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Evolution of Controllers

Follow the history of game controllers from Atari’s 2600 joystick to Nintendo’s upcoming Rev-mote. From the article: “Since the dawn of video games, we’ve seen controllers ranging from numeric pads, to wireless, rumble emitting, ergonomic controllers. Some have been utter failures, while others have seen runaway success. However, with any successful product, its features and […]

Follow the history of game controllers from Atari’s 2600 joystick to Nintendo’s upcoming Rev-mote. From the article: “Since the dawn of video games, we’ve seen controllers ranging from numeric pads, to wireless, rumble emitting, ergonomic controllers. Some have been utter failures, while others have seen runaway success. However, with any successful product, its features and design will be mimicked in the hope of similar success.”

[Source: RevolutionAdvance]

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  1. New Zelda Twilight Princess footage at gonintendo.com This is very irrelevant but if you love Zelda, than it's worth it… Just go to the site and scroll down about 5 or six topics… This footage is different from the Hyrule.net footage where link gets his sword

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