Comments on: Has Sony ripped off Nintendo? http://www.p2pnet.net/story/10769 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/10769/comment-page-1#comment-131538 Reader's Write Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:28:43 +0000 #comment-131538 And can you tell me when did Gyration filed patent for their technology? I bought a Gyration mouse that you can use in the air BEFORE 2000!! And what about the really old Nintendo Powerglove? When was that already? Actually it doesn't matter when, the thing is Sony never showed any real interests in that technology before Nintendo showed us it could completely change the way we play videogames. And when Sony showed "their" model, it was reduced to a Gyroscope rather than a true motion sensor. What's more important is that good ideas ends up being used everywhere. oh, you forgot in your research to note the date the Wii controller was patented, I don't know it either (its not in google patents yet), but I'm pretty sure it wasn't the same day it was unveiled. To conclude this, I'd like to point that most news site are reporting this news as "Sony Files Patent for Wiimote Type Device" .. That says it all. And can you tell me when did Gyration filed patent for their technology? I bought a Gyration mouse that you can use in the air BEFORE 2000!! And what about the really old Nintendo Powerglove? When was that already?

Actually it doesn’t matter when, the thing is Sony never showed any real interests in that technology before Nintendo showed us it could completely change the way we play videogames. And when Sony showed “their” model, it was reduced to a Gyroscope rather than a true motion sensor.

What’s more important is that good ideas ends up being used everywhere.

oh, you forgot in your research to note the date the Wii controller was patented, I don’t know it either (its not in google patents yet), but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the same day it was unveiled.

To conclude this, I’d like to point that most news site are reporting this news as “Sony Files Patent for Wiimote Type Device” .. That says it all.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/10769/comment-page-1#comment-131527 Reader's Write Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:03:09 +0000 #comment-131527 Who knows? Find out when Nintendo filed for THEIR patent, not announced their product. Who knows? Find out when Nintendo filed for THEIR patent, not announced their product.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/10769/comment-page-1#comment-131526 Reader's Write Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:59:21 +0000 #comment-131526 http://www.joystiq.com/2005/10/03/sony-has-its-own-magic-wand-in-the-works/ December 2004: Sony files patent for motion sensor device intended for use in either PS2 or the future PS3 April 27, 2006: Nintendo announces Wii and unveils their remote December 14, 2006: Sony announces motion sensor device PS3 Who ripped off who? http://www.joystiq.com/2005/10/03/sony-has-its-own-magic-wand-in-the-works/

December 2004: Sony files patent for motion sensor device intended for use in either PS2 or the future PS3
April 27, 2006: Nintendo announces Wii and unveils their remote
December 14, 2006: Sony announces motion sensor device PS3

Who ripped off who?

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/10769/comment-page-1#comment-131525 Reader's Write Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:56:29 +0000 #comment-131525 Their first Playstation controller was a copy of the Nes/Snes controllers. The analog stick they included in their later controllers was a direct copy of the N64 analog stick. They created that SIXAXIS crap less than a month after Nintendo unveilled the Wiimote and surprised everyone. They eventually understood that SIXAXIS is no Wiimote, so they had to find another way to copy the Wiimote. Their first Playstation controller was a copy of the Nes/Snes controllers.
The analog stick they included in their later controllers was a direct copy of the N64 analog stick.
They created that SIXAXIS crap less than a month after Nintendo unveilled the Wiimote and surprised everyone.
They eventually understood that SIXAXIS is no Wiimote, so they had to find another way to copy the Wiimote.

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