In an interview with GameSpy, Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto talked about the evolution of videogame controllers and his desire for the Nintendo Revolution Controller to be simple

"The idea that somebody might look at the Revolution controller and think, 'Oh, this is too much for me' is something that I would really regret. That is something I would love to avoid if I can," says Miyamoto.

"What we really want to do is create something that's not frightening to the user that is usable for a Zelda-type game. We're going to have to figure out a way to marry both those ideas."