Ahead of E3, turntable connoisseurs Numark in collaboration with publisher Genius have revealed the controller for Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, the forthcoming record scratching DJ (self-explanatory this) game for Wii, and PS3.

Sporting five chunky coloured buttons, a turntable and a cross-fade switch, the controller looks well constructed and should give Activision's deck peripheral a run for its money.

Release dates for both DJ games remain unconfirmed, but it wouldn't be too foolhardy to predict a launch in the run up to Christmas.

We'll be making room amongst our guitars, drum kits and other plastic tat in the lead up to extra coverage at E3 next week.

Oh, and there's a full press release on VG247 if you're interested.

By Richard Walker