Gintoki on 23 June 2014
| Anfebious said: The comment section is full of interesting comments: " Daverost I’m starting to lose count of how many times Nintendo is being sued for stuff like this. Also losing count of how many times they’re losing these cases. It’s been a sizable number for the last three systems (Wii, 3DS, Wii U) in particular. "Nintendo has a long history of developing innovative products while respecting the intellectual property rights of others," the company said in a press statement. This makes me laugh, though." Or this: " UAware Sony actually developed the PS Move in 1999, called Wand at the time. A remote stick with an orb at the top that tracked using colors, initially going to be used for the PS2 with the eyetoy. But Sony could not get it to run correctly with the color and could not get a patent. Gyro came to them with a different method Sony turned them down. Microsoft then turned them down, Gyro went to Nintendo whom hired them Nintendo hired Gyro to develop the Wii remote in 2001 because they thought Sony would release it as an add on for the PS2. Sony couldn’t get a patent for the PS Move until 2009, and released it a year later once they did. The whole idea that Sony copied Nintendo is nonsense when it was the other way around with Nintendo jumping the gun at what Sony was doing. There’s even a video uploaded on youtube that shows Sony showcasing a magic duel with the Wand. The fact that the PS Move uses the exact same design and color tracking as the Wand shows that Sony eventually planned on releasing it all along." And this: " Pluribus Great, the more lawsuits Nintendo loses and the more the company has to pay, the better I feel. I’m getting tired of the gimmicks and the little kid crap. Nintendo lost my respect since the Gamecube days. Oh by the way, get rid of that POS gamepad while you’re at it." Check out more in the comment section, Polygon needs all the attention they can get. |
What I bolded. This thread's already been done, but Nintendo clearly fucked up and didn't bring proof that they hired that company to make the Wiimote.
And Philips started negociation with Nintendo in 2011 ? Okay they might haven't known about the Wiimote in 2001, but they saw it since at least 2006, why only now...
