[Professor S]

I'm still very hesitant about the controller. To me, the now traditional D-pad set-up is ideal. It helps create a seamless bond between the gamer and the game. In my mind, if you have to think about the controller functionality after 30 minutes of gameplay, the game has failed you in a way.

I'll have to wait and see how it pans out. Maybe the new Nintendo controller will be the wave of the future... but it looks more like it will be doomed to follow the Virtual Boy. I do honestly hope I'm wrong, and th new controller is simply brilliant, but this new strategy by Nintendo for consoles just confounds me.