Revolution Controller

[Yago]

Anyone see/hear anything else on the Revolution Controller? Why would they get a patent on something like said in the comment, the system would not have?

http://news.gamewinners.com/index.php/news/3128/

[briguy578]

"'A direction instruction switch [d-pad], a start switch, and a select switch are placed on the left side of the LCD, movement instruction switches (A button) and (B button) are placed on the right side of the LCD, and, if necessary, other movement instruction switches R and L are placed on the right and left ends of the upper side of the housing, respectively.'"

Um, it sounds to me llike this is a patent for the DS control scheme, not the Revolution, especially when you read -

"'The handheld game device includes a control circuit (for example, a CPU chip) having a CPU core,' the document continues. 'An LCD controller, a work RAM, a video RAM, and an interface circuit are connected to the CPU core via a bus (an address bus and a data bus.'"

"The controller will also accommodate a cartridge slot according to the document, 'The handheld game device has a cartridge insertion slot formed in the upper side thereof for removably inserting the game cartridge.'"

That cements it for me, this is talking about the DS, not the revolution.

[poopnes]

Its actually describing the GBA hooked up to the GC. Probably relating to the cancelled GC title Kirby Roll 'O Rama. Said patent at this point is debunked for any sort of Rev relationship.