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Nintendo Speculation | DS + Motion Sensor = Wii Controller?

07.08.2006

According to Nintendo Gossip, Nintendo is set to release a gyro-sensor cartridge for the Nintendo DS, with it slotting into the GBA port on the system. They have been anonymously told that this device will allow the DS to be used as a controller for some Wii game.

According to the source, the new set-up will be unveiled at the Games Convention in Leipzig at the end of the month and will be highlighted in Tony Hawks Downhill Jam, which is coming on both DS and Wii.

Stick with Cubed3 to see how this pans out...

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Faust_D 07.08.2006#1

Well, we'll know if it's true or not by the end of the month Smilie

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jb 07.08.2006#2

Hmm, that's really interesting - like some sorta Tilt and Tumble type game?

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Slydevil 07.08.2006#3

It would surely suck the battery dry and to think they could stuff all that technology into a GBA cartridge is surely Naive? I also think the DS is not built to send that much data out.
Perhaps a modified version of the GBA one with a few new games? Smilie

Or have I got it all wrong and that is what they mean? Smilie

( Edited on 07.08.2006 15:31 by Slydevil )

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Laurelin 07.08.2006#4

Sure they can stuff all the technology into a GBA-cartridge.

But maybe Sony could tweak a GBA-slot into their Controller and then every Sony-customer could get such a gyro-sensor for getting more real tilting-motion-detection...

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James2t3 07.08.2006#5

Slydevil said:
It would surely suck the battery dry and to think they could stuff all that technology into a GBA cartridge is surely Naive? I also think the DS is not built to send that much data out.Perhaps a modified version of the GBA one with a few new games? Or have I got it all wrong and that is what they mean? :embarassed Edited on 07.08.2006 15:31 by Slydevil )

They did it with kirbys tilt and tumble, it really isn't that advanced, it's just a tilt sensor after all.

RufDogRacing 07.08.2006#6

It's interesting but I don't think I could be convinced unless I saw some footage of a game making good use of it. The GCN

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Slydevil 07.08.2006#7

Blade2t3 said:
Slydevil said:It would surely suck the battery dry and to think they could stuff all that technology into a GBA cartridge is surely Naive? I also think the DS is not built to send that much data out.Perhaps a modified version of the GBA one with a few new games? Or have I got it all wrong and that is what they mean? :embarassed Edited on 07.08.2006 15:31 by Slydevil )
They did it with kirbys tilt and tumble, it really isnt that advanced, its just a tilt sensor after all.

The controller is also stuffed full of advanced accelerometers aswell..hmm Smilie

IANC said:
Dude yuor totally awesome. And i won't be killing you anytime soon.

OLU1701 07.08.2006#8

The reason why the Gamecube to Gameboy connectivity failed to garner interest was due to the fact those machines were both Stand Alone Complexes, and needed that tacky connectivity link to join them up. However both the DS and the Wii are both wifi enabled thus compatibilty between the two will be easier and more seamless and if rumours are to be believed that the PSP can double up as a PS3 controller via Wfi, it seems very doable for DS and Wii to be able to somehow pullit off as well.

dojo 07.08.2006#9

Blade2t3 said:
They did it with kirbys tilt and tumble, it really isnt that advanced, its just a tilt sensor after all.

Yeah, a tilt sensor only has to be about 5mm big. They cost about 4.2 cents per unit and take up such a negligible amount of battery power that you wouldn't notice it.

Raff 07.08.2006#10

Sounds like a good guess from that site.

It's going to be shit and you jolly well know it.

James2t3 07.08.2006#11

The controller is also stuffed full of advanced accelerometers aswell..hmm

Yeah the controller is but the GBA cart would probably only have the tilt function.

patjuan32 07.08.2006#12

Hopefully the tilt sensor cartridge will work with the rumble pak cartridge.

James2t3 07.08.2006#13

How would that work?

Martin 07.08.2006#14

A tilt sensor is a good bet, but I doubt the DS being used as a controller. Its only going to lead to confusion- having 4 different types of controller, each with addons, is not a good plan. (Meaning the remote, the GC pad, the retro pad, and potentially, the DS.)

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RufDogRacing 07.08.2006#15

having 4 different types of controller, each with addons, is not a good plan. (Meaning the remote, the GC pad, the retro pad, and potentially, the DS.)

Exactly, it would take away from the simplicity factor which is very valuable for Nintendo.

( Edited on 07.08.2006 21:09 by Soundworks )

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Agul 07.08.2006#16

Unfortunately, only a small hand full of games utilizing the GCN-GBA connectivity were realized with Nintendo's vision of the concept. Titles like LotZ: Four Swords Adventure, LotZ: Wind Waker, FF: Crystal Chronicles, and the Splinter Cell trilogy for example (although Ubisoft screwed us by not including at least splitscreen multi-player modes let alone LAN) were amazing, IMO.

The problem was how expensive it got to fully take advantage of it. It wasn't convenient or affordable. A lot of people passed it off as a stupid gimmick, but what's funny (or disturbing) is that the majority of people I've spoken to who feel that way haven't even tried it. I totally recommend it if you have the extra money to spend. It really is a hoot, lol.

Now with the type of wireless technology for Wii and DS, it will be far more user friendly, convenient and affordable. I personally think Nintendo is on to something big, but the limitation of technology this past generation hindered it greatly. That and the lack of intelligent utilization of the concept by most devs. Only time will tell if the connectivity concept will take off now that the technology available has streamlined the experience.

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Mason 08.08.2006#17

msenyszak said:
A tilt sensor is a good bet, but I doubt the DS being used as a controller.

The DS IS being used as a controller for some games, though not necessarily a tilt one, and not necessarily the default. It's an option for Pok

The Croft 08.08.2006#18

Do the GameCube and the retro controller both serve the same function?

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tiamat1990 08.08.2006#19

Oh noes!! The DS is turning into the Wii! Peripherals peripherals...Thank the lord I have quite good organisational skills...

ohm 08.08.2006#20

I seriously hope not. I don't think it's true though.

Megadanxzero 08.08.2006#21

Did we ever actually get Kirby's tilt and tumble in Europe... I want it ;_;

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La Petite Red 09.08.2006#22

Speaking of controllers (somewhat), what if the retro controller could plug in GBA, GB, and GBC games to play on the tv screen? Without some other device, just the controller itself with a hole in it for those games to be jacked in.

Smilie That would be so cool !

Probably wouldn't happen though, I guess Smilie

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Faust_D 09.08.2006#23

La Petite Red said:
Speaking of controllers (somewhat), what if the retro controller could plug in GBA, GB, and GBC games to play on the tv screen? Without some other device, just the controller itself with a hole in it for those games to be jacked in. That would be so cool !Probably wouldnt happen though, I guess

That idea is so cool I'd almost give you a star for it Smilie

Too bad I've only got one left and it needs to be hardly earned Smilie