Around 75% of Splatoon players use the gyroscope control method

Co-director Tsubasa Sakaguchi reckons that using the motion-sensitive control scheme is like learning to ride a bike.

[Shnazzyone]

Really? That's how I play exclusively. Compared the two control setups side by side and the gyro controls are just smoother and faster. Guess that explains why i'm always in the top two. Everyone else is fumbling with dual analog controls. The fools.

[FullmetalRoyale]

Huh? Yeah all twenty-five percent are fools! Or did you misread it? ;)

[Nevers0ft]

Mainly because of my friends complaining about the Gyro controls, I turned them off (despite being fine with them myself). I can't say I feel like I'm at a disadvantage, even if I say so myself, I'm still pretty badass :)

[Munnkyman]

Wow that's really high. I couldn't get use to it and just stick with analog controls

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Well, it offers competitive advantage to be able to use both at once skillfully, so of course the number of gyro users is high.
Motion controls, in shooters, are second only to the mouse on a PC in terms of accuracy and response speed, when mastered.

It's the one thing that I always recommend people use in console shooters, if it's available and the number of buttons on the controller makes it compatible.

[Loadedklip]

I think it depends on the game.

In Splatoon ... the BIGGEST advantage of the motion controls isn't the aiming ... but the fact that you can JUMP and aim at the same time.

Jump is the X button on the face of the controller and cannot be moved so if you are using dual analog ... you are in a serious movement disadvantage because you cannot aim and jump at the same exact time using a normal grip.

For the actual aiming ... in Splatoon I do feel the motion control is more accurate thanks to the no deadzones and 3rd person view.

In a game like say Call of Duty ... with it's aim assist and the need for turning around many corners and shooting ... a dual analog controller is better than say a Wiimote because the balance between the deadzones and when the screen will start turning just isn't ideal.

Basically the bad turning with a Wiimote is a negative while dual analog has aim assist that takes away the weakness of dual analog in a game like Call of Duty. Thus with dual analog you get great aiming thanks to aim assist and superior reliable turning with your target always in the middle.

So yea ... it depends on the game. In Splatoon ... motion controls is superior mostly due to the lack of button configuration and the game's movement options.

[N4g_null]

Ir point is most like pc mouse set up for me. It's easy to long shot with a mini gun with the ir. I sort of stop playing cod because there was no challenge any more. I'm an old quake vet so it they gave me ir aiming in splatoon it would be over quick. To each their own though. They should really have a splatfest... analog vs gyro to see who wins.

[Perjoss]

Uncharted on the vita had some fantastic motion control layered onto the dual stick control. It made hitting very small far away targets feel so much better.

[iliimaster]

i love me some splatoon but for the roller brush im good without it and still do pretty well I just wish the ranks would go from 20 to 100 id be atleast a 60 something right now for sure

[N4g_null]

The ranks are on a alphabet scale! I actually had an a rank for a minute. Splatzone is up now. It's all about those ranked battles man they are action packed. I've never played a shooter this much.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

I don't.

If it aint Wiimote and Nunchuk then I am not gonna bother with it.

I wish it was compatible.

[N4GJD]

Seriously? The motion controls are so terrible!

How can that be you ask? Because of the way it has been implemented into this game. When you return the gamepad to in front of you, it also returns your aim to where it began. This is unlike sticks or even how you use a mouse, and has significant disadvantages. And it didn't have to be like this.

But to be fair, the sticks are just as bad! Why? Because they were made too stiff for making small adjustments.

In the end, this game is just way too laggy to care about though!

[N4g_null]

You actually can use stick while using the gyro... sssshhhhhhh that's a secret though heh.

Find the guys with high ranks. They don't have any lag. You will see why.

[N4GJD]

Yes, turning with the right stick while using the motion controls is an option, but it's simply not any good to help with aiming for the same reasons.

There is always latency (or lag) in online games, and these days, more so then ever, devs attempt to hide it with a ton of lag compensation. You must have noticed at one time or another, dying after taking cover, or the many other visual delays you'll see coming from someone who is lagging bad; no?

[N4g_null]

The lag isn't that bad with higher ranked players. People with a lot of lag will cause disconnects which results in lower rank. The lag isn't any worst than what I've seen on pc. I'm actually shooting for an a rank that wouldn't be possible if lag truly was a problem.