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The Controller Stress Test

Kotaku writes:

"A wildly amusing set of three stress tests on the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wiimote: how well do they hold up to gamer temper tantrums?"

MaximusPrime6647d ago

lol stress test.

Wii controller is the one to be concerned about.
http://www.wiihaveaproblem....

BrianC62346647d ago

I'd say the 360 controller is the one to be most concerned about. The Wii controller probably breaks easily but I bet more 360 controllers get thrown than any other. Every RROD has to end with at least one thrown controller.

straightpiff4206647d ago

SOMEONE SUBMIT THIS NEWS!!!
http://ps3files.us/

The Orange Box ON SALE- $39.99!
For five games in one, you can not beat this price at all. EB games sells The Orange Box USED for $55.99. Head out to your local Target store right now to get you're hands on The Orange Box for only $39.99 brand new! Valid thru March 1st.

SOMEONE NEEDS TO SUBMIT THIS!!!!

BrianC62346647d ago

Maybe I'll pick that game up tomorrow. I got the same deal for Assassin's Creed at Target right after Christmas. I think it was $38.99 though. Maybe they should create an area just to list special deals on games on n4g.com.

Mycococo6646d ago

well i have stoped now. i destroyed my sixaxis with a swift downward swing and COMPLETELY BROKE THE LEFT HANDLE OFF but i was able to salvage the internals and put it in a ps2 controller and it felt better anyway. i now have a 360 and did the same thing i did with the sixaxis to my 360 pad and all it did was pop open a bit but it pushed back together easy.

360 pad halo edition(green one) is as strong as master chiefs sales!

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power of Green 6647d ago

Xbox controllers have always been built like tanks even more so with the Xbox 1 controllers I thought they were over designed.

MaximusPrime6647d ago

yes i agreed. thats why there are so many FPS games.

PopEmUp6646d ago

The thing is xbox controller is like a tank is simply because its a brick that you used to play games with just for xbox only, isn't that right everyone?

Milky6646d ago

Its funny because just a minute ago my friends xbox 360 controller had popped open and now, when you shake it, it shuts down.

THE TERMINATOR6646d ago

"Xbox controller is built like a tank"
Too bad the actual console is built like sh!t

Pain6646d ago

Those controllers could take a beating, I once threw one clean across the basement,bounce of the wall,
hit the floor,bounced few more times, plugged in worked fine, repeat many times lol, still worked ^^

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toughNAME6647d ago

its obviously more delicate than the rest

smokeymicpot6647d ago

The six axis is the weakest one. One time I was playing Cod4 or Restiance some guy killed me in a wall. I chcuked the controller at the wall the R2 and L2 buttons broke.

TheWickedOne6647d ago

I hate to admitted it but I tossed my PS3 controller to the ground once while playing Ass. Creed and broke the L2 button. Still not to happy about that. I was able to fix it but it's not as responsive anymore.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot8d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle8d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk778d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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Why the Wii is Such a Nostalgic System in 2026

The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.

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ActualWhiteMan14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.

jznrpg14d ago

My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.

Smellsforfree14d ago

Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.

Loktai14d ago

Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer17d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde15d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy15d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12515d ago (Edited 15d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.