 cartridge.

[Hakey Wake]

You mis-spelled NES.

[Grey Jinjo]

Originally Posted by pinkbull

I was talking about the advances in controller technowledgy. If I were to make a list for everything it would be ALOT less complete...

Wth I know? I was defending you. Andre brought up somethign that irrelevant to your list so I was pointing it out?

[Tanjo]

N64 controller (Yes. Nintendo made the Analog stick. Not Sony. Live with it.)

The psx came out one year before the 64 thus sony developed the analog stick.

[Theguyoverthere]

Well, the PS3 might come out b4 the Wii, and according to your logic, then Sony invented the WiiMote (six degrees of freedom or whatever)

[Gold Jinjo]

Originally Posted by new@bthacking

The psx came out one year before the 64 thus sony developed the analog stick.

May I remind you of the actual original PlayStation controller, sans-analog stick?

[rad_img]http://www.retrogames.co.uk/stock/assets/images/Mach_-_Playstation_Controller_-_original.jpg[/rad_img]

By the time Sony actually did add the dual analog sticks, they weren't on by default anyway, and most games just used the D-Pad by default, with the user having to make a consious decision to press a button to turn on the analog sticks.

Very convenient, thoughtful and innovative

[Hakey Wake]

Originally Posted by new@bthacking

The psx came out one year before the 64 thus sony developed the analog stick.

No, just...no..

SEGA even had it before Sony did as did Nintendo.

Also Nintendo didn't invent the analogue stick either, Atari did with the 5200 controller.

Know your history kids!