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11/06/09
Say what you will about pretty much everything else in the Wii system, but the two-piece controller is definitely the way to go. Small hands, large hands, in-between hands, cthulhoid tentacles, it doesn't matter. The controller is however big and whatever shape you want it to be, based on how you choose to pose your arms while playing. Want to have a more traditional experience? Hold them near each other in front of you like a standard two-hand controller. Feel like being more casual about it? Drape one arm over the armrest, and rest the other on your leg. Maybe you're looking for new ways to challenge yourself? Wrap one arm around the back of your neck, and sit on the other one. #art
11/06/09
how long have you been gaming? you don't sound like the average 12 years old kid, but indeed you complain like one.
now, on topic, I for one, am more sensitive to the pain caused by any nintendo D-Pads on my fingers, than any other kind of phisical damage.
Ergonomics are the human dimension proyected in the design of an usable object, and as far back as I can remember, controls are not only to hold, but to press buttons too.
If you take damage by holding a dualshock , then I can safely say I get damaged by using the wiimote's button, any of them . Wich is more anti-ergonomic? #art
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I own three consoles. A Wii, a black Atari 2600, and a wood-grain Atari 2600. I've suffered through all you "hardcore" gamers whinging about how the PS3 Boomerang looked ugly (don't care, looks fairly comfortable), and how the DS Phat supposedly caused hand cramps by being too large (it's actually because it's small, which gets worse with the DS Lite unless you strap it into some Nerf Armor). I've got an 8.75" handspan, and I'm telling you right now that both the 360 and PS3 controllers are utter garbage from an ergonomic standpoint.
For the record, I'm also sick of the fact that weekend handymen have cause the power tool industry to switch from pistol grip screwguns (which are great for driving screws without first drilling pilot holes) to T-grip screwguns (which are pretty much designed to just be comfortable to hold as you stand there doing nothing).
We live in a nation that has forgotten what "ergonomic" means, and since the market is driven by the consumers, it's making it more difficult for _me_ to find handheld devices that are actually designed to be comfortable rather than simply look cool. And if I was complaining like the average 12-year old, I'd be griping about how they should look cooler. #art
10:27 AM
11/06/09
To simplify:
If you have big hands - 360
Small hands - Dualshock
And if like me you find the idea of laying sprawled on the sofa with hands either side of you then the Wiimote is for you. Though I do prefer the dualshock to the 360 as I have small palms and long fingers. #art
11/06/09
360: Grab it full-on and wrap your hands around it.
DualShock: Set it on your fingers with fairly open hands - it won't fall - really. It takes effort to drop it.
When I hold a DualShock, the heels of my hands aren't even on it. Like that, it's the most comfortable controller I've ever used. The only issue I have is if I'm playing a fighting game for a long time, the underside screw hole near the d-pad makes a hell of a hot spot on the side of my middle finger. #art
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However Lifehacker had a post on colouring plastics which I may try on a spare Sixaxis.
[lifehacker.com]
So you could go any colour you like.
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Don't much like the colours though!
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Looks like a PS3 controller.