New Wii U console controller?

New Wii U console controller?

I don’t know if it’s just me, but the Wii U isn’t looking all that impressive so far. Maybe it’ll change my min upon release, but we’ll have to see. Are there any impressive new features that I may not yet be aware of? I realize it’s not coming out for a while still, so there isn’t a whole lot of information out there to begin with.

Also, my main concern is with the new controller. I’m not very fond of the way it looks, to say the least. Anyone know if you HAVE to use this new controller with the console? Or would you be able to get by playing most/all games with the current wii controllers?