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• ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Did Mario Galaxy use gyroscopic controls? I thought it just used the IR sensor. If I’m correct, these are two different things. If you’ve played Splatoon with the gyro controls, you might see the benefit. Alternately, you can do this with Steam input on just about anything if you have a controller with the feature.

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  • LandedGentry@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Switch version (3D all stars) uses gyroscopic controls

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    • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Gotcha. It still might not be the best sample set for getting a feel for what the controls have to offer, if you have the means to give it a try in other games. I think it’s better at aiming/shooting than the right analog stick has ever been.

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      • LandedGentry@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I guess I’m just not really looking for a competitive edge and don’t really feel like moving my wrists and hands around that much. Part of what I like about controllers is that it’s very easy on my wrists. But I totally get why people want that!

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  • Nilz@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The Nintendo Wii used gyroscopic controls (first gen original controllers only had accelerometers. The Wii Motion Plus add-on added gyroscopes, but later controllers integrated both into a single unit). The IR bar was just for the Wii controller to figure out which detection was towards the TV.

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