Why can't Nintendo just sue Sony for imitation?

[Damnyouall]

Please allow me to highlight the most important part of your post:

Bamboleo said:

"potentiometer-based analog stick"

It happens the all mighty craptacular "analog stick" from Atari 5200 was nothing else than a directional stick programmed with some more standart pin points, not really user-free chosen angle and direction.

http://pinouts.ru/Inputs/JoystickAtari5200_pinout.shtml

As for the Vectrex, yes it seems I was wrong, but I fail to see whether the games of it make use of the "analog" technology has the games seems to be controlled in the regular 2 axis scheme.

And the fact that vectrex is whether a console or some kind of hybrid computer just designed for games is arguable. It clearly doesn't fit completely the home console category which are discusing, yet is not fair to consider it a computer too, ok.

@ damnyou all

You're funny to infinite levels and that video shows a toy being recognized by the camera, that's a famous video that shows nothing similar to the Wii controls, which was what Sony presented.

 

I have nothing to add.