The new controller includes a longer whammy bar and places the Star Power button directly below the strum bar, improving the access of these features.

The controller will include a large touch-screen.

The controller includes two input connections:

The controller includes a small touch input screen on the right side of the action buttons.

The controllers did, however, include a pause button.

Most controllers also include some memory that acts as a buffer to enhance hard drive performance.

The active-active controllers include automatic failover.

Notifications about becoming, or ceasing to become, the controller must include the:

The controller also included four "C buttons", which were originally intended to control the camera in the N64's three dimensional environments.