E3: Engadget gets hands on with the Wii Controller
Published May 17th, 2006 in Gaming, Noteworthy, Technology, Wireless
Engadget got busy with their hands and tested out the Wii controller quite extensively. They explained that the controller was light, yet very ergonomic and felt comfortable to hold and play with. The controller allows a lot of leverage for the trigger button, and the ‘a’ and ‘b’ buttons, so that it was easy to use and didn’t slip out of their hands. On the golf demo they tried out first, they said that the controller wasn’t the best idea, because they couldn’t quite feel how much power the put into the drive, while on normal controllers you had the analogue sticks.
Our hopes were buoyed by the sight of Ubisoft’s “Red Steel,” but were quickly dashed by the incredibly awkward FPS aiming that this game is banking on. The controls were great and easily learned, and we were soon slashing, parrying, ducking, shooting, reloading, opening and pushing with more convenience than we can ever remember in a shooter, and never had to look down to find a button once.
This makes some people quite nervous as to whether it will actually be as good as it sounds. But developers have said that there will be options in game so that you can adjust the sensitivity of the controller. They finish by saying that the controller is exactly what it is famed to be, but game developers need some time to adjust and test out their products so that it can interact with their games in an easy to use way.
I am just eager to get my hands on one at our local game shop to test it out for myself. But if I believe the rumours of that $200 price tag, I think it’s going to be hard to say no.
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