The Nintendo NX controller leaks again, but is it the real thing?

By Nick Pino

If Nintendo wanted to keep its next system under wraps until E3 2016, it’s not doing a very good job.

First, two patent documents slipped out on NeoGAF that painted a vivid picture of how the system would work before a marketing partner outed the system’s features. Then, Nintendo watchdog Dr. Serkan Toto confirmed that Bandai Namco has more than one or two titles planned for the successor to the WIi U.

Now, we might have our first look at a genuine Nintendo NX controller, courtesy of a Reddit user going by the name “perkele37“.

The controller in question matches the patent documents we saw a few months ago. You’ll notice a distinct lack of traditional face buttons, which the patent says will be replaced by contextual controls on the touch screen.

The two control sticks, meanwhile, appear to be two small nubs that, according to perkele37, are similar in functionality to the Nintendo 3DS circle pad.

Nintendo has yet to officially confirm what the controller looks like, let alone the real name of new system. The only concrete information we do have comes from a …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming