E3 06: Nintendo reveals Wii classic controller

GaaraZanta, u are a true Wii fanboy, thats good keep it up. but before posting anything be sure plz ok? anyway it was sarcasm, oh maybe they didn

mgsseries4life yeah like always, Nintendo is so old school man. but wtv if u like it just go for it. but why did they copy the PS2's controller? R and L PS2s Posted May 12, 2006 7:42 pm PT bottons are in the same exact place. ohh maybe they want to get Sony back. My god shut up, all of your facts are wrong. Nintendo had a L and R button the the Snes controller, way before sony, I'm not saying they had the first L or R buttons, that I'm not sure of, but they did beat sony, stop being a raving fanboy for a second and research something.

.........................................................MGS4 ROCKS!!............................................. Would the fanboys just go crawl in a rock, but not die, we need you to shore up the industry, or at least pats of it, *laughs*.

Actually Sony helps us save some money cause instead of buying the Wii for its controller and the Xbox360 for xbox live, now we can buy one wonderful console with all in one and more!! this time, like before, SONY is going to own every other company out there!! ALL HAIL PS3!!! .........................................................MGS4 ROCKS!!.............................................

What about the Gamer shell? For the gamecube? Moition sensing with the gamecube controller? Oh well guess i gotta use duct tape....MAN!

yessssir!!!! please put one in the wii box!

WAT ABOUT N64 GAMES??

i want to make love with this controller... over... and over....and wait... im not a nerd!!! this is cool... i think....

yeah like always, Nintendo is so old school man. but wtv if u like it just go for it. but why did they copy the PS2's controller? R and L PS2s bottons are in the same exact place. ohh maybe they want to get Sony back.

so now they have t\wo wi fii's a gun thing and a classic.... i think this is my fav... i like this layot the best...

I always liked the SNES controller...

wow, they're not so insane after all!

But how will you play N64 games with the controller, I dont understand

Not too shabby

I saw it in a video somewhere some time ago, I got my news before Gamespot! Ha!

too bad its not totally wireless, but it could change and it should (the wire)

Just hope it's still about the same size as the snes controller but maybe a little heavier as I always found the snes controller too light.

What are the 2 small buttons at the top?

Awesome, GJ nintendo

I'm a analog fan, so I'm disappointed a bit that it uses a d-pad as the main. I know it will be better than the 360's because that d-pad is a d-pancake. Moving one direction means you have to shift the whole disk. However, what makes this BETTER than the DS1-3 is that the joysticks have niches which means you know EXACTLY where up, down, left, right are, instead of guessing with the DS1-3 controllers. And for the c-buttons, you use the joystick, obviously. It's great Nintendo gives us a choice to play games, but I wonder if this will be bundled with the unit or if it must be purchased. I find it interesting how strong an emotion one picture brings when it's not even about gameplay.

no grips makes it hard to use the analogs so say I

Anything nintendo does is turning out to be mind bowingly promising

Ewww.... gross, playstation stick location. other than that it's awesome!

We should be able to plug a Gamecube controller in if we want, right? This is great for NES/SNES, but a no-go for N64/Cube. Let's run down an N64 controller: D-Pad: Check A-Stick: Check L & R: Check A & B: Check C buttons: Uh-oh, none! Z Button: None Like I said, great for S/NES, not so much for N64. Of course, the Cube controller is no good for N64 either. There must be another controller/shell in the works. It could be that L2 & R2 can act as Z, and the second stick as C (as with the Gamecube). Before you flame, I'm not hating on it, I'm just saying it's not the whole solution. 2 out of 4 ain't bad, though.

First, who cares if one console "owns" another? That's not what consoles are about. If they are about that to you, then you need a life. You should feel lucky you even own a console. Second, why doesn't the controller look more like the cube controller? That's why they have it anyway is to be backward compatible with the cube to start with, right? Nintendo is otherwize looking really good at E3. To bad they're still serious about that name. That's going to hold them back otherwize.

james_n says: ummm I might be mistaken but didn't Sega Saturn have analogue first with that controller for Nights? It was round with two little handles at the bottom. _____________________________________________________________ I'm not quite sure on this, but I am almost certain that Saturn analog pad came after N64 was realised. One thing I remember is that Saturn analog came out a few months later than NiGHTS.

