Game controller with touchpad

Ouya, the Kickstarter-funded game machine that has had everyone talking, got tongues wagging again today after its creators revealed the first full frontal photo of the controller gamers will use with the console.


The controller, pictured above, sports a large, circular touch pad in the middle -- something Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii controllers don't have. The controller is being designed by renowned industrial designer Yves Behar (he designed the One Laptop Per Child laptops).



Ouya, which was first revealed earlier this month, has been met with a resoundingly positive reaction among gamers and many developers (though certainly not all). The Android-powered console -- due to launch March 2013 -- raised $1 million in pledges in its first eight hours on Kickstarter, making it the crowdfunding site's fastest project to reach the million dollar mark. As of this writing, the project has raised more than $5.6 million in pledges.