User blog comment:Ireithien/What Do You Want For Christmas?/@comment-1693968-20131204160830/@comment-5671588-20131205020226

@Drew

I agree; Nintendo is an odd company, at least today. They've always relied on innovation to power them, and it's the reason they have so many fans. They also try to stay mostly family friendly, unlike Sony and Microsoft.

I disagree about the controls though; Wiimotes are somewhat comfortable and certainly different, but not necessarily "awesome" (especially when compared to some other controllers). And I've never found the Wii U GamePad to be awkward. Another bonus fact: the Wii U uses the Wiimote Plus for local multiplayer games as you can't buy extra GamePads. You can also buy a Wii U Pro controller which does not look/feel awkward at all.

http://blogs-images.forbes.com/erikkain/files/2012/06/Wii-U-Pro-Controller1.jpg