| RolStoppable said:
So we should be looking forward to play Super Mario Bros. without a d-pad, third parties are going to embrace this interface despite not bothering with the Gamepad that was a lot closer to a DualShock than this "leaked" controller, and somehow all of this is also in the same spirit as the Wiimote. |
There's an easy way around that - just make the control slider a transforming d-pad like on the newer xbox 360 controllers. When switched to d-pad mode, it would be locked to sliding around.
I think that'd be an elegant solution - as most games you either use a left analog or left d-pad to move, but very, very seldom both. Also, this way the "dpad" would remain centered to button inputs and the right control stick - providing superior comfort.
It helps clean up what's typically a cluttered, misused/unused set of inputs. I always hate it in games when I'm moving with the left stick and the left d-pad has some other functions that I ultimately don't like using because it's not as simple to tap/reach as buttons on the right side of the controller. This NX controller deals away with that problem completely by allowing you customize button mappings.
I predict NX launches in 2017 - not 2016
