So apparently Nintendo's been recycling controllers...

[GameMasterGuy]

Take a look at the Super Famicom ASCII Grip:
http://superfami.com/sfc_grip.jpg
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm64 ... 5654fa.jpg
http://superfami.com/sfc_grip_back.jpg
Look familiar?
http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/266401664 ... _chuck.jpg
Additionally, here's an unused Dreamcast Controller concept:
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/im ... otemag.jpg
Compare it to:
http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/vi ... emote1.jpg

[Not_a_sockpuppet]

There are only so many ergonomic shapes so it's not surprising.

[harper]

That "unused dreamcast controller concept" kinda looks like the UltraRacer 64, but I guess that's not technically Nintendo's fault. haha

[Hobie-wan]

OMG CONSPIRACY! *dons tinfoil hat*

Man, have you ever noticed most pistol drips look the same? Shit, mice look generally the same as well! OMG OMG!



Really, we all have the same shaped hands, so things will be designed to fit those hands. Some shapes naturally fit the hand, so many things will end up being designed similarly. Lots of controllers have a general boomerang shape too.

[YoshiEgg25]

Well, what about Sony?


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[GameMasterGuy]

Well, what about Sony?


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In turn, the first one vs:

Yeah, technically that's a coffee table based on a controller and not a genuine one but whatever.

[Mucx]

There is a large overhead cost producing new components in any manufacturing process. A game controller is made out of several parts, all produced, potentially, by a few different machines.

It makes perfect sense to save money and more importantly time, by re-using machinery and dyes that are already in place producing components that have proven to work. Lazy? Cheap? Maybe. Conspiracy?... ask Mulder.

[KDub]

OMG NINTENDO IS EVIL AND LAZY AND DO NOTHING ORIGINAL....

[hashiriya1]

Hey! That second pic of the ASCII grip is from my sales thread! :p

[GameMasterGuy]

Hey! That second pic of the ASCII grip is from my sales thread! :p

Yup, after seeing it there I immediately remembered an article I read about that unused DC controller and made this thread.