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Photos: Key to Nintendo's Revolution

Unusual controller will dramatically change game play on Nintendo's next-generation console.
By Bill Detwiler, Contributor
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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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