Nintendo Revolution Controller Revealed!

Nintendo officially unveiled the Revolution's controller. Its wireless, as expected. And its a tv remote control. What?! Thats right, its shaped and looks just like a tv remote, except it has the typical d pad, action buttons and a trigger on the back. You supposedly can control the action by waving the controller around in the direction you want to go. There is also a sensor on the tip of the remote that communicates with the Revolution to make it all happen.

From what we can see, it looks like the system can only support upto 4 player simultaneous play. You'll see there are 4 channels for the wireless controllers. Also, if you rotate the controller to the left you'll see a resemblance of the original NES controller! I guess thats to play all the classic games such as NES and Gameboy. The analog stick attachment will be a must to play Gamecube games.

Features at a glance:

-Remote control design: constructed to appeal to a wide variety of potential players
-3D Pointing: Sensors understand up, down, left, right, forward and backward.
-Tilt Sensitive: Controller can be rotated or rolled from side-to-side.
-Buttons Included: Has a trigger on its backside, face buttons, and a D-Pad.
-Multifunctional: Has an expansion port which can be used with different types of controller peripherals. Analog stick with two trigger -buttons planned for left hand.
-Wireless: Totally wire-free. Currently there are no details on the max distance, source or power, or otherwise.
-Rumble Built-in. Included standard in all the controllers.

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