Doesn't actually make much of a difference, and given the placement of the little joystick control, it actually makes it a little easier to use (unless you're left-handed, of course).

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It's the first model to feature an interface powered by the PS2's Graphics Synthesizer and Emotion Engine chips, too, and comes with a clamshell, joystick-equipped remote control that looks like you could use it to pilot a plane and solve complex equations while you watch.

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Some players of mind games might be underwhelmed that they don't have total control in the same way they could with a joystick.

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Instead of a bulky, button-studded joystick, Nintendo has produced a slim wand that looks like a television remote control.

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