Head of Capcom R&D slams Sony's Sixaxis Controller

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Thought this was fairly interesting:

http://www.younewb.com/?s=capcom+sixaxis

As the editor notes, it's harsh criticism for simply copying innovative competitors, but I can agree that there is a good deal of value in innovation over simple mimesis. Anyone else have thoughts on the subject? Here's a simple discussion:

1) Wii fanboy: Sixaxis copied the Wii mote! Sony just copies what Nintendo does!

2) Sony fanboy: So what? Why is that bad?