wow...the ps3 pad is a fucking snes controller!

Anyways, I was thinking, they may have did this to allow for future firmware updates to allow this to be used as a gamecube controller as well, considering Nintendo doesn't produce GC controllers anymore and 3rd parties are super cheap on theirs.

@ Huw Jass......ummmm yeah I don't know if you realize this, but the classic controller was originally supposed to snap onto the wiimote. That's the reason for the button and slots.

As for Nintendo "copying off of the DualShock".....you do realize that everything you have today on the controllers is due to Nintendo originally anyways, right? Shoulder buttons, triggers, thumbsticks, d-pads, memory cards (in controller or systrem) vibration, motion (power glove too), wireless....soooo I really don't think it's legitimate to say Nintendo copied off of anybody.