Functional Design?
Thursday, November 10th, 2005 at 5:13am by StaffFrom RRC: “[The Revolution] will come with a silver stand that makes the system a welcome, artistic component of any multimedia setup, whether it’s displayed vertically or horizontally.”
While I believe the Revolution stand is just a design choice, and a nifty one at that, could it contain any hidden functionality? Does the controller’s 3D space work better when the system is tilted via the stand? This is probably over analysis, but alas, it’s a minor unknown in a sea of unknowns.
What do you think?
[Source: Rev Resource Center]
November 10th, 2005 at 4:55 am
Memory expansions galore!
November 10th, 2005 at 4:59 am
Actually it’s nothing but a stand. The controller’s functionality lies in the two small pieces that go on each side of the tv.
November 10th, 2005 at 7:31 am
The most obvious and, dare I say, most probable: Since the console will almost certainly be stored anywhere lower than chest height, the tilt will make it easier to interact with the front panel, making access to the power and disc slot more ergonomic.
November 10th, 2005 at 9:25 am
I think what is strange is that Nintendo has confirmed that Digital Projectors work with the Revolution which means if you have a projector and a white wall or whatever you can still use the controller by aiming at the plain wall that the game is being projected at. I always thought that the controller would require a TV screen to be played but I guess not.
November 10th, 2005 at 11:44 am
its a secret nuclear device…
November 10th, 2005 at 11:53 am
As much as I’d love to speculate I’m sure it’s just a chunk of plastic made to make your Rev look slicker standing up.
November 10th, 2005 at 12:20 pm
Disabled ramp?
*I remember this being suggested on UKR some time ago, made me laugh*
November 10th, 2005 at 2:28 pm
Quoting Kevin:
I always thought that the controller would require a TV screen to be played but I guess not.
The controller doesn’t interact with the TV screen, but rather with sensors that will be placed near the screen. This will let you use any old TV, HDTV, projector, and I believe they said it would even be compatible with computer monitors.
November 10th, 2005 at 2:59 pm
Have they released any pics of those sensors yet?
November 10th, 2005 at 3:32 pm
Nope.
November 10th, 2005 at 6:57 pm
I can’t tell you how many Nintendo fanboys I’ve tried to convince about the sensors on the Nintendo forums. The most common response is:
“OMG what about Duck Hunt!!1! U didn’t need ne sensors for that LOLZ”
I then had to calmly explain about some of the differences between CRT TVs and projected images. I thought it was obvious that there would be some kind of sensor from the moment they said it would work with non-CRT displays.
And while having accessories built in to the stand would be cool, I doubt that it will happen
November 11th, 2005 at 4:21 am
hey… has anyone seen pics with the revolution stand facing the opposite side picured on the topic screen… if so, maybe it has so capabiltity for plug ins or so so … just commenting
November 12th, 2005 at 5:07 pm
yeah, and maybe like on the bottom it would have a wireless charger, like the revolution would hook into the stand like a high tech tooth-brush hooks into its battery stand… hmmm
November 12th, 2005 at 6:33 pm
yep, actually if you watch the iwata keynote at e3, the revolution gets plugged into the stand, the silver stand is plugged into an outlet. i think the stand charging the revolution is very likely, as it has already been hinted that the rev will be low power, and won’t be a home or mobile console.
November 13th, 2005 at 6:39 am
The cords were going into the system, not the stand. And if u plug the stand in, what’s the point? U’d have to keep it there anyway. In the picture above, the stand’s front and side is showing. At E3, the other dide is showing. The back part is very small and thin. Nothing’s there.
November 13th, 2005 at 4:08 pm
very small and thin. Nothing’s there… man you gotta stop dissin yourself… The Rev hooks into the bottom get over it