I found this on gonintendo but this link leads to the main source:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=474760
In comparison to the wii u controller shown at last years e3.. It has analog sticks. I think it looks nice. Any thoughts?

Analog is better for moving, specially when you need to keep pushing it forward most of the time. But the slider might be faster for aiming and camera movement. What about left analog and right slider? A touch pad at the back (as Vita's one) would be a great addition for the 6 remaining fingers.

Can't wait for E3! Need this to be confirmed. It looks so much better now. The start button is closer to the face buttons! The 3DS's start button is such a pain when you're trying to pause during a hectic game. Prefer sticks to those pad things they had too.

Where are the 1 and 2 buttons and what is that port on the bottom? Are they going to have plug-in peripherals a la nunchuk?

If true, it pretty much confirms no Wii U name change. Looks pretty cool though.

Keep this one if real.

damn the sliders were better because they were concave.

why is microsoft the only company recognizing that???
concave > convex

Hmmm, I see what you're saying. I want a hybrid of this; clickable like the wii's nunchuck and concave for my thumbs...yeah.
Basically like the Xbox 360 controller indeed.

I agree 100%. It might not seem like a big deal but a concave analog stick just has a far superior feel.

Actually, I think that is the old design (or what was originally claimed to be the old design is in fact the new design but I doubt it)...

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35468866&postc...

Yep, after doing a minimal amount of research I'm calling this as the old model and not a new model.

@kirk should I lock this thread then?

Dunno.

I can't say for sure it's not a pic of a new model, only that based on the previous information that I've linked it appears to me to be the pre-E3 2011 model that was reported a few months back.

No need. This pic was recently uploaded on a dev's twitter page before being taken down. If this was old, then we should've had a post about WAYYY back then.

Also, this.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=38023740&postc...
"It's the new version indeed. While I initially thought it was an older design when I posted it in February, it's a newer one. The OAMI database has newer designs usually "above" older designs, thought it was the other way around."

Interesting.

I like the move of the stylus to the right side.

Sorry if I didn't say anything else about the controller & everything about the sticks because I saw everyone concerned about the lack of analog sticks from last years e3 even though I don't care either or.

I was kind of excited for the circle pad, but I guess most hardcore gamers feel more comfortable handling a stick.

I really really liked the Circle Pads... I hope this is actually the older pre E3 model.

Bah! The shape of the u pad calls for Circle Pads. I think said "hardcore" need to pipe down for a while. And is it just me or do the Analog Sticks make it look uncomfortable <_<.

There's no reason to have circle pads on a home console, especially one supposedly aimed toward gamers, most of whom complained about them last year. If they keep the circle pads, it'll just give people another reason to write the console off, and no one needs that.