Nintendo slams Sony for controller motion sensing

cablekiller · 19-05-2006, 01:45 PM

Friday 19-May-2006 10:28 AM Handbags at the ready - Nintendo UK boss lashes out at Sony's new motion sensing controller

Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton has lashed out at Sony's new motion sensing controller, suggesting that the PlayStation creator has copied Nintendo's ideas - past and present.

Speaking to MCV in the wake of Sony's E3 press conference last week, Yarnton was quick to point out Sony's change of attitude since Nintendo unveiled their motion sensing Wii Controller late last year. "I'd love to dig up some old Phil Harrison comments and say 'hang on a second - six months ago when we launched our controller you said one thing, and now why are you doing this?'" Yarnton thundered.

Yarnton also slammed the lack of force feedback in Sony's redesigned PS3 controller, blaming patent issues for the omission: "Historically we're always developing new things. We know Sony have had a lot of issues with their rumble feature and they've had to withdraw it - because they didn't innovate, they copied."

Yarnton went on to suggest that Sony has not only followed Nintendo's lead, but copied their ideas in the past: "I don't know what [Sony's] decision making process is but I think if you look back, any innovation that has come in gameplay has come from us," he said.

"With Nintendo, I'm trying to think of anything we've copied... but I can't," concluded Yarnton. We're sure you'll let him know if they have and what you think of his assertions in the comment section below.

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CrAzYAmerican12 · 19-05-2006, 02:08 PM

I like that this Nintendo UK Boss is frank about how he feels. It's the truth, and I have to agree with him.

covenantkiller12 · 19-05-2006, 02:19 PM

i also agree things should be done about this jibberish all this sony copying, its wrong thats how they come up with "new" ideas THE HD ERA DOESNT START UNTIL WE SAY SO oh yeah well go F*** a donkey and get your own ideas

Dizz · 19-05-2006, 02:57 PM

Pretty much everyone is bashing Sony for "Copying" something they copy written back in 1999. its starting to get old though, but whatever.

covenantkiller12 · 19-05-2006, 03:14 PM

it is starting to get old but most of it is true maybe they arent "copying" but they are definitly getting there ideas from somewhere other then themselves. PS3 seems like its gonna have a lot of the same stuff as 360 and Wii thats not very original. they would probably catch more attention thinking of new ideas that no one has ever seen before. originality is the key

CrAzYAmerican12 · 19-05-2006, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Dizz

Pretty much everyone is bashing Sony for "Copying" something they copy written back in 1999. its starting to get old though, but whatever.

Maybe, just maybe, that means some merit to what people are saying then.

And so you know Dizz, your sig doesn't make any sense.

Dizz · 19-05-2006, 03:28 PM

OK we all get that sony is "Copying" the other companies in some form or fashion just like companies have always copied each other. now that thats out the way lets talk about other things like maybe NBA playoffs or Barry Bonds Hitting 715 or whatever. and crazyamerican, ask me if i care about my sig making sense or not its not suppose to make sense.

Blank · 19-05-2006, 05:53 PM

It's not the fact that Sony copy other companies and can't come up with any ideas of their own that is annoying, but rather they slag off other companies then contradict themselves by copying the same thing they slagged off months back that pisses me off. Take the two 360 prices for example. Sony were saying how bad it was for MS to do that, yet they do even worse for the PS3 - make it so it's not completely upgradeable. Not to mention the times they slagged Nintendo off, only to completely rip them off. Rumble feature and joystick come into mind there.

I hope Sony lose the next generation. All their ideas have been stolen off someone else.

CrAzYAmerican12 · 19-05-2006, 07:50 PM

Amen Blank, Amen.

Sharky · 22-05-2006, 09:10 AM

While I agree that Sony is far less innovative than Nintendo, its quotes like the following that really make Nintendo look just as stupid.

"I don't know what [Sony's] decision making process is but I think if you look back, any innovation that has come in gameplay has come from us,"

"With Nintendo, I'm trying to think of anything we've copied... but I can't," concluded Yarnton. We're sure you'll let him know if they have and what you think of his assertions in the comment section below.

Any innovation in gaming has come from us... what an assclown.

Maybe these companies should put out a gag order so all these brain-dead executives shut up before they turn off any more potential buyers. This fool probably used up his remaining brain cells trying desperately to figure out how to make his Nintendogs happy.

