LOL! Ryan your off track! I got off guard when you said it was held by a screw. Nintendo is calling there new analog sticks "Circle Pads."

The Wii U controller? If so, yes. They're just like the 3DS's except two. Also Nintendo is calling them "Circle Pads."

5 Hours. -.- It better be at least 8.

Those do exist but not for people to have at home as there is too much radiation (I think this is the right word) which will cause cancer

I’m guessing it will be about 5-8 hours since it’s not an actual system

1.  No issues there, the NES controller was one of the biggest evolutions in gaming since the original joystick, and is still the basic foundation for all modern gamepads.

2.  Same as #1, only even better!

3.  Now here's where I start to disagree with you.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the N64 (second fav Ninty system behind SNES), but the controler was only great for games designed specifically around it like Mario, Zelda, Goldeneye, Banjo, etc.  Playing more traditional games especially fighters (except for the WCW/WWF games by THQ) sucked with the controller.  The analog stick is very uncomfortable, especially when compared to its contemporaries, and it wore out very easily as well (thanks, Mario Party!)  And the D-pad?  pretty much useless. Except for certain wrestling games again.

4.  The GC controller was comfortable, but that's about all it had going for it.  This was a classic case of Nintendo being different just for the sake of being different.  Awkward button placement with those kidney shaped buttons and that giant A button in the middle paired with a tiny B button that would constantly stick or "deflate"  (so frustrating!)  The analog shoulder triggers with the extra button clicks were pretty much the only innovation of the controller.  The C-stick was awful with its little nub top instead of being the same shape and feel of the main stick... playing FPS games with it was a pain in the ass!  And to top it all off, the damned thing looked like a Fisher-Price accessory.

5.  The Wiimote is a love it or hate it thing.  Again, much like the N64 before it, it's great for games specifically tailored to it, but it sucks schwetty balls for more traditional gaming.  And forcing people to play some of the best games on the system like NSMB Wii and DKC Returns by holding the Wiimote sideways as the ONLY control option has got to be the most assinine decision ever.  Who cares about tilt sensors and motion controls in a 2D platformer??  That's what all those extra buttons on every standard controller out there are for!

True I would not want to use it now, but at the time it was revolutionary.  It worked fantastic for introducing 3D games to the world.

Is the thing on the bottom - a trigger or something to make the hold more ergonomic ?

Since thing is kind of non-specific, if you are talking about the middle prong (it was called the trident controller) it was where you held it while using the analog stick which made reaching it a  bit more comfortable. (The controller was kind of big for the time so only people with big hands could reach stick comforably.)

If you are talking about the underneth of the controller. There was a z-button trigger that was the replacement for the L shoulder button when your hand was there. And there was the expansion modual which was used for memory cards, the GB adapter, the rumble pack etc. (The GB adapter made the controller look like it was themed off of a bad Star Trek ship.)

Well I am sure they are trying their best to do the best!

I'm talking about the bottom side of Wii U tablet controler :)