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Thursday 21-Dec-2006 10:42 AM Japanese mag reveals failed Wii controller ideas, including a bizarre cheese-shaped star pad
Japanese weekly magazine Nikkei Business has revealed some of the Wii's controller prototypes, including a hacked-up Wavebird and a what looks like a giant chunk of Starman cheese.
The other two protypes in the magazine pic are clearly inspired by television remotes, with the left device coming closest to the final design. Most interesting though is the gadget on the right, which appears to feature a SNES-style button layout and a twistable d-pad section. Perhaps there's an analogue stick hiding on the back?
Still, we can't quite get our head around that giant star thing. Is it some kind of motion-sensing frisbee? Or do you just press the star to win? We'll probably never know...
Japanese weekly magazine Nikkei Business has revealed some of the Wii's controller prototypes, including a hacked-up Wavebird and a what looks like a giant chunk of Starman cheese.
The other two protypes in the magazine pic are clearly inspired by television remotes, with the left device coming closest to the final design. Most interesting though is the gadget on the right, which appears to feature a SNES-style button layout and a twistable d-pad section. Perhaps there's an analogue stick hiding on the back?
Still, we can't quite get our head around that giant star thing. Is it some kind of motion-sensing frisbee? Or do you just press the star to win? We'll probably never know...
