Another Nintendo NX controller leak has surfaced
It sure looks similar to last week's leak, doesn't it?
Last week, the alleged controller for the Nintendo NX had been leaked during the Game Developers Conference 2016. Today, we’re seeing a new set of images of what is believed to be the Nintendo NX controller, which look very similar to the original leak.
Just like with last week’s leak, the believed Nintendo NX controller seems to have a minimalistic approach as two analog sticks on both sides and a 3.5mm headphone jack located towards its bottom.
According to the original leaker on Reddit, the top of the controller features two rollers that look and feel identical to a mouse scroll-wheel, although they don’t believe this to be the final design. The controller has haptic feedback similar to Apple’s “taptic” engine, which would offer a more subtle rumble than previous controllers.
If this is indeed the Nintendo NX controller, then you should probably know dev unit controllers prior to launch could change. Considering what we've reported in the past in regards to the console and controller, we can't imaging there being many iterations beyond what we see here.
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Wow that is hideous. Touch controls are awful, I hope that isn't the final design
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Now you are playing with power. The power of no buttons... :(
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Exactly! I could never play those iPhone touch games. My finger would always slip and wouldn't hit the button properly.
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I don't want to bash it till I use it but man not having buttons that you can feel to allow you to focus on the game seems like suicide and insanity
Why on earth did they not just make a modified Wii U pro controller with a touch screen in the middle(like the pad but scaled down?
OMG! what if that is the console right there? That could be the NX and its the portable handheld and you just hook that up to the TV?
:( man I am going to wait till E3 or I am going to freak my self out.
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What if the touchscreen buttons have haptic technology? I dunno, I reserve judgement until I can hold the thing.
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Haptic feedback is awesome, but tactile feedback has benefits as well. I love my Steam controller, but I find that the haptic track pads are absolute ass for emulating the analog sticks. I always do my builds around m&k.
Tactile provides clear constraints on the movement of the analog stick. Haptic feels vague. A mouse has no movement limitation short of your desk space whereas analog sticks have limited and clear movement. Also a traditional analog gamepad has a very slight pull that want to recenter the stick and your thumb.
Buttons are a different beast though that would be interesting to see. The steam controller does a tactile/haptic combo.
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portends a move to being a software company on mobile I guess
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I don't think they'd necessarily be out of money, but probably forced into a totally different direction by stock holders. In my mind this is their last chance to prove that developing their own hardware is the right thing to do.
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Interesting to see the size of the "device" (since we don't know that it's technically a controller vs an accessory) compared to the Wii U controller. It's kinda small.
Have you guys read the patent that this matches?
https://www.google.com/patents/EP2902879A1?cl=en&dq=ininventor%3A%22Kochi+Kawai%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjm95TUuMDLAhVJsoMKHRS8BWkQ6AEIHDAA
http://chattypics.com/files/imgf0009_94ogh1uv5x.png
http://chattypics.com/files/imgf0004_rbkunrlfui.png
http://chattypics.com/files/imgf0008_fmxjlwe8c0.png
Curious that they're specifically calling out object movement through the screen. Guessing that means it's going to be meant to move it around ala a Wiimote in your hand(s)?
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Given Nintendo's firm stance against touchscreens in the past, I have to believe that if they want to go the touchscreen route, they feel confident they've mitigated or eliminated concerns related to having fewer or no physical buttons to work with.
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Earlier I thought it was a hoax due to Nintendo being so against touch controls.
However, if they are really doing this, I trust them. I know how important control and responsiveness and feedback is to their games and hardware. -
I saw these like six months ago or longer for some kind of patent filing by Nintendo.
I can't get into gaming without physical buttons. It always feel so odd on iphones or ipads and I hope this is not the final design. It does sort of remind me of their original controller and not in a good way.-
I think it's a hoax, based on the patent to appear legit. I highly doubt Nintendo will go no-buttons. Especially after they've been bleeding money with the Wii U gamepad.
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You know Nintendo hardware will not be supported by 3rd parties, so they have to accept they're positioned as a secondary device for most people. That means it has to be fucking cheeeeap, putting in a pointless and expensive proprietary display seems insane in respect to that.
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