Oxygen- Oxygen- Everyone makes a big deal when Sony copies the Wiimote but no one makes a big deal when Nintendo copies Xbox's Home button _____________________________________________________________ Yeah! And a worthless home button and tilting/montion sensivity are so much alike! On a separate note: maybe they kinda ripped off Sony with the dual analog esque, but for the Dual Shock that analog placement is just stupid... or it's just me that feels that the analog should be in the MAIN position? For the Wii, it might work having the D-Pad for the main position, since we'd play mostly SNes and Genesis games with this controller anyway

mmmmm modern with that classical edge to it. I like!

That beats the heck out of the PS3, I changed my mind about getting the PS3 for Christmas, All HAIL NINTENDO. Now i can play my Super Smash Bros. Melee on it.

cant they stick in one controler

I'm liking the 'home' button

The controller looks great!!! It's like the evolution from the SNES controller.

This controller looks like its gonna bridge the gap between the wii and past nintendo consoles, plus it looks awwwwwwwsome! I was worrying 'bout using the wii remote for playing n64 titles but this has done it for me. Wii forever!

Make it Black, Make it Black!

mickeyuk- I for one had no problems playing a FPS or racing game on the Ps2 so i dont know what your talking about. People usually prefer to play their FPS on a PC and people would say the best way to play a racer is to play with a steering wheel. Second the new ps3 controller is still a prototype and not the final so maybe sony will incorperate something on the analog sticks where your thumbs or finger wont be slipping off

Nintendo should probably add 2 more buttons for the emulated sega games. Some might require 6 instead of 4......unless they are tweaked for the virtual console?

I am sure glad that Nintendo is making a controller like that. I've played NES,SNES,N64,NGC "GameGenerations" Yeah, The Other two game companies are more popular and powerful. However I will always love Nintendo. They may be "hochly" I'll be getting a Wii

Pretty pretty. Should play every 8/16/32-bit system they're re-releasing titles for. Reckon they'll make us pony up for another controller for N64 and Cube? Adapter plugs would be nice. But seriously I can't see wanting to play RE4 or Mario Sunshine on the Wii when I've already got a GC/Wavebird. Rather save disk space for last-last(-last) generation titles.

wow!

"Who cares ??? PS3 will own Nintendo........ " Yeah right! Things just keep getting better and better for Nintendo. They certainlly have learned from the mistakes of the GameCube. I'm excited to play all the games that I missed and all of my favorites from the past. Why pay $600 for a PS3 that plays the same games the $300 XBOX plays?? The NIntendo will be even cheaper! I can't wait!

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I also don't see how it'll play N64. And will it be enjoyable to use that controller for NES, SNES ,and GC? We'll see what happens.

The classic controller is, basicly, the PS3 controller, but with rumble and motion sensetivity, as well as tilt sensetivity. And it looks like a SNES controller. Which is cool.

The shoulder buttons in the middle may look hard to reach but think about the size of the controller (it's tiny) you can tell because the D-pad looks massive.

I love how fanboys can jsut twist anything into ammo in their system war. I think even Sony would acknowledge that Nintendo are the innovators of the industry (the way Microsoft did), but that Sony knows how to market their items, as of right now, to sell to the masses better. If you look at it though, (slightly entering the fanboy battle), Sony has had a history of copying Nintendo in terms of hardware... the rumble feature the standard use of an analog stick now, the wii controller and most importantly The SNES controller was the frame of the Sony dualshock controller. I can't believe how many people do not see that the original PS controller and the SNES controlelr were essentially the same in button layout and design. What Sony did, that any smart compay would do, was took the standard, added needed improvements, in this case...grips, more buttons (on the shoulders).

Looks pretty darn good. Thanks Nintendo !

ummm I might be mistaken but didn't Sega Saturn have analogue first with that controller for Nights? It was round with two little handles at the bottom.

man im loving the wii more and more each day i cant wait for it to come out im gonna be the first in line to get one (at least i hope i am)

that's nice for those who doesn't get the hang of the ''Wii stick''

holy crap! this just gets better and better!