Talk:Game controller

message: I'm not a Sega Saturn expert by all means but I do remember they came out a redesigned a white Sega Saturn that came out with a slimmer controller in Japan only. In addition, Sega will be releasing a USB and Playstation 2 version of the exact second revision controller design.  I'm not going to edit this article because I really don't know much about the Sega Saturn. Also, didn't they release the second revision controller for North America but left the color black? --Anonymous Cow 18:37, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the earliest (or later) versions of the Japanese Saturn console were white (see the Segata Sanshiro ads, for instance, or this google search). wS 18:11, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The first Japanese Sega Saturns were grey not white. It even states that on Wikipedia's article about the Sega Saturn. "The original Japanese Saturn model is virtually identical to the NA first generation model except it is gray in color with blue buttons and the cartridge slot flap is also black in color. Like before, it has the drive access light, and a non-notched power cord. Production was later ended in favor of the White Saturn." --Anonymous Cow 00:12, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Argh. Although I know pretty much that, I've wrote the blunder anyway,   maybe I should stay away from wikipedia while I'm not all awake. Either way, considering it's just a cosmetic change, I don't think it's worth mentioning outside the Saturn article. It's the same pad, just different colours, or else we would have to nominate colour changes between the american genesis and the european/japanese Mega Drive. wS 16:32, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Didn't the Sega Saturn have 3 official versions of its controller?

message: I added the steering wheel section, but I'm not a writer, so it may need to be cleaned up.
:: Just checked it out; it looks good. Well done! Daniel Davis 02:45, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  steering wheel 

message: Is it true that the Wiimote can be used as an MP3 player, if it is it shpuld be in the article 211.27.16.96 05:36, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Only if you can find a source for it. Ex-Nintendo Employee 13:20, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is this true 

message: In the Trackball section, it is said: "This is faster than one can move a mouse due to space not being an issue." I believe this doesn't make sense: I can move a mouse faster than I can roll the ball, because the palm of my hand has limited space. And isn't the speed of movement dependent on the configured sensitivity? 130.89.13.224 15:34, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trackball faster than a mouse? 

message: Is anyone opposed to me adding a section briefly discussing WASD-style gamepads, i.e. the Nostromo n52 and Fang Gamepad? Modul8r 16:06, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WASD-style gamepads 

message: Similar to the above post, I think a detail on specialized gaming keyboards with a separate gaming section (like the ZBoard and Wolf King series, maybe even Logitech G15/19) belongs in Game Controllers.  I did not see a mention of them in the main keyboards article, and they might be more appropriate here. John/CP44@68.80.179.150 (talk) 19:25, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems reasonable, but I would put it as a sub section of "Keyboard, mouse and mousepad" or "Gaming keypads and programmable PC controllers". TBH, I think the "Gaming keypads and programmable PC controllers" section should be made a sub-section of "Keyboard, mouse and mousepad". While on the topic, why is mousepad mentioned in the section title? It isn't a form of input and while it may aid mouse use, isn't actually part of the controller...I think some changes need to happen here. AlphathonTM (talk) 19:40, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  FPS/RPG keyboards 

message: Isn't the difference between a gamepad and a joypad the presence of joystick(s) (or thumbsticks) ? --TiagoTiago (talk) 23:08, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  The difference between a gamepad and a joypad 

message: Why would someone be limited to controlling motion in just 3 dimensions with a gamepad? --TiagoTiago (talk) 23:12, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Unless you want to include time-manipulation (or complicated theoretical multi-dimensional physics; AFAIK that isn't widely implemented in games :P), there are only 3 dimensions to control in. AlphathonTM (talk) 19:45, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why only 3 dimensions? 

message: i came to this article looking for more information about standards for game controllers, including things like for example why joysticks on Windows can have only up to eight axes and Xinput devices can have only up to 6 axes, why the axes are in a certain order, what makes a system see a game controller as the number 1 instead of the 2, the different connectors on different systems etc --TiagoTiago (talk) 23:48, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  i wanna learn more about standards 

message: These two types tend to overlap a bit with the Motion Controller type, but not always, and they are unique enough to justify being described individually. "Wand"s Are things like the Wiimote and the Playstation Move, vaguely rod-like, one handed. The "Nunchuk"s similarly are also one handed, but they are shaped a bit more like the grip of a gun than a flashlight, and are usually used in pairs or associated with another type of one handed controller; some examples include the Wii's Nunchuk obviously, and the Razer Hydra. --TiagoTiago (talk) 13:13, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, for now this info would just be WP:OR. So I'd like to encourage you to look for reliable sources that cover these other types and then be bold and add the information to the article (I haven't checked the article itself, e. g. if they are already included somewhere). Nczempin (talk) 13:20, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs to mention two new types: Wand and Nunchuk 

message: The Trickstick was an innovative and never-seen-elsewhere solution for game controlling. --Bonnerlunder (talk) 07:48, 17 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  ZX Spectrum Trickstick 

message: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Evolution_of_the_Console_Controller_exhibition_at_PAX_Prime_2012 SNAAAAKE!! (talk) 09:04, 16 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Evolution of the Console Controller exhibition at PAX Prime 2012 

message: An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect :Dog bone controller and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 October 5#Dog bone controller until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.  Steel1943 (talk) 06:13, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
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message: An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect :Wing grip controller and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 October 5#Wing grip controller until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.  Steel1943 (talk) 06:34, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
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message: An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect :Rectangular controller and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 October 5#Rectangular controller until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.  Steel1943 (talk) 06:35, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
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