The folks over at IGN have revealed a few juicy tidbits about the Nintendo Revolution Controller in their exclusive Understanding the Nintendo Revolution Controller feature.

The question on everyone's lips - How the Revolutionary Controller will interact with traditional games ? --

Partial Answer

The Nintendo Revolution Controller will have a conventional controller cradle/shell. Based on the IGN mockup (pictured), the remote style Nintendo Revolution Controller would fit into the shell

This add-on makes it possible to play Revolution games in a more traditional manner. The shell is designed to look and function like accepted "regular" controllers, such as the Wave Bird. After its bottom casing is removed, the Revolution's free-hand-style remote is inserted into a gap in the middle of the controller shell. Gamers can then use the shell as they would a traditional controller, with a notable difference: the pointer remote's sensory functionality remains active. As a result, gamers get the best of both worlds: more buttons and two analog sticks along with motion-sensing operations. In a Revolution version of Madden Football, gamers might be able to use the combo to control players with the shell's analog sticks and execute pinpoint passes with the pointer's improved accuracy.

Nintendo has not yet released official imagery of what the controller shell might look like. However, we've created a mock-up (above) based on what we know of its functionality. The real controller shell is likely to connect to the free-hand-style pointer in a very similar fashion. Please note that we realize our model is not entirely to scale, but this is the best we could do on short notice.