360 gets Scene-It, new simple controller

by Richard Mitchell { Jul 11th 2007 at 6:30AM }

While many X3F readers wail at the thought of the Xbox 360 receiving more casual, Wii-inspired games, there can be no doubt that there is a ton of money to be made in the casual market. This fact has been made abundantly clear by the success of the Wii and DS. Microsoft evidently has taken notice, and announced during its E3 press conference that an Xbox 360 version of the movie trivia game, Scene-It is in the works. In addition to featuring new interactive features, more puzzles, clips, and questions, the Xbox 360 version will also include a new controller. The controller design is (shockingly) very, very simple. It resembles a buzzer with a large colored button at the top and the four standard 360 buttons aligned vertically underneath. The concept, obviously, is that a player would "buzz in" by pressing the large button and then select and answer with A, B, X, or Y. Also revealed, the game will include four of these controllers while maintaining the standard retail price of most 360 titles.

Whether or not these unique controllers will be utilized outside of Scene-It remains to be, um, seen.

Tags: e3, e307, scene-it, sceneit

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Carbonize @ Jul 11th 2007 6:34AM

So basically the controllers will be copies of the controllers used on the Buzz Quiz on the PS2 ?

Brian @ Jul 11th 2007 6:39AM

i bet they were like ok its this or iptv.....

bazzamnz @ Jul 11th 2007 6:46AM

Here is a pic of the control:

[IMG]http://i9.tinypic.com/4qgjt4j.jpg[/IMG]

My first impression when watching the stream is that Microsoft just copied the buzz control.

Scott Williams @ Jul 11th 2007 7:15AM

unless it comes with 4 controllers like Buzz I won't be buying it

Ian @ Jul 11th 2007 7:39AM

Scott:

So you read everything but the last sentence?

"Also revealed, the game will include four of these controllers while maintaining the standard retail price of most 360 titles."

DjDATZ @ Jul 11th 2007 8:38AM

Awesome news! And the fact that this is exclusive to the 360, I'm sure fans of the game will be incline to buy the 360 to play this on. I'm not saying they will 100% but it will give them more reason to choose the 360 over the POS3 or the Wii.

Andrew @ Jul 11th 2007 10:35AM

This looks really cool. Already being a fan of the series and the fact that the 4 controllers come with it just sweetens the deal.

Nick @ Jul 11th 2007 11:04AM

Any chance we could see a Jeopardy game come to the arcade with the use of the buzzer?

Dusty @ Jul 11th 2007 12:55PM

Those controllers would be perfect for playing of You Don't Know Jack!

Bravo6 @ Jul 11th 2007 11:49AM

I'll pick this up, good party game.

zootboy @ Jul 17th 2007 8:47AM

Guys,

makes you wonder who is copying who. the big boys may be "borrowing" from the litte guys.

I think you should check out something that has been around for a couple of years, and is very ingenious and simple and ahead of its time. Scene it, sheme it, this is the real thing. Check it out at www.playgamewave.com

This thing is awesome a lot of fun. Very intelligent trivia, card games, puzzle games, word games. These guys are slick! It is called the GameWAve and this hot Canadian company makes it. I got one on their website and we love it. Hanging out, playing and trashtalking each other. My brother, a xbox nut, thinks this is the cats ass, and he should know. Check this thing out, its really fun and reasonably priced, (cheap, bang for the buck, rates a 10)