Sony Copied Us, says Nintendo U.K. Boss

megamaced · 22-05-2006, 11:33 AM

It was only a matter of time before Nintendo directly accused Sony of stealing their idea. Across the pond, David Yarnton (right), who heads up Nintendo U.K., slammed Sony's Phil Harrison and the company for "copying" Nintendo.

Ever since Sony announced at its media briefing that the PS3 controller would incorporate motion-sensing technology, people have speculated that Sony stole the idea from Nintendo. After all, Nintendo has been responsible for most of the major controller innovations of the last 20 years—D-pad, analog stick, etc.

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Matt555 · 02-06-2006, 10:40 AM

I don't think the PS3 will be as fun with the motion sensors. The Wii for me just seems so different that it'll be incredibly fun and unique. Me and my friend can't wait to get one

Nic · 02-06-2006, 02:56 PM

I think the fact that the PS3 controller is still a boomerang will mean motion sensors won't make it as good as the Wii...Im hoping to buy both

Matt555 · 02-06-2006, 03:43 PM

It's not that boomerang design anymore, it's almost the same as the old PS2 and PSX controllers...

Nic · 02-06-2006, 10:30 PM

Yeah but there still 'boomerang' just not a ridiculously stretched boomerang

Sniper · 02-06-2006, 10:46 PM

Logitech and Microsoft released a motion-sensing controller back in 1999, so its nothing new, though maybe not as advance as the new Nintendo controller.

Also, I remember reading a article which said even the Atari 2600 had some kind of motion-sensing controller...

Matt555 · 02-06-2006, 10:48 PM

Wow, that's news to me...

Nintendo's is the most original I think...

KenshinX · 04-06-2006, 07:25 PM

Nintendo has good design strategies for each of their home systems I believe its just their games that slack off. To me such as their rerelease of the same game over and over again. Example, their gameboy line most games produced by them are the same from te original game just a bigger price tag.

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megamaced Geek Geek Geek! Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 24 Male Posts: 3,467 Times Helpful: 352 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	Sony Copied Us, says Nintendo U.K. Boss It was only a matter of time before Nintendo directly accused Sony of stealing their idea. Across the pond, David Yarnton (right), who heads up Nintendo U.K., slammed Sony's Phil Harrison and the company for "copying" Nintendo. Ever since Sony announced at its media briefing that the PS3 controller would incorporate motion-sensing technology, people have speculated that Sony stole the idea from Nintendo. After all, Nintendo has been responsible for most of the major controller innovations of the last 20 years—D-pad, analog stick, etc. Story continued at GameDaily __________________ "A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows". ~Linus Torvalds

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Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	I don't think the PS3 will be as fun with the motion sensors. The Wii for me just seems so different that it'll be incredibly fun and unique. Me and my friend can't wait to get one __________________

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Nic Sleepy Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 18 Female Posts: 2,470 Times Helpful: 21 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	I think the fact that the PS3 controller is still a boomerang will mean motion sensors won't make it as good as the Wii...Im hoping to buy both __________________

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Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	It's not that boomerang design anymore, it's almost the same as the old PS2 and PSX controllers... __________________

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Nic Sleepy Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 18 Female Posts: 2,470 Times Helpful: 21 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	Yeah but there still 'boomerang' just not a ridiculously stretched boomerang __________________

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Sniper Administrator Join Date: Oct 2001 Age: 24 Male Posts: 4,432 Times Helpful: 116 My Mood: Bored Status: Offline My Computer	Logitech and Microsoft released a motion-sensing controller back in 1999, so its nothing new, though maybe not as advance as the new Nintendo controller. Also, I remember reading a article which said even the Atari 2600 had some kind of motion-sensing controller... __________________ Zone 365 \| F@H Team \| Team Stats \| Use The Thank You System \| My Groups: Manchester United \| Apple

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Matt555 iMod Join Date: May 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 3,844 Times Helpful: 238 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	Wow, that's news to me... Nintendo's is the most original I think... __________________

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KenshinX Big Geek Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 18 Male Posts: 241 Times Helpful: 13 My Mood: Happy Status: Offline My Computer	Nintendo has good design strategies for each of their home systems I believe its just their games that slack off. To me such as their rerelease of the same game over and over again. Example, their gameboy line most games produced by them are the same from te original game just a bigger price tag.

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