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"The Wavebird, and how it'll change my world"

The Wavebird, a controller that gets rid of the need for a lead.

It's not like the old infa-red controllers, in which you always had to keep the controller pointed at a sensor, as it uses radio waves. You can also set each contoller to a different frequency, to make sure the signals from one controller don't go to the wrong receiver.

Surely soon enough there will be controllers like this also available on the Playstation2 and the Xbox, so we can all benefit.

But really, does it make any difference?

For the family man, yes, a big, big, big yes!

You see, to keep all sweet within a family unit, you've got to make sure certain things are in place.

Firstly, to keep the lady of the house happy, tidyness is rather important. So leads strewn all over the floor are never a good thing. Especially if you want to convince your wife that buying games are essential. If they create more mess, I don't like your chances!

Secondly, and possibly more importantly, leads across the floor, and small children just don't mix. If I try to play a game during young Georgia's waking hours, one of thwo things will happen:

1) She'll pull the controller lead, and the console will come crashing to the floor.

2) The lead will go in Georgia's mouth. I wouldn't like to find out what would happen if they stayed in her mouth long enough for her to bite into it.

So as you can see, gaming during the day is not really a possibility, just because of those bloody controller leads.

You see, even if Georgia does decide against pulling or chewing the lead, chances are that Malibu will come into the room at speed, and trip over the leads. So it's more tears. Two lots in fact, Malibu's fall, and the console falling onto the floor (yet again) could lead to tears of your own if it's taken one knock too many.

But when those Wavebirds get here, all will change. Gone will be the mess of wires across the floor that make the place look untidy, and gets frowned upon by Lisa. Gone is the tripping hazard causing Malibu bruised knees. Gone is Georgia's potentially dangerous chewing toy. Gone are many of those ocassions in which the console could crash down to the floor.

So during the day no longer will I look at my console sitting safely out of the way, and have to wait till bedtime to play. I'll be able to switch on, sit back, and enjoy. No tears, no tantrums. Ah, the Wavebird, I can't wait. I'm happy, your happy, everybody's happy. Lovely!

pb wrote:
> Of course, then you would miss out on all the skipping competitions you could
> have...

*kisses the NES controller lead*

The Wavebird won't be doing so much for me.

It would've stopped tangles to prevent clumsy younger brothers tripping up between gaming sessions and sending the machine plummeting to the floor (although brothers are as careless as a 2 year old daughter, they're bigger and put more force into sending the machine flying!), only I'm buying four wired pads at launch and can't be bothered to shell out a second time.

And seeing as the thing will be in my bedroom, atleast the kid won't be allowed in until I've carefully arranged the wires in a "safe" way.

Is a multiplayer opponent worth all that effort?

Definately!

Of course, then you would miss out on all the skipping competitions you could have...

Madooey, my computer cabinet thingy has two consoles residing in it at the moment and the back of the TV and the plugs is ridiculous. There are so many freakin' wires! Roll on WaveBird!

===SONICRAV---> wrote:
> What is the big deal about these things?

Get a couple of young kids, and you'll see.

;-)

TomUK wrote:
> It's not the long distance thing. It's the fact that the wires are there, just
> waiting to be yanked. Wrecking your nice new console/game.

I would really
> like one of these for the PS2. I had my SSX disk ruined by my sister pulling the
> controller lead when she was emerged in the gameplay. Grrr...
One up to Nintendo. Shame I'm not buying a GC really.

My PS2 ended up looking like a PSTri (triangler shaped). My sister ran through the lead or yanked it while I was out of the room.

Sony changed it under the 28 day thingy or something. :)

Thats when I said 'thank you sony' for the first time. (deliberate lowercase).

:D

It's not the long distance thing. It's the fact that the wires are there, just waiting to be yanked. Wrecking your nice new console/game.

I would really like one of these for the PS2. I had my SSX disk ruined by my sister pulling the controller lead when she was emerged in the gameplay. Grrr...

I'm NOT buying IR controllers. I tend to move the controller when playing, and it can be pointed upwards sometimes. What happens if you're just about to finish a really difficult part of a game, then the controller goes out of range! Annoying.

One up to Nintendo. Shame I'm not buying a GC really.

I'll say it again:
The simple answer to this 'long distance gameplay' problem is this:
But a pair of extender cables from SR for £9.99 when they're out! This will allow 2 players to play from further away, and save you LOTS of batteries!!
And by buying another pair, the 2 others can move away in a massive 4-player Mario Kart game!

Problem solved. :P

What is the big deal about these things? After all, my Mega Drive had a pair of IR controllers- granted you have to point them towards the console, but where else would you be looking???

So what is the point? They cost £30... maybe Nintendo have warped your minds into thinking that's a "reasonable" price for a controller!

Sonic

Or†ega wrote:
> Hmmmm. Gonna be $40 in the US. How much we gonna get it for then? Most likely
> £30. Is it really worth it?

YES.

YES.

AND YES.