All of you are probably aware of the mini-civil war that has been taking place over the new Microsoft gaming mouse.  Some love it, some hate it, but no one can ignore it.  There have definitely been some interesting comments made on the size and button positioning ever since we brought you exclusive pictures of the mouse back in August.  Well, before now most had only been able to demo the mouse in private press events unless you were GotFrag and had a guy come out to the office and spend a day gaming it up.

Yesterday, I may have said that the Microsoft booth had no one from hardware setup. I was somewhat dissapointed about this until I saw a guy from Microsoft's hardware division tending to a small setup within the Newegg booth.  He came showing many things, but he knew I had eyes only for the Sidewinder.  It's nice to see this baby is close to coming to market.  Today, I saw the final packaging up close and personal.  It's your standard Microsoft red packaging with a bit of a twist.  The packaging looks nice and represents the product well, but nothing special to note.

Just to prove something to myself, I grabbed it and started to move it as if I was gaming to see if I still loved the shape since the last time I saw it.  I can't deny my love for the design.  Call me a fan boy or whatever you want, but it really is very comfortable and easy to control.  On the other side of the Newegg booth, I found a place to play Crysis with the Sidewinder which further enhanced my love for this mouse.  The Sidewinder is really fun to use and has a nice weight and glide to it.  I snapped some pictures for you guys of the mouse and its packaging.


Honestly, I can't wait to get this baby in the labs and test it out.  I am sure I won't be let down.