Atari had a keypad controller too but it was separate and used on very few games (e.g. Star Raiders). I never had an Intellivision until long after it was commercially dead. I ended up getting rid of it. I could just never get used to those controllers.
I'm still debating about the new Atari console. I have said I am not going to give them any of my money up front and it is still more than a year out...assuming it comes out at all and there is no delay. I just don't have a lot of trust in the new Atari. On the other hand, it looks damn cool and $200 isn't a terrible price for the hardware plus its linux based so there's lots of things you could do with it even if it is ultimately a failure...
True. They really did nail the aesthetics of that console. No doubt its going to be a hit with modders and hackers.