Because Real Pro Gamers Play With Pianos

  I’ve never understood the whole ‘playing games with the wrong controller just because I can’ thing. It seems to just be another way of wang-waving, extending your all-important e-peen an inch or two further. I guess a guy who can complete Dark Souls III using the Wii’s Mario Kart wheel controller becomes irresistible to women, like the dude in the Lynx commercial.  

The thing about that is, maybe it’s more than just a novelty. Some people are just nuts, and our brains work in odd ways. That explains the popularity of Bieber albums, but maybe it’s also at the bottom of this.

Fighting games, in particular, do like their specialised controllers. In the tournament scene, you won’t see many players without their trusty arcade sticks. Those chunky-ass authentic plastic buttons are the only way to go. But there are always exceptions, and it seems that ‘Gono’ didn’t get that darn memo.

Evo 2016, that annual fighting tournament-athon, took place this past weekend. Our ol’ buddy Gono took part in Pokken Tournament and Street Fighter 5, and also played in the AnimEvo Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax tourney. None of which is, y’know, anything to foul your undercrackers about. Except he happened to be using a Rock Band 3 piano controller at the time.

Some of these eccentric pros are very particular about their customized sticks and pads, the tools of their trade. As Polygon reports, Gono wasn’t sacrificing anything in terms of response times and such to use the lil’ piano, but it sure drew a lot of attention. And, as I say, I’ve no doubt it got him laid. Hit the link for more on this.