There's a world of difference between "the design of the SNES controller would, in a roundabout fashion, influence the controller of the Xbox 360" and "XBox 360 controller = Any old Nintendo controller."
True that is. I worded it badly. That wasn't my point, anyways. Basically, my point was just that it's pointless to call the Wii U Pro Controller a copy of the XBox 360 controller. It's like calling an Audi a copy of another car. I mean they fullfill the same purpose, so why shouldn't they look similiar?
I see what you mean.
I don't know, I think the design between the controllers is close enough that the Wii U Pro Gamepad could be called a copy. That's no insult, though; I agree that the 360's controller is probably the greatest game controller so far, and imitating that design was a smart move on Nintendo's part. The new placement of the BAXY buttons is annoying, but that's about my only real complaint.