Since I have a fascination with technology, I often find myself brainstorming for new ideas; most of which are gaming related. With the battle between gesture-based controllers and dual-analog controllers heating up, I wanted to come up with something that appealed to everyone. Unfortunately, I'm not all that tech savvy, nor can I create an illustration of what I envisioned, so my only option is to try and describe what I thought up. Keep in mind that my idea will most likely infringe upon multiple patents, as I obviously did not intend to try and make it a reality. Also, I haven't got a name for the controller combo, so I'll just use "Wii Remote and Nunchuk", since that's what they resemble the most.
In appearance, it looked similar to you standard Wii Remote and Nunchuk combo, but a bit smaller and different in shape, and both are wireless. They both also have the same technology that's built into the Wii Remote and Nunchuk (accelerometers, IR, etc.), with the exception of having the technology introduced in the form of Wii MotionPlus already built into both of them.
The "Wii Remote" of the two controllers just has the 4 face buttons you typically see on a dual-analog controller, along with an analog stick attached slightly to the lower-left of the controller, and a trigger underneath the controller, The loss of the 1+2 buttons, the D-pad, etc. helps to reduce the size of the controller. If it ended up the size of the Wii Remote w/ Wii MotionPlus attached, it would have really ruined the idea I had in mind.
As for the "Nunchuk", it won't look radically different. Just a single analog stick of its own and a trigger button. I was also considering having the D-pad moved to the lower-right of the controller, making it symmetrical with the location of the extra analog on the "Wii Remote".
If you haven't already guessed, my plan was to make it so that these two controllers could snap together to form a dual analog controller. Not a very imaginative idea, but it didn't seem like an issue that needed a complicated solution. As to the method in which the two controllers could merge, all I could come up with was a small, plastic casing, much like the Wii Zapper, though obviously a much different shape.
In the end, I really feel that such a controller has a lot of potential. The second analog could possibly be used for more than just an alternative over using an IR sensor to aim like in a FPS on the Wii. When in dual-analog form, the added motion controls could turn the dual-analog controller into something like a steering wheel for racing games. With something like this, you wouldn't need multiple peripherals like a Wii Wheel, Classic Controller, etc.; the controller and plastic casing would be all you need.
In appearance, it looked similar to you standard Wii Remote and Nunchuk combo, but a bit smaller and different in shape, and both are wireless. They both also have the same technology that's built into the Wii Remote and Nunchuk (accelerometers, IR, etc.), with the exception of having the technology introduced in the form of Wii MotionPlus already built into both of them.
The "Wii Remote" of the two controllers just has the 4 face buttons you typically see on a dual-analog controller, along with an analog stick attached slightly to the lower-left of the controller, and a trigger underneath the controller, The loss of the 1+2 buttons, the D-pad, etc. helps to reduce the size of the controller. If it ended up the size of the Wii Remote w/ Wii MotionPlus attached, it would have really ruined the idea I had in mind.
As for the "Nunchuk", it won't look radically different. Just a single analog stick of its own and a trigger button. I was also considering having the D-pad moved to the lower-right of the controller, making it symmetrical with the location of the extra analog on the "Wii Remote".
If you haven't already guessed, my plan was to make it so that these two controllers could snap together to form a dual analog controller. Not a very imaginative idea, but it didn't seem like an issue that needed a complicated solution. As to the method in which the two controllers could merge, all I could come up with was a small, plastic casing, much like the Wii Zapper, though obviously a much different shape.
In the end, I really feel that such a controller has a lot of potential. The second analog could possibly be used for more than just an alternative over using an IR sensor to aim like in a FPS on the Wii. When in dual-analog form, the added motion controls could turn the dual-analog controller into something like a steering wheel for racing games. With something like this, you wouldn't need multiple peripherals like a Wii Wheel, Classic Controller, etc.; the controller and plastic casing would be all you need.
