From different perspectives (different type of games) I would vote the Dual Shock 3, the Wii-mote and classic arcade sticks as best controllers.
A modern implementation, but the older more curved ones with one central button were better from an ergonomics perspective:

An old model:

I think the article was written by a 360 fanboy, with no background knowledge regarding ergonomics. Just got used to how the 360 controller works.