Dizz · 22-05-2006, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Blank

It's not the fact that Sony copy other companies and can't come up with any ideas of their own that is annoying, but rather they slag off other companies then contradict themselves by copying the same thing they slagged off months back that pisses me off. Take the two 360 prices for example. Sony were saying how bad it was for MS to do that, yet they do even worse for the PS3 - make it so it's not completely upgradeable. Not to mention the times they slagged Nintendo off, only to completely rip them off. Rumble feature and joystick come into mind there.

I hope Sony lose the next generation. All their ideas have been stolen off someone else.

Actually, Sony came out with the rumble feature first.

Grindstone · 22-05-2006, 11:42 AM

And yet, Dizz, Sony got sued for that same feature... weird.

Let's see, Nintendo wasn't the first with analog, so I guess we could cite them on that "innovation" as bogus. Actually, come to think of it, Nintendo jsut improved on older designs as well.

But yeah, for blatant copying, Sony is the king.

Dizz · 22-05-2006, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Grindstone

And yet, Dizz, Sony got sued for that same feature... weird.

Let's see, Nintendo wasn't the first with analog, so I guess we could cite them on that "innovation" as bogus. Actually, come to think of it, Nintendo jsut improved on older designs as well.

But yeah, for blatant copying, Sony is the king.

I was just correcting ya mans up there. but as far as your point about getting sued, they got sued because of HOW the controller rumbles, not for it actually rumbling. the technology used to make the controller rumble is why they got sued...oh and guess what! MS got sued for the same damn thing with the xbox rumble but they settled out of court. so where is your argument there? is MS blatantly copying too? come on, be real now.

Grindstone · 22-05-2006, 01:00 PM

Dizz, the N64 had rumble before the Sony Dualshock came out. Hmm, now there is an innovation credited to Nintendo.

Anyway, both Msoft and Sony were sued, but Msoft opted out of the lawsuit by settling, which included buying out ~15% of the company which allowed them to put that rumble same tech in the 360. In hindsight, a brilliant move.

The amount of copying that MSoft does is light comparatively speaking. If it were not so, you would hear about it more. Sony, as it would seem, rely on copy-and-paste methods. No console company is flawless, but others just have more flaws. Are we being "real now"?

Dizz · 22-05-2006, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Grindstone

Dizz, the N64 had rumble before the Sony Dualshock came out. Hmm, now there is an innovation credited to Nintendo.

Anyway, both Msoft and Sony were sued, but Msoft opted out of the lawsuit by settling, which included buying out ~15% of the company which allowed them to put that rumble same tech in the 360. In hindsight, a brilliant move.

The amount of copying that MSoft does is light comparatively speaking. If it were not so, you would hear about it more. Sony, as it would seem, rely on copy-and-paste methods. No console company is flawless, but others just have more flaws. Are we being "real now"?

ok because MS settled and sony didnt how does that make them exempt from copying? MS does copy as much as sony, they basically took the good things about the dreamcast and made the xbox, so how is that not copying? its not copying to you because its old news and the new news is sony copying who ever. yea sony copied MS XBL features but what else have they truely copied? nintendo's controller? nope its not a copy it doesnt even do the same thing, its tilt and nintendos is motion. what else did they copy? wireless controller? yeah they did but if you say that then you have to say MS also copied nintendo. anything else? actually make a list of things sony copied, that are truly a knock off copy, not any what if or just because's...i mean real copies

Redshirt013 · 22-05-2006, 03:47 PM

LOL why dont you just say:

"Define 'copy'!"

CrAzYAmerican12 · 22-05-2006, 04:19 PM

Dizz, is Sony paying you to come to this site and try and convince people that their copying isn't rampant?

I can come up with no other reason to why you continuously defend what Sony is doing.

Dizz · 22-05-2006, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CrAzYAmerican12

Dizz, is Sony paying you to come to this site and try and convince people that their copying isn't rampant?

I can come up with no other reason to why you continuously defend what Sony is doing.

I never said sony doesnt copy because they do. but i do say that sony is not the only ones that copy, MS copies and nintendo copies. everyone copies, its how you make money, how do you think MS got where they are...its because they copied alot of segas ideas and made them better, but regardless its pointless to keep repeating myself.

ChuckSteak0331 · 22-05-2006, 05:02 PM

Just do what I do, skip over Dizz's posts. It really helps not listening to morons.