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Slideshow: Hands On With the Revolution

The motion-sensing controller for Nintendo's new console promises to change the way video games are played. Chris Kohler tries out the Revolution in Tokyo.
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To use a standard analog stick, you'll just plug it into the controller, creating what Shigeru Miyamoto calls the "nunchuck controller."Courtesy of Nintendo

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The underside of the Revolution controller will feature a trigger button, the bottom an expansion port that lets you attach other control options.

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The actual Revolution console isn't much taller than the controller, which isn't very big either. Style!

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Just point the Revolution controller at your screen and move and tilt it to move characters, cursors or objects around the TV with pinpoint precision.

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The Revolution will support up to four controllers at once. LED lights will indicate which player has which controller.

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