First Look: Ouya Controller

Ouya Controller

So this is it: the OUYA controller. First impressions? Looks great. I'm curious how the screen is going to work in the centre of the controller. That's one area we haven't heard much about. Will it be like the WiiU or like the Dreamcast?

Many people, since the first announcement of the OUYA console, have lamented the colour-blind-unfriendly button scheme. A few ideas have been floated around including simply O, U, Y, and A for the buttons. I like that idea, but it only works well in countries where the native language is based on the Latin character set.

I've come up with an idea that uses moon phases instead. Take a look but please ignore my piss-poor image editing skills.

OUYA Controller Moon Phase Buttons

The only other modification I thought would be a good idea was replacing the circular D-pad with one that looks and feels like a Super Nintendo D-pad. I can't claim ownership to that idea, though, someone on Kickstarter mentioned it.

What do you guys/gals think?

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