Nintendo News | Reggie Prefers Wiimotes to Bongos [news]

wait,nintendo released bongos?

God dammit people we want the Kong back

ok,yea,im missing something here

i think it has two big hairy arms and looks like an ape

and no,it aint king kong

Montablac said:
wait,nintendo released bongos?

Donkey Konga/Jungle Beat (GameCube) - was good, but only 3 games for it.

jb said:

Montablac said:wait,nintendo released bongos?

Donkey Konga/Jungle Beat (GameCube) - was good, but only 3 games for it.

4 if your Japanese Donkey Konga 3 you silly fool

ah,and most of my body lights up

i get it now

you are getting the Bongos with a game (Jungle Beat?) at Mediamarkt for a small price - if you live in Germany, that is. So go get them now if you want them...

Hey, I always liked Reggie. And here he said it absolutely right! It's like the touchscreen, not like the Bongos, for heavens sake...
It's not just a gimmick. Who said that? Some joypad geeks? sponsored by Capcom? *gg*
Hey, man! That's exactly the attidtude that lost you the Pearl, Arrrhh!

Dear member of the press: Are you short on news or why have you to pun on Nintendo for their controller? It's the same company you praised into heaven at E

Well, the Wiimote has more inputs then any controll pad.

XY screen co-ordinates = 2 analogue sticks

Angular senseing = 3 analogue sticks

Motion senseing = 3 analogue sticks (forward/backwards, up/down,left/right).

And theres the angalogue stick too :p
Which = 1 analogue stick.

So, the amount of precise controlls the wiimote offers is more then any pad before it.

The bongos, however, was just 4 buttons + mic :p

So, yes, the Wiimote is slightly more flexible, and thus less of a gimick.

However, Id like to say the Wiimote wont be as good as *being bongos* then the bongos are

Jungle Beat rocks big-time too.

Konga, blah.

Innuendos eh? Well... I must say, my Wii certainly has a large line-up

I wonder what's happening to that Bongo racing game? I liked the look of it... All the bongo games were brilliant for me

I wonder what's happening to that Bongo racing game?

( Edited on 02.10.2006 16:22 by Thundercats )

Oh, I think these Bongos are perfectly for Jungle Beat or the other two. But Reggie is right. And Wiimote is great for a lot more games than the bongos are. That's for sure.
I think I have to find other things to talk, I always say the same here. *lol*

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With the Wii getting some negative comments from a few members of the press on its potential to appear gimmicky
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I can't help but feel the "gimmicky" comments come from either of 2 parties:

1 - those who made assumptions about Nintendo early and have not bothered to keep up with what's been going on.

2 - those who are just determined to find something negative to say for Nintendo, and go about looking for a way to slag it off.

Previously, those who wanted to say bad things fell back on "kiddie" argument when they can't find faults. I guess we will have to get used to "gimmicky" criticism in years to come.

Hmmm. Innuendo far too great...Must restrain sick mind...

But yeah, The Wii-Mote is probably going to act in the same way DS touch screen was, and that is now considered essential.

I liked the bongo's for some reason they made my hands go all red and itchy. I wish Nintendo would just bring DK back in a proper adventure, ive been waiting since DK64.

So Reggie prefers Wiimotes to Bongos, you can sure feel the innuendo potential here! With the Wii having a fairly large loin-up for the next 6 months and beyond, it sure is positive news for the console.

Well, the Wiimote has more inputs then any controll pad.

i do not see any gimmicky.......thingy........ppl are just scared for new things and wont accept them untill a time later.

im done with the gamepad after 16 years of gaming bring it on !!nintendo

Every single game? How about Super Smash Bros?

Thundercats said:

I wonder whats happening to that Bongo racing game?

I believe that it has been changed to the Wii along with Super Paper Mario. I wonder if the controls will be revamped. Motion sensor bongos ...