Nintendo’s controllers: History makers

How does a classic compare to a classic? Interesting query, eh? We won’t be giving you some philosophical take on that, but rather, we’ll let you decide through these pictures we harvested from engadget.

These are images of the Wii Classic controller being compared to its forebear, the classic SNES controller. Apparently, the Wii controller is thicker than the SNES controller, and sports a more pristine design, with its all-white theme. While the SNES controller’s purple buttons scream retro, the translucent ones of the Wii reeks of modern design.

Of course, with today’s games having more demands in terms of control, there’s now more than just the basic d-pad, select start, X, Y, A, B buttons. On the Wii controller, there are those joysticks added in, as well as those shoulder pads. More buttons equal to better functionalities? You tell us.

At the end of the day, it’s not really about making comparisons to determine which is better. But actually, it’s more of paying tribute to the history of gaming, and how it’s evolved to the one we know now, by letting the controllers tell the story. Anyway, either way, they’re still both classics.

More pics after the jump!

How does a classic compare to a classic? Interesting query, eh? We won’t be giving you some philosophical take on that, but rather, we’ll let you decide through these pictures we harvested from Engadget.

These are images of the Wii Classic controller being compared to its forebear, the classic SNES controller. Apparently, the Wii controller is thicker than the SNES controller, and sports a more pristine design, with its all-white theme. While the SNES controller’s purple buttons scream retro, the translucent ones of the Wii reeks of modern design.

Of course, with today’s games having more demands in terms of control, there’s now more than just the basic d-pad, select start, X, Y, A, B buttons. On the Wii controller, there are those joysticks added in, as well as those shoulder pads. More buttons equal to better functionalities? You tell us.

At the end of the day, it’s not really about making comparisons to determine which is better. But actually, it’s more of paying tribute to the history of gaming, and how it’s evolved to the one we know now, by letting the controllers tell the story. Anyway, either way, they’re still both classics.

Via engadget