This Windows tablet looks familiar

[SegataSanshiro]

Lawlight said:

SegataSanshiro said:
Nintendo took the idea from Morpheus. Nintendo also took the Wii idea from Xavix Port. Analog from Vectrex. Nintendo much like Apple will often take existing ideas and just make them better..tho Nintendo has legit invented the D-pad and shoulder buttons.

According to wikipedia, Nintendo did not invent the dpad.

They did. Gunpei did for Game & Watch. They hel a patent that no one could copy it so every D-pad out there functioned differently until 2005 that expired so now anyone can make a similar D-pad.