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Thumb Nation: How We Learned to Play with Our Fingers
The way we play games has changed – let’s look at the roles thumbs have played in that evolution.
As noted by Alex Smith, the Playmaker button was more often shown pressed via a single finger rather than rocked via a thumb – more than likely due to the tabletop nature of the design. Gunpei Yokoi and Satoru Okada decided to create a game which could fit into a breast pocket of a Japanese school uniform and be hidden from view while it was being played. Often maligned for its asymmetrical design(insert “three hands” memes here), the controller was in part meant to account for the uncertain future of input priority with its three different grips.
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