Marvel Versus Fighting Pad features micro-switch thumb pad, art direction courtesy of a 12 year old boy
PDP, known in the gaming biz for everything from PlayStation Move accessories to heart-shaped guitar-ish (and garish) controllers, has really pulled out all the stops with its latest. The Marvel Versus Fighting Pad is a wired joypad that sports micro-switches for the thumb stick and six front-facing buttons, which is what you get on most arcade consoles (and what you don’t get on cheaper controllers, so theoretically this should be rather nice). Available February 14, this bad boy will set you back $40. Right now only an Xbox 360 model is planned, but if it sells well they will also be bringing it to the PS3. And yes, that is a panel from an actual Marvel comic slathered all over the thing. PR, Video after the break.
Marvel Versus Fighting Pad features micro-switch thumb pad, art direction courtesy of a 12 year old boy originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: February 9th, 2011
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Topics: GameController, Marvel, MarvelVersusFightingPad, awesome, controller, game controller, gamepad, marvel versus fighting pad, pdp, video
Houston newscaster dictates slide transitions, goes bowling with Wiimote
We’re not sure who’s winning the ratings war in Houston, but we’re going to give the upper-hand to KHOU based on these shots alone. As you can clearly see in the image above (and the enlarged versions there in the gallery), this newscaster is wielding a Wiimote. It’s hard to say if the news station actually has their slide transitions setup to change with a swing of the controller, or if weather map zooming is handled with something typically used for gaming, but one thing’s for darn sure — lightning rounds of Wii bowling during commercial breaks are definitely happening.
[Thanks, Edmar]
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Houston newscaster dictates slide transitions, goes bowling with Wiimote originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 28th, 2009
at 4:14pm by Darren Murph
Topics: News, WiiRemote, comedy, controller, funny, newscast, newscaster, nintendo, wii, wii remote, wiimote
Homemade pink Xbox 360 controller makes the ladies say ‘heyyy!’
Not that we haven’t seen pink Xbox 360 controllers before (including one from Microsoft itself), but this one just oozes class. Constructed by Flickr user 4apples for the lovely lady (ladies?) in his life, he took all the time one would expect a handsome young bloke to take by dissembling it, painting each piece in varying shades of pink and slapping it all back together. Have a look at the read link for the finished project, and naw, we won’t tell your special someone if you decide to follow suit and call it an original.
[Via technabob]
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Homemade pink Xbox 360 controller makes the ladies say ‘heyyy!’ originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 18th, 2009
at 6:44am by Darren Murph
Topics: DIY, Xbox, Xbox360, XboxController, color, controller, hack, mod, pink, xbox 360, xbox controller
Exclusive two-tone Xbox 360 Play and Charge kit coming to GameStop
We still think those crazy Mad Catz Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 controllers are the coolest around at the moment, but if you’re committed to staying first-party this new GameStop-exclusive Play and Charge bundle is right up there — black carbon fiber with red inserts never did anyone wrong, you know? Pre-orders are up now in all kinds of countries for $70.
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Exclusive two-tone Xbox 360 Play and Charge kit coming to GameStop originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 16th, 2009
at 3:11pm by Nilay Patel
Topics: 360, Microsoft, PlayAndCharge, PlayAndChargeKit, WirelessController, Xbox, Xobx360, controller, gamestop, play and charge, play and charge kit, wireless controller, xobx 360
Heckler and Koch MP5 sub-machine gun Wiimote controller: ’nuff said
That, friends, is a darn good representation of what a Heckler and Koch MP5 sub-machine gun looks like. And contrary to popular belief, there’s no real ammunition in there — unless you consider the kind required to shoot digital clay pigeons “real munitions.” Spotted at a nondescript trade show over in Hong Kong, this here Wii controller actually comes with Wiimote, nunchuck and MotionPlus functionality built right in (wild, right?), so there’s no need to slip your own Wii controller in before greasing up your face, jumping in the fatigues and mashing that diminutive power button on your console. Who knows if this thing will actually ship Stateside, but man, can you imagine the line at your local GameStop if it does?
[Thanks, TheLostSwede]
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Heckler and Koch MP5 sub-machine gun Wiimote controller: ’nuff said originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 16th, 2009
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Topics: Heckler and Koch, HecklerAndKoch, MachineGun, NintendoWii, controller, gun, machine gun, mp5, nintendo, nintendo wii, weapon, wii
