Nem said:
You gonna say this doesn't look like the switch controller? Of course you do. Why do i bother asking... You are not right. The defense that Nintendo can have is that the switch controller only works with the switch screen. I assume it doesn't work with other screens anyways. If it did then they would be in trouble for sure. If not then it's a debate on wether the switch actually bothers the gamevice market by copying it's functionality but only on its own propriatary hardware. So, if the copying actually makes their product less appealing. That is more complex and debatable. |
Analogue stick: first used by Nintendo on the N64 controller.
D-pad: invented by Gunpei Yokoi.
XYAB buttons: used by Nintendo since the SNES days.
Shoulder buttons: first used by Nintendo on the SNES controller.
As for the joycons: they can be detached and they can both be used as a fully functional controller. There's no bridge connecting the two joycons (like with Gamevice's crappy products). The joycons also feature a gyroscope, a motion tracking camera and HD rumble.
Joycons only work with the Nintendo Switch while Gamevice's products work for every tablet or smarthpone. They're not even competing in the same market.
If anything, Nintendo should sue Gamevice for blatently ripping off their past controllers.
Oh and Nintendo should also sue Sony for the PS Move while we're at it. /s
Detachable controllers is not a patentable concept.
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