Asus' latest push into the full-built PC market has yielded some rather interesting products in the Eee laptop and desktop. If you've seen the things, if becomes clear that they are aiming for Apple's jugular, which I whole-heatedly approve of. Now they've unveiled a new gaming controller for PC's that look rather familiar.
Despite being a lifelong Nintendo fan, their obsession with bringing gaming to the shambling mass of "casuals" with lightweight, Toys 'R Us offerings has left a sour taste in my mouth, to the point where I'm almost morally detered from getting a Wii. I'm glad Asus has brought an alternative to the table that leverages everything that makes Wii such a hot item.
Also, love how the fanboys have already started camping on the comments page here. Chavs of the internet indeed, though I am interested in how Nintendo will respond to this rather blatant incursion into their intellectual territory. They're known for being on the draconian side in this respect, and I can imagine this turning into a reenactment of the legal brawl they fought over unlicensed NES cartridges almost two decades ago. I'm rooting for Asus.
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