You don't often see a video game specifically designed for a 16-button bespoke controller and for a special one-time party, but that's exactly what Keita Takahashi has done with Tenya Wanya Teens.
Daisywheel divides the alphabet into eight groups of four, assigning each letter to a controller face button based on the position of the left-analog stick.
Huang showed us a very early (and aesthetically awkward) build of the Arena hub, but all the basic functionality was there, letting us naturally hop into games with the controller's poppy A button, and retreat from an app with the back button.
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Edge had previously mentioned the possibility of a dedicated share button on the next-gen controller, though that remains a product of the rumor mill at the moment.
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To help make its forthcoming hardware more palatable to gamers, Nintendo plans to offer the "Wii U Pro Controller, " a more traditional button-laden device along with the console as an alternative to the GamePad.
Sony showed an updated controller that adds a touchpad and a "share" button.
Meanwhile, the controller screen showed a map of the area, a button to change the lighting, a button to change the camera angle, and game details like health level.
Dubbed as the Pro Controller, the wireless peripheral has a remarkably similar shape and button layout to what comes standard with the Xbox 360 -- albeit with a duo a of evenly-placed joysticks and Nintendo-focused function buttons.
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Nyko's complementary Playground app will offer backwards compatibility for other Android games and a variety of button-mapping features, including customized controller layout.
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Corroborating reports, the pictured controller features a rectangular touchpad in between the standard d-pad and four-button setup, though it's missing the rumored Share button.
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And then there's the coffee-table-filling controller for Capcom's Steel Batallion, complete with a gear shift and an eject button.
The new controller resembles that of the PlayStation 3, but adds a touchpad and a "share" button.
The controller is the same four-beamed multi-button affair we've seen before, but now with a custom version of the aforementioned DJ application to call its own, and make the set-up a cinch.
Including pressure-sensitive buttons that offer a variety of different movement and actions on the same button, the GC-2 controller also comes armed with high-quality analogue sticks to ensure accurate player movement on screen, making sure you're always one step ahead of the enemy.
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