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There is Another Xbox 360-Inspired Wii U Controller

Kotaku: When I first saw Nintendo's official Xbox 360-ish Pro controller I thought, "You know, I would probably like this better if it featured the same controller layout as the 360 one." Apparently Mad Catz feels the same way. This is the FPSPro, a third party Wii U controller developed completely independently of Nintendo.

dangert125099d ago

Lets not give all the cred to the xbox the 360 pad looks like a dream cast controller + bumber buttons and 2nd

darthv725099d ago

what matters most is will it be comfortable to hold. Obviously MadCatz holds a license to create 360 controllers and as such they can use their design license to create controllers for other platforms. There is even a 360-ish controller for the ps3.

I prefer the layout of the 360 controller to the ps3 (personal choice) and when i saw the pro controller i thought that nintendo chose the design right. It is a nice comfortable fit in the hands (especially if you have big hands) and all the buttons and the sticks are easy to get to.

Im sure mad catz will sell huge amounts of these over the official ones. Especially to those who like the feel and button layout of the 360.

dangert125099d ago

IT MATTERS TO ME! >:(
Lol joking you're right i agree

MaxXAttaxX5098d ago (Edited 5098d ago )

Layout and comfort(shape) are slightly two different things.

360 controller may be more comfortable to HOLD for some, but I find the PlayStation controller is more comfortable to PLAY WITH personally.
Might have to do with the D-pad and buttons just being too awesome or something :P

" all the buttons and the sticks are easy to get to"
And what controller doesn't do that? lol

Gazondaily5098d ago (Edited 5098d ago )

The 360 controller, in my opinion, is a lot more comfortable to HOLD and PLAY (what a stupid distinction) because of the layout and feel of the analogue buttons, the much more responsive triggers and overall shape. The d pad on the original controllers let it down though unless of course, you have the new version where you can toggle the d pad so it protrudes out.

sikbeta5098d ago

That's a third party controller compatible with both or what? because that right there is an X360 controller with the face buttons well placed unlike the u-pad...

LAZL0-Panaflex5098d ago (Edited 5098d ago )

Theyre both good controllers i like the xbox controller for single player ist and third person shooters but for multiplayer i prefer the ps3 controller for 2 reasons:

Reason 1: alot of people in the xbox community switch the bumbers to the shoot buttons instead of the triggers so they can press the shoot button 3-4 times as fast as the triggers and creates an unfair advantage in a game like call of duty

Reason 2: i prefer the left analog stick on the ps3 controller for sprinting

For fighting games and button mashing games like god of war, or danres inferno, i prefer the size, buttons, and dpad of the ps3.

Racing games: its a tie

Spiderman games feel better with an xbox controller

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jacen1005099d ago (Edited 5099d ago )

Yea pc's were about long befroe the xbox and i was using this style of control pc gaming before any console came out with this style

MacDonagh5098d ago

Here's what I don't understand. A lot of gamers complained about the WiiRemote not being for the core gamer. When Nintendo then release a pro controller for the core gamer; it's just copying the other pads. LULZ EPIC FAILZ!1

Seriously, what's up with that?

MASTER_RAIDEN5098d ago

and your point is?

A wii controller that plays a lot like the other guys' controllers is exactly what "core gamers wanted. how is that funny?

MacDonagh5098d ago

Just highlighting the hypocrisy that some folk have just because they dislike Nintendo so much.

dennett3165098d ago

@MacDonagh...what? You say hypocrisy, how do you know it's the same people doing the complaining?
I see this all the time, vague mentions of 'they' used to create an imaginary slight that you can then complain about, as if 'gamers' are all a single hive mind with the same opinion.
And that's excluding the point that mentioning Nintendos controller looks like a 360 pad isn't that big of a deal in the first place, and certainly NOT hypocritical even if it WAS the same person making all the statements you claim. Hypocrisy in your case above would be that person slating Nintendo for abandoning the casuals with the pro controller, not commenting on it's look.

MacDonagh5098d ago

@Dennett316 Instinct. Most gamers look down on Nintendo because of their efforts to expand to a casual audience. It's a popular preconception that Nintendo doesn't cater to the core crowd because of it's babby games and focus on bringing in people who've never had an interest in gaming. Even if Modern Warfare was going to be released for the Wii U, people will still think it's for the casual gimmick machine. Then again, it's not as if either Sony or Microsoft have ever tried to do that with under-cooked peripherals or similar concepts right? ;)

InTheLab5098d ago

I don't think it's Nintendo hate. Certain N fans scream how innovative N is, but when faced with something like this....ITS TEH HATERZ

The only hypocrisy going on here is how much of a big deal a 360 style game pad for the WiiU is while NO ONE had a problem with the PS3 style Controller Pro released for the Wii.

I'm and bummed they went with bumpers and triggers instead of buttons. They just don't work for long term use. It gets uncomfortable after a while.

MASTER_RAIDEN5098d ago

AGREE WITH NATHANEXPLOSION!!

the 360 controller is by far the most comfortable to hold, but hell...i can hardly play with that thing. ive had multiple controllers over the years that develop unresponsive dpads. also, the face buttons just arent as easy to press as the ps3s. far too brittle and tactile. i dont understand why they didnt just take a few notes from the way sony and nintendo had designed their buttons.

jib5098d ago

take notes for buttons? why would they when no one really complains about it

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Deathdeliverer79d ago

Well dayum lol. Old agent orange pissing off every industry and nation.

0hMyGandhi78d ago

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

AuraAbjure77d ago (Edited 77d ago )

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

EveryPlatformGamer79d ago

LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.

-Foxtrot78d ago

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

Outside_ofthe_Box78d ago (Edited 78d ago )

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Inverno78d ago

The people should sue these companies for having to over pay cause of these tariffs.

Eonjay78d ago

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

Inverno77d ago

I meant it mostly as a joke cause we all know the costs of these tariffs were passed onto the consumer. But it's seems no matter how vocal we are here in the states our "representatives" don't seem to care enough to represent us. And things are about to get worse.

Killer2020UK77d ago

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️

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