Photos: Key to Nintendo's Revolution
Unusual controller will dramatically change game play on Nintendo's next-generation console.
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New controller
The newly revealed controller for Nintendo's Revolution game console looks like a small TV remote control.
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Controller works as pointer
A transmitter on the front end of the new controller gives players the ability to point at objects on-screen. A hatch on the back opens when batteries need to be replaced.
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Target stick
The target stick (left) is part a separate ergonomic device and is designed to give players more flexibility in two-handed play.
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Many colors
The new controller comes in five colors--black, silver, white, green and red.
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