Game Controllers and how Wii U is good for RSI

I’m 6’1″ tall with large hands, capable of holding a basketball floor down. My hand span is around 25cm, my longest finger around 10cm, I’d class myself as having sightly above average sized hands for a grown man. I moved from playing PC games a few years ago as mouse and keyboard (specifically the WASD key layout) was giving me RSI. I struggle with using some controllers as they try and force my hands into a small area, SNES I’m looking at you. Over the years I’ve used plenty; Atari 2600, Quickshot Pro, ZipStick, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Dreamcast, PS3, PS4, Xbox360, Wii and Wii U.

Personally I’ve always considered the Xbox 360 controller my favourite, recently I moved onto the PS4 which seems toylike and slips around, I had to add grips to the thumbsticks to make it useable. After a few nights of using the Wii U’s massive controller its grown on me a lot to the point that I think I prefer it to the 360 (I know blasphemy!).

It gives your hands an opened out position, almost like you’re holding a book. The thumbsticks are responsive and the Dpad and buttons are in a good position, I know people complain that the buttons should be above the right hand stick but you get used to it pretty quickly.