Originally posted by Kalfireth
You have to keep in mind though, that just because it's "new" doesn't necessarily mean it's better.
I may be close minded without realising it, but it does seem to be a rather poor design. However I've not used it so I might be wrong.
But I do feel confident that saying it "revolutionises" the console industry isn't necessarily a good thing. It might be new - but that doesn't mean it's a step in the right direction. It's just a step in a different direction.
Kal's nailed the point right in the head, here.
to me, the cord (for that little thumbstick) seems a mite too short to be effective, it'd be a risk for some people to rip the cord right out of either device in their gaming fervor.
on the upside, controllers have remained fundamentally the same for over 20 or so years, while this might be something revolutionary, it's also flawed in its overall design, sure it's ergonomic. but it will have to survive the rigors of gameplay, and let's face it folks, not even the Xbox "brick" controllers are invincible to this sorta thing, i had to fix cable for a controller S because the cables in where it goes into the gamepad itself had aparrently snapped through sheer over use.
and again, using myself as the analogy. not all of us have a dirty great big space to flay our arms about in an effort to swing a small remote around like a lightsaber or something.
while the japanese may be space conscious, this isn't space-saving, because you'd need room to move about.
and in multiplayer....
you'd run the risk of giving the other player(s) a face full of controller:p
