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Re:Nintendo confirms launching new console in 2012, playable... by mkr-hn on Monday April 25, 2011 @10:58AM (#2481428)
There's no reason a normal controller can't act as a pointer. It would eliminate the normal complaints (extra cost for the joystick attachment, limited applications) while maintaining it for those rare games that work best with a pointer.
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Re:Nintendo confirms launching new console in 2012, playable... by joezydeco on Monday April 25, 2011 @11:42AM (#2481590)
There's also no reason a coffee cup can't be used as a pointer, but the physical affordance doesn't work well.

The Wii pointer worked because it had the right shape to be held in a hand and pointed. If this new leaked picture is the actual controller, how are you supposed to hold it in one hand and point? Or are you going to use two hands now?

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