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TWRoO on 08 June 2012
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lilbroex said:
TWRoO said:

You can keep repeating that all you want... the shell is still clearly based on the X360 controller. (ultimately all these controllers root back to SNES/PS1/DC in terms of ergonomics, but the immediate predecessor to the UPro is obviously the X360 controller.

Yes the buttons and sticks are still of Nintendo origin, but you can't argue the shape of the controller shell is a combination of GC, CC and Upad, because if you merged those 3 shapes you would get an unholy mess.

The shell looks exactly likely the Wii's Classic Controler Pro exact the bottom grips are bent backward and the analogs are placed above the buttons. Only 360 fanboys see a copy of the 360 controller because that is what they are the most familiar with.

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This is what I've seen since the first time I saw the controller. The 360 never crossed my mined till Xbox fanboys started insisting it.

I don't think I have even spent 5 minutes touching an X360 controller so you definately can't call me an Xbox fanboy.

Let's see:

 - GC and CCPro handles are thinner and are a seperate form from the faceplate aesthetically, wheras the UPro face and handles all form one curve like the X360.

 - The CCPro 2nd shoulder triggers are wide and flat, and probably took some inspiration from the Dual Shock versions (Nintendo's previous extra shoulder triggers being displayed right there in the GCs z button and the original CC) The UPro 2nd triggers are shaped like triggers, like the X360.

 - The continuous curve on the top and bottom of the UPro roughly matches the X360 controller curves, the CCPro is only mildly concave top and bottom, and the GC and UPad central sections are clearly nothing like that.

 - The inset for the control sticks is circular instead of octaganol like the X360 (although ultimately that comes from the PS controller)... This is really my only major gripe with the UPro though, I prefer the octaganol housing.

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Don't get me wrong, the buttons and control sticks are of course mostly the culmination of years of Nintendo designs (apart from circular stick insets and 2nd triggers),  which I am glad of as I don't like non-Ninty d-pads, and much prefer the digital feel of the buttons.... but the controller shell is very much like the X360, as proved by the numerous comparisons I can already find if I do an image search for the Wii U Pro controller.