for me up/down/left/righ would be ideal for:

I=UP
J=LEFT
K=DOWN
L=RIGHT

why use the arrows when they are so far to the right?

E,R,T,
D,F,G

could all be used for A,B, Y,X, R,L or whatever the button is called.

For me this would be the best layout. Cant wait until we can re-assign keys in our emulators

"press a character on your keypad to assign A button"