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kitler53 on 10 February 2012
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happydolphin said:

Nsanity said:

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Microsoft are experimenting with a tablet-like controller with a shape closer to Sony's sleek Vita handheld / Apple's iPad than WiiU's bulky unit - it's an HD screen surrounded by the traditional 360 buttons and sticks.

My favorite part... just goes to show mediatic bias and lack of integrity.

The Wii U controller is in no way bulky. Next, if the 360 controller is as small as the Vita, then it promises claw-grip. Next again, the Vita doesn't look anything like an iPad for anything other than a glossy screen and it color: black. Here is what the WiiU controller looks like from the front and back.

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And here the Vita. I don't see it proportionally thinner than the Wii U controller given front surface:

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And now the numbers

Wii U

h 7"  w 10.5"  d 1.8"

face vs depth ratio: 40.83

Vita

h 3.289"  w 7.2" d 0.73"

face vs depth ratio: 32.44

Vita's is smaller, but then again it's unclear whether the number I got subtracted the back wing for the sholder buttons, which should not be counted in the depth numbers when it comes to "bulkiness".

wiiU: 7 x 10.5 x 1.8 = 132.3 sq inches

vita: 3.3 x 7.2 x .73 = 17.35 sq inches

those are your numbers btw...i can't be bothered to look anything up but the wiiU remote is clearly a lot bigger.  132.3/17.35 = 7.6:1

for a controller that doesn't leave your house the wiiU remote is fine but if MS is actually going to have a tablet that people can take with them on the run like people do with the ipad ... the wiiU remote is too bulky for that purpose and MS would be smart to slim the design demensions down.