The D-pad that is the industry standard is the cross shape. There is a reason no one uses the Intellivisons control scheme Because it sucks. I'd like to see you try to play any current games with that god awful thing in place of the cross shaped D-pad.
The innovation was not the invention of that convoluted definition of yours but rather the implementation of the modern D-pad. Something Nintendo did first with the Game & Watch hand helds.
Lets not forget that the definition of innovation is not[/] invention but rather the introduction of something new or starting something for the first time. Nintendo introduced all of these things to console gaming and that is why the recieve so much [/]deserved credit.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/innovation
