Wii U needs Southpaw (swap sticks) option in Settings - Wii U Forum

Phobos790 · 2013-12-06T20:05:01+00:00

I learned how to play FPS and 3rd person shooters on the N64, mostly Unreal 2. We used the 4 yellow arrows on the right side to move forward/back and strafe left/right. The analog stick was used to look/aim with the left hand. I'm a righty, but many players who started playing this way still do and most are righties too. It's ingrained. I was really disappointed that Nano Assault Neo does not have the swap sticks option, making it unplayable for myself and many others. Even if the game lacks the option, it should be in the Wii U settings under game controllers. A simple option to swap sticks would solve the problem. I got the PS4 at launch, picked up Killzone Shadow Fall. No southpaw. Crushed. Returned the game. Started a thread in the Killzone forum, others chimed in, many tweeted the devs. Next day a dev team member replied and said they would look into it. A week later, an update was released that included the option. Genius. This couldn't have happened that quick even 2 or 3 years ago. Before anyone says "learn to play the right way"... this is how many of us learned. I now play Resogun, Dead Nation, Geometry Wars, Gears of War, Halo, Killzone etc... with the right stick controlling movement. Impossible to play any other way. Make games that everyone can play. Please Nintendo, add this option in the settings and sell more systems/games. For now, my Nano Assault Neo purchase is worthless. edit - It's ironic that I learned how to play this way on a NINTENDO SYSTEM!!

Topic: Wii U needs Southpaw (swap sticks) option in Settings

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noname001
Tue 10th Dec 2013

PloXyZeRO wrote:

I don't understand why there aren't lefty controllers yet....just mirrored versions of a normal controller. Although I'm not a lefty, I really wished they existed. But oh well...alternate control schemes are nice too. Most FPSs usually allow you to at least swap the sticks. Using a 3DS must be HORRIBLE for lefties.

It's only a nuisance for certain games. Lefties have been trained use a thumb stick in their left hand for long enough, but using a stylus in the right can, depending on the game, be a hurdle. Kid Icarus, for example, took me some getting used to. That or I could've bought that second circle pad abomination...

[Edited Tue 10th Dec 2013 by noname001]

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LzWinky
Tue 10th Dec 2013

So...the dev made the change and now you're asking Nintendo? Wut?

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Phobos790
Wed 11th Dec 2013

DarkwingLz wrote:

So...the dev made the change and now you're asking Nintendo? Wut?

The Killzone developers added the option to Shadow Fall. I posted here to raise awareness of the issue.

I have e-mailed Shin'en and they responded by saying that they will pass the info along to the developers.

I have a 360 controller that i paid someone to switch the sticks. I would actually buy another Wii U controller if someone could do the same.

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