While waiting to get in line for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, a Nintendo booth babe offered to let us get our hands on her Wii U controller. Although we normally don’t do booth babe posts here, we thought we’d make one exception with these pictures.
When I first saw the Wii U controller during their keynote, I was concerned about how the controller would feel in my hands. Fortunately, my worries went away when I finally got a chance to hold it. The shape and contours of the controller fit my hands well, and I was surprised to see that the two sets of shoulder buttons (triggers and bumpers) felt good too. The thumb sticks didn’t feel like they were too much of a reach either.
It didn’t weigh as much as I expected it to, not much more than an Xbox controller. It should be noted that this probably wasn’t a functional controller; it was hooked up to a booth babe, not a Wii U. It may have been missing some tech that will be in the final model.
Stay tuned for our hands-on impressions of the Wii U and a more detailed analysis of the controller.
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