Why Is the Nintendo 64 Controller Shaped So Weird?

Nintendo's jump to 3D hardware resulted in some incredible, novel, strange, and questionable choices. Foremost among those is the shape of the Nintendo's controller. Why does the controller have 3 fins? Why does the controller have a central nipple? Why is Mario? Today, we're gonna answer those questions and more.

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