| TheMisterManGuy said: Problem is, people are conflating innovation, with invention. They're not the same thing. Innovation is about more than just inventing something new, it's about using something that's already there, and making something new out of it. Motion Controls weren't a new concept when the Wii was introduced, but the Wii used the concept in a new and better way than previous attempts. That's innovation. People like to bring up Pics like that to try and make an argument for Nintendo not inventing anything, an argument nobody made to begin with. |
You do have a point but regarding bold let's not ignore that it nearly always starts with claims about how all Sony is doing is copying Nintendo. Very rarely, I see people claiming that Nintendo never invented anything. For instance on page 5, I wrote "nearly every innovation is a refinement of something existing" and "innovations are in most cases refinements". You got it backwards.
On the contrary, I often see Nintendo fans claiming that Nintendo is behind every innovation and that Sony is always copying Nintendo. For instance in the comment I responded to, it is claimed that Nintendo is behind innovations such as the analog stick and motion control.
Analog stick:
Motion control:
Funnily enough, the same people never include examples where inspiration goes the other way.
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