Originally Posted by Jowy
I had a wireless controller for my NES. ^_^
Anywho, Nintendo was the first company to mass produce it's own first party wireless controller, rather than some crappy MadCatz thing that'll break as soon as you push more than three buttons at once.
The analog stick was integral to the Nintendo 64's controller, whereas for other controllers previous, it was an alternative to a d-pad.
Vibrating controllers were another first hand idea from Nintendo, even though the Rumble Pak was kinda clunky.
The stylus working its way into the control scheme of a d-pad, four buttons, and shoulder buttons (another Nintendo first), was quite a unique and successful idea.
The way I look at it, Nintendo's got the market in the palm of their hands, Microsoft is keeping it's fanbase foaming at the mouth with the prospect of another Halo game, and Sony just seems like the kids who got stoned and forgot their research papers were due the next day, and seem unsure of whether or not they're going to pass and succeed, or go to summer school, and figure out what to do.
It's not blatant fanboyism, because I like the XB360 controller a lot, and the way they run their online service, and Sony's going to have a lot of the games I'll want to play. It just seems like Nintendo's going to come out swinging, and set the bar yet again.