Yeah it might be cool using it as a touch screen or a smaller tv screen kind of thing but holding it looks so bad. I can't imagine holding it in a conformable way.

It looks like switching from the 2nd circle pad to the buttons will be super uncomfortable. I wonder how heavy it is.

It looks like switching from the 2nd circle pad to the buttons will be super uncomfortable. I wonder how heavy it is.

I fail to see how Battlefield will be played on this, rather than on a normal controller/mouse and keyboard. It looks so bad! And for games that use the touchscreen, it just seems a gimmick. 

Is it any more difficult to handle than an Ipad?  I'm curious because I've never played with one of those but this looks to be a bit smaller than Apple's tablet.  Probably lighter, too but that's just a guess.

You make a fair point, it does looks slightly uncomfortable for a game that uses the buttons and sticks.

We'll hear from the Bomb crew later tonight, I guess. If it feels weird, they'll probably tell us.

Apparently it's quite comfortable. 

They took the concept of ergonomics and completely threw it out of the window.

seems unwieldly but so did the N64 controller back in its day and that turned out fine

I think the person in the picture is holding it wrong. Their hands are too low and need to be higher for the analog sticks and triggers.

In addition to looking wildly uncomfortable I'd be worried about sitting on it and having it crack in two and costing a ton to replace. (yes I know, pick shit up off the couch)

I'd like to have a tablet like thing and detachable controller parts... This thing, not so hot, but I would eventually get one some day.

I think the worst part would be those analog sticks, why not have them below the D-Pad and buttons?

Thumbstick above the buttons says everything I need to know about the controller.

seems unwieldly but so did the N64 controller back in its day and that turned out fine

I agree, that unsold me of the whole system. Does not look fun to play BF3, or NG3 on that thing.

It's very possible that nothing they show will be the final design.

The one thing I'm worried about is that terrible looking analog stick placement.  Definitely don't want to play a shooter on this (though I didn't want to play a shooter on a Nintendo console anyways).

I'm gonna wait for the Wii U Lite XL. 
 
Jokes aside, as silly as the Wii U is, Nintendo always had the balls to innovate in crazy ways. While it probably won't do that well I'm pretty sure it's a necessary step in console development. I wouldn't be surprised if future consoles took at least one idea from the Wii U. Here's hoping that  it actually gets some proper third-party support. Also, a better controller.

They redesigned the original DS after they showed it off the first time didn't they?

It doesn't look very comfortable, but from show floor tweets people seem to think it's better than we're assuming. I'm not sold until I hold the thing with my own hands.

Its quite a thick controller, i think its one of those things were looks can be deceiving.

Looks like it would be the exact same fell as holding a tablet, only with buttons.

Some early impressions have been okay, but I'll wait and see what the Bombcrew say.

Word from the street is that it feels great.

Not really. It looks like it'll work just fine. Might take a couple of minutes to get used to the analogue stick positions, but I won't be surprised if it's more comfortable than the Dualshock.

@SteamPunkJin: How much do you weigh? o.0  I've never worried about snapping any sort of remote in half. Or laptops for that matter. And I've sat on both. That thing wont break from someone sitting on it.

I like the idea that all the HUD will be on the controller and the tv screen would be clean.

Dan Hsu (ex-EGM) says its very light:
http://twitter.com/#!/bitmobshoe
 
Also Kotaku hands-on

I like the idea that all the HUD will be on the controller and the tv screen would be clean.

The controller has pads or discs and not joysticks so I'm not sure how shooter fans are going to feel about that.  I guess we can get used to anything, but the question is will we see a benefit in converting?

I have to agree, It seems like it's an Ipad sized controller and of all people I know who have those they're all right for short uses but not extended hours of play. Regardless of how cool it is or how little it may weighs the awkward way in which you'd probably need to hold it seems like it would wear on you after a while. Ever try to comfortably sit down while holding an Ipad, some might argue with me but it's not exactly easy. 
 
As for the screen my biggest concern is that it'll have the same issues for developers as the Wii did where they just didn't know how to use it properly so most games used very basic functions of the Wiimote, like a slight waggle here or there. I have a feeling the controllers screen will be used most of the time for item menus and health bars.

@HandsomeDead said:

Thumbstick above the buttons says everything I need to know about the controller.

So true.

Not really. It looks like it'll work just fine. Might take a couple of minutes to get used to the analogue stick positions, but I won't be surprised if it's more comfortable than the Dualshock.

Yeah, it looks really awkward. Unless something major happens, I'll skip out on another Nintendo console.

It does look uncomfortable, but I think I'll reserve judgment until I actually hold one in my hand.

I admit I thought it was gonna be much more unconfortable than what it looks like right now. It's not as ergonomic as a "standard" gamepad, but it doesn't seem to "throw out everything we know about ergonomics through the window". It actually looks kinda neat.

Abysmal to hold? Yes.  
 
But resting it on your lap should be ok. 

Kotaku's saying the thing is unbelievably light, like a cheap knock-off. 

It looks fine.

Everybody who actually played it said it felt really good.

Everybody who actually played it said it felt really good.

I does look horrible to hold and the fact that they didn't show the actual console or anything running on the console doesn't show any confidence.

Not intrested.

Stupid name too.

@S0ndor said:

Everybody who actually played it said it felt really good.

What do they know compared to miserable internet experts?

Because this was totally final, mm-hmm.