It's Finally Here

As expected, the 2005 Tokyo Game Show featured the unveiling of the highly secretive Revolution controller. Iwata finished his keynote speech but one minutes ago and we are just now getting images of Nintendo's latest innovation. Just to warn you though, it is not what you are expecting. This is the move innovative piece of hardware I've ever seen on a game console.

The wireless controller consists of two parts. For your left hand is part of a controller with a joystick and two trigger buttons on it. The other part is actually a remote control. On the front of the remote control is a D-Pad, A button, Start and Select and two a and b buttons used for retro gaming (if you turn the remote sideways it becomes an NES controller), a "Home" button and my favorite, the power button, just like a true remote control. Near the bottom is four lights, indicating which player the controller represents. On the back is a B button that is used a trigger.

Two sensors can be set up beside the TV and used to detect the angle and position of the controller. This can be used to play FPS games in a whole new way.

All in all not much can be said about the controller yet. Yes it's weird and yes it's something completely new. I know there are gonna be many gamers who look at it and write it off without giving it a chance. That's because people are afraid of change and what they don't yet understand. If you are one of these people I'd like to mention that during Iwata's keynote speech, Square-Enix and Konami chimed in on how much they like the controller. I think a lot of developers are gonna enjoy developing on the Revolution.

But right now there really isn't much else to say. Of course there will be residual news tomorrow that we will update you all on ASAP. For now take a look at this 1up.com article that explains the controller in depth.