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Hmm it could be poor man's mouse equvalent if it's touchscreen like the lower one in DS.

Still i don' think it willl work as screens in DS are close to each other so you don't lose concentration when moving from one to other but here is huge diffrent.



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mchaza said:

how about the controller is the console, with the screen attached to the console. It would be called an handheld type thing. Why hasn't anyone fought of that already. 

 

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radiantshadow92 said:
RolStoppable said:
radiantshadow92 said:

These are all usless. I NEVER look at my controller while playing.

That's because there is no screen on the current controllers, you donkey. The "You don't miss it if you never had it" saying applies here.


Donkey? wow.

The point i was making is that looking down at my controler takes away from the game. There is now way to play games competevly if you are looking down at the controller for things that could simply be on the regular screen. 

Like someone said it can be used to clean up the hud in alot of games like fighters and some shooters. im sure nintendo has some ideas if it is coming with a screen on the controller. Seems to be more possibilities than not.



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its useless for competitive gaming.

by the time you look at the controller then the tv again, you will probably be dead in a shooting game, crash in a racing game, lose posession in a football game etc.



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mibuokami said:
Boutros said:
mibuokami said:
Boutros said:

Prevents people (idiots) from looking (spying, cheating) in your screen when you play in competitive split screen.


Looking at porn in the living room while pretending to play games? =D

lol wut?!

It would be awesome! I would pretend to play the game and actual look up porn! I would so buy a console with direct video feed to a controller! Imagine playing SMB while looking up Peach porn! @_@

*runs*

Or you could pretend to look at porn and actual play a game!

*runs even faster*



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VGhippy said:

I've thought of another one. As it's a touch screen you could assign dozens of hotkeys to it like you can with a keyboard for PC. It would be great for selecting squads on RTS games or items on WRPGs etc.

It would also be good for a slider bar type of control.

I like this idea

By the way, is there any info on whether it'll be 3D or not? I think it would make sense and it'd be pretty cool

...if it actually turns out to be 3D it could also benifit multiplayer in 3D, where if it was splitscreen other players' sections would be distracting in 3D

Also, I think this screen is just begging for a Pikmin game to be made for it



Silver-Tiger said:
mibuokami said:
Boutros said:
mibuokami said:
Boutros said:

Prevents people (idiots) from looking (spying, cheating) in your screen when you play in competitive split screen.


Looking at porn in the living room while pretending to play games? =D

lol wut?!

It would be awesome! I would pretend to play the game and actual look up porn! I would so buy a console with direct video feed to a controller! Imagine playing SMB while looking up Peach porn! @_@

*runs*

Or you could pretend to look at porn and actual play a game!

*runs even faster*

That is not possible, you are stating something that fundamentally contradict the working of the universe. Begone! Galactus will devour you and you will re-incarnate into the universe of Ponyhammer 40k




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Nintendo has already used this idea before in Zelda Four Swords on the gamecube using GBAs as controllers and it was really fun. Has no one played that game?