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c0rd on 22 March 2010
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Carl2291 said:
jesus kung fu magic said:

Sony did not innovate anything......their controller at launch didnt even have any analog sticks but once the N64 analog was getting praise , sony made the dual-stick model controller and when nintendos rumble pak took off , sony made the dual shock......all sony has done is copy Nintendo by literally doubling it.

It is a case of follow the leader.

Sony have historically improved upon those ideas though, so it's not all bad.

Analogue -> Dual Analogue

Rumble Pak -> Built in Rumble

Anyway...
Why do we never see any complaints about say, the DVD? Wasn't the PlayStation 2 the first console to use DVD tech? Yet now it is used by the Xbox... Or wasn't the original PlayStation the console with CD-based tech to first "use it successfully", with over 100Million units sold? We never hear anything about those though do we?

Or even the PlayStation Memory Card... Surely that was the first to be uber popular, with 100M+ sales of the console... Why don't we ever hear anything about that? Both Wii and 360 STILL use Memory Cards.

The problem the innovations you listed (CD, DVDs, memory cards) is that they don't have much to do with playing the games itself. All of that stuff is supposed to be invisible to the gamer, anyway - it mainly shows up in lower costs for games.

Nintendo's innovations - the D-pad, Rumble, Analogue, Wiimote, etc. change the gaming experience. Also, none of these are logical progressions - without Nintendo, motion controls probably would not have taken off (yet). Historically, Nintendo has clearly been the main innovator here, which is why people are quick to harp on Sony for this latest move. The problem seems to be Sony fans denying Nintendo any credit, along with the other side feeling compelled to drive the point through (so they bring it up in every damn thread).


Ah, whatever. As for the topic, it's funny at first, but not such a big deal in the end. Nintendo is the market leader, after all.