I'd like to reserve judgment until I HAVE PHYSICALLY TRIED IT IN MY OWN HANDS thank you.

I like the 3DS slide pads more than analog sticks. The fact that they stay flat means it's easier to make incremental movements with them. They're like a trackpad, but with the bells and whistles of an analog stick.

The analog sticks/slide pads are in the wrong place, they really need to be below the d-pad and face buttons.

Any1 who has a Vita, turn it upside down and try and press the triangle or up(dpad) buttons. while having your thumbs positioned on the analog sticks. It is not comfortable at all.

The Circle pads are much more precise than thumb sticks get over it and they are alot more comfortable.

The circle pads receive a warm reception from elite Nintendo supporters everywhere. I have been around the world time and time again, asking my Nintendo brethren about their feelings toward the circle pad. Every single soul I have spoken to around the world gives it nothing but absolute praise.

Nintendo has once again changed the game with yet another new way to innovate the gaming industry. Rewarding all of us that invest in Nintendo with new fresh ways to take gaming to the next level as they always do. You can always count on Nintendo to deliver trend setting innovations that are so amazing that competitors have no choice but to follow the golden standard that Nintendo has set.

Before you know it Nintendos rival console makers will have adopted the tablet controller and give the fans of their said console what they have been asking for. Then they as well can live the once exclusive Nintendo experience on their rival console of choice.

The launch of the Wii U entertainment system can't come soon enough. The world has been patient and will be rewarded with another generation of amazing Nintendo world class exclusives. It will be an amazing time for everyone.

Rated E For Everyone

They could still have analog sticks. It's not like it's that hard of a change. Personally, I would rather have sliders. They just feel more comfortable to me and I'd love to feel what they're like on an actual controller instead of a portable.

I still want R3 and L3 though. I can live without them, but it'd be nice just to have them as an option. I could imagine them working better on sliders too...

The biggest problem I have had with sliders is their size. Probably the only major gripe with my PSP was the fact that the slider was barely a nub. I don't have small hands, and so it seemed that with the smallish slider my thumb would sometimes slip off. If the PSP had a larger slider to accomodate my larger thumb, it would've suited me perfectly.

You don't really get that problem with analog sticks, as I feel I can torque my finger a bit better. To move the analog stick, you angle the control interface, rather than slide it, allowing one to get away with a smaller surface area. If I can rest my thumb comfortable on a larger slider, however, it probably wouldn't be an issue.

There's a reason for this. A tablet that big and would make analogue sticks feel uncomfortable. For instance, imagine sticks on an iPad, and then sliders on it. Which one would you think feels more comfortable on a flat wide pad? Exactly.