Why were the letters off-center?

>>3284839
Possibilities:
Artist's design
Grip
Literally whatever reason you can think of

So you could see the letters by only lifting your thumb slightly, or moving it to the edge (and still being able to push the button).

>>3284839
>what is design

>>3284842
I'm not asking for possibilities

>>3284858
good question, what's the design motivation behind putting them off-center?

>>3284887

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>>3284890
more than one anon is allowed to respond

>>3284894

>>3284854

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Why weren't the letters on the actual buttons?

>>3285645
cheaper, that's what you get for buying a knock-off

It's more ergonomic than having them straight in a line like the NES paddle, your thumb curves a bit more naturally to them

There's a reason controllers have almost never had buttons in a straight line since then, usually with a slant, curve, or diamond shape to their layout

>>3285670
the face buttons on the GBC are positioned in a curve as well

Why was the D-pad on the left side when your dominant hand should be controlling the D-pad for better precision?

Why is the row of buttons the wrong direction? If it were diagonal the other way, you could push both buttons at the same time without adjusting.

>>3285691
>Why is the row of buttons the wrong direction?
easier/faster to move your thumb left and right than in and out

>>3285691
>Why was the D-pad on the left side when your dominant hand should be controlling the D-pad for better precision?
Because hitting face buttons with your weaker hand is even worse.

Was there any reason why every Nintendo controller has the AB buttons aligned from right to left? I'd imagined it was a Japanese thing, since they typically read from right to left.

>>3286249
A is the primary button, B the secondary. A is at the default or resting position, B at the non-default position. They're not in reading order