# Nintendo Revolution Controller **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 16, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-revolution-controller/321950 "2005-09-16T12:25:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-revolution-controller/321950/1 "2005-09-16T12:25:32Z")
So, for those of you who haven’t seen it yet… [LINK](http://cube.ign.com/articles/651/651275p1.html) Basically, it’s a 3D mouse pointer. I like the idea. I’m imagining first person shooters to finally be as easy to control as a keyboard and mouse combo. Like the mention in the article, being able to hack and slash with it would be cool too. What do you all think? Is it truly a revolution or is it a final gimmick that will be the deathblow of Nintendo in the console realm? ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-revolution-controller/321950/2 "2005-09-16T12:45:50Z")
Gimmick, deathblow. Any controller that does not allow you to comfortably rest your hands in your lap while playing is destined to fail. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-revolution-controller/321950/3 "2005-09-16T12:48:13Z")
It just looks really weedy and… I dunno… flat. Best bet would be to sell it to Apple and let them call it the iController or something. ---
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-revolution-controller/321950/4 "2005-09-16T12:52:57Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Gimmick, deathblow. > > Any controller that does not allow you to comfortably rest your hands in your lap while playing is destined to fail. I don’t know… people play Gameboys for hours at a time and they don’t seem to mind. I wish it had the graphical capabilities of the PS3 or the 360 though. I think the Revolution will be a companion set, but not a main console thing like the PS3 or 360 will be. Even the price of it seems to reflect that. All I know is that it will have Zelda. That’s all that really matters in the end. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-revolution-controller/321950/5 "2005-09-16T13:14:20Z")
> [@audiobottle](#): > > Basically, it’s a 3D mouse pointer. I like the idea. I’m imagining first person shooters to finally be as easy to control as a keyboard and mouse combo. Whut? You think a keyboard and mouse is easier to control than an actual controller? Wow. I mean, keyboards are so much harder for me. _wanders off in bafflement_ ---
**Author:** ![RandomLetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RandomLetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandomLetters)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-revolution-controller/321950/6 "2005-09-16T13:25:44Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Whut? > You think a keyboard and mouse is easier to control than an actual controller? > > Wow. I mean, keyboards are so much harder for me. _wanders off in bafflement_ A keyboard and mouse combo is vastly better for certain genres of games - FPS’s and RTS’s games in particular. I remember when the PC version of Halo came out - I had two friends who were really good at the game on the Xbox (I tried for a couple minutes, couldn’t stand the controllers) who wanted me to play them with the PC version. So they used an adapter to hook their controllers up to their computers, I used a keyboard and mouse. And I wiped the floor with them - I fought them 2 on 1, and still killed them 10-20 times for each death I took. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-revolution-controller/321950/7 "2005-09-16T13:50:10Z")
I’m not sure what a RTS is, but yeah, you’re right, I’ll give you the FPS. They are easier with a keyboard and mouse. ---
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-revolution-controller/321950/8 "2005-09-16T13:59:13Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Whut? > You think a keyboard and mouse is easier to control than an actual controller? > > Wow. I mean, keyboards are so much harder for me. _wanders off in bafflement_ Now I’m confused. You think FPS are easier to control with the controllers? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-revolution-controller/321950/9 "2005-09-16T14:07:11Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I’m not sure what a RTS is Real Time Strategy - Warcraft and the like. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-revolution-controller/321950/10 "2005-09-16T15:21:58Z")
[quote=Now I’m confused. You think FPS are easier to control with the controllers?[/quote] > [@Anaamika](#): > > I’m not sure what a RTS is, but yeah, you’re right, I’ll give you the FPS. They are easier with a keyboard and mouse. Already answered. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-revolution-controller/321950/11 "2005-09-16T15:23:01Z")
My kingdom for an edit button! Well, not really, but screwing up coding really makes me annoyed with myself. ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nintendo-revolution-controller/321950/12 "2005-09-16T15:25:56Z")
Let’s start a [few](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=335261) [more threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=335257) instead of responding to the ones that are already up!