Leaker here is Brad Lynch, who generally seems reliable as a leaker for Valve software and products. He was also the source for the leaked renders of the steam controller.

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    1. Wii, Wii U, and Steam Deck (soon Steam Controller) did it that way

    2. N64 wasn’t dual analog, so not relevant since it wasn’t symmetrical or asymmetrical.

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        The layout was very very non standard and had a single stick. I’m smoking a lot of weed but I can tell you the n64 controller doesn’t count here.

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          I said it was first I didn’t say it was standard. But being the first it definitionally can’t be “nonstandard” since it was the only one at the time!

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            How many controllers since the N64 have used that layout? The Sega Saturn Fat Controller is a more standard layout than the N64 controller.

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        I’ll just include consoles that came with symmetrical or asymmetrical for simplicity’s sake:

        Symmetrical:

        PS2: 160 million

        PS3: 87 million

        PS4: 117 million

        PS5: 92 million

        Wii U: 14 million

        Symmetrical total: 470 million

        Asymmetrical:

        Xbox: 24 million

        Xbox 360: 84 million

        Xbox One: 58 million

        Xbox Series X: 35 million

        Gamecube: 21 million

        Switch: 155 million

        Switch 2: 17 million

        Asymmetrical total: 394 million

        More people have played on symmetrical controllers than asymmetrical.

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        Why would a single analog stick be relevant in a discussion of whether symmetrical or asymmetrical analog sticks are “regular”?