Revolution Controller Use Detailed

Joystiq reports on new details on using the Revolution's controller from an unlikely source. National Geographic Kids Magazine has a spread on a trip they took to Nintendo's HQ, and what they saw when they were there. From the article: "Backwards compatibility is of course something we've known about for awhile; however, the "old favorites" mention is so provocatively vague! They list The Legend of Zelda, Super Smash Brothers, and Donkey Konga. Question is, are they listing games or franchises? If they are listing games, does this mean the "old favorite" versions of these games (Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Melee) will use the Revolution controller to slash a sword or work as a shield?" Update: 01/10 05:35 GMT by Z : Yeah. It's a fake. Sorry about that, but I thought you could trust National Geographic. Points to Press the Buttons for the DS9 reference in mentioning the fakery.

So sad about National Geographic Kids...

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I used to be a subscriber to the magazine, back when it was National Geographic World. Back in that day, it actually had interesting articles and no advertisements. I grew out of the magazine, but my younger sisters continued getting it until shortly after it went through the "National Geographic Kids" makeover.

I'm not sure exactly when it happened or who was responsible, but somewhere along the line, something went drastically wrong. If you pick up a copy of the magazine now, it's nothing but pure trash. At least a third of the pages are overt advertisements. Sandwiched between all the advertisements are the "articles" of which at least half are nothing but thinly veiled ads for more toys, tv shows, and movies. Gone are the informative articles about the world around us. Now, all they they have are features that talk about and try to sell the latest commercial crap.

The sad thing is, there are many parents who are suckered into subscribing or keep renewing their kids' subscriptions to the "magazine" simply because it bears the National Geographic name up top. They never bother to look at the actual content, and so the advertisers are allowed to slip under the radar and brainwash kids, all in the name of "education."

So, yeah, I'm not surprised at all that NGK has an article about the new Nintendo console, or that it's a worthless article to boot.