I agree that devs would focus on the 2nd analog stick and leave out some other control schemes…but thats because the fanbase will vote for that with their money. In the end…Nintendo will stick to what they like so first party games will still control the way you favor them to and there is nothing wrong with that and really thats good enough.

@ehandlr But handhelds aren’t consoles. It’s not about ignoring a standard control scheme. If anything I propose that with two analogs console controls would take over and developers would ignore the “actual standard” control schemes of the portable system. yes there are certain genres that don’t work without dual analogs. I say these are genres we can do without on the portable. It’s one of the reasons I don’t really understand the fuss over COD for Vita. COD isn’t a game you can really play casually. At this point it’s mostly a multiplayer game anyway. A pretty hardcore multiplayer game. It’s not something you really play “while out”. I think most people who want to play CoD on Vita will play it at home. If you’re at home why wouldn’t you play it on your big screen TV? I think similar arguments apply to most genres of the dual analog variety. (See also : Uncharted).

Obviously some of those genres can be adopted for one stick. Some of them to the genre’s benefits like the twin stick shooter. Geometry Wars on the DS is probably one of the best controlling versions of the game.

@EdEN speaking of chime.. i heard the chime on this page. Not sure why or how. interesting

Now, back on trophies? I NEED to hear that chime on my TV, STAT! Hahaha, too much work has slowed down my gaming, and it is not fun-fun at all.

If a new system of control is desired, it should be done by building on what is already proven and not by eliminating what is already standard. Like the Wii. It did not remove the 2nd analog stick at all. It still exists in one form or another but we refer to it as motion or nunchuck attachment. It was a widely accepted change to the current standard and not an elimination even though I still loathe motion gaming lol.

Granted…the stylus and touch screen are heavy marketable contorl schemes on the 3DS and the 2nd analog stick would cause some conflict there, but ignoring multiple control schemes is to ignore multiple genres of games as we know them. i.e. Monster Hunter would be near pointless.

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As for trophies…I always collect the low hanging fruit and some of the ones that I need to jump for…very seldom do I climb the tree for all the fruit. I do love my trophies however and have skipped on games that did not include them in the past.