(First I want to say thanks to pushsquare for the article.)

Great minds think alike

It turns out Nintendo isn’t the only company intent on merging handheld devices with home console experiences. A patent uncovered by Games Beat, shows Sony had a similar concept in mind way back in 2010.

The patent – awarded the incredibly lengthy "position-dependent gaming, 3-D controller, and handheld as a remote” moniker – refers to a touch screen device that would operate similarly to the Wii U. According to the accompanying information, the device would be able to track its own location as an “input to a video game” and render “an avatar on a mobile device such that it appears to overlay a competing user in the real world”.

Look familiar?

Uuum what the heck? Does anybody else believe that Sony is trying to ruin Wii U's inovation and rep or is this nothing but patent abuse. Your inquiries please.

Links

http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2012/02/sony_patented_a_wii_u_style_controller_too

http://www.nintendolife.com/forums/other_gaming/sony_patents_touch_screen_controller

Natural response to make sure you have bases covered if something is going to be revolutionary. They might use it, they might not.

I think there's a growing debate in the Sony Forums on this already,

Well, Sega tried to do what Nintendon't, and look at what happened to them.

I think the controller is too big lol

No it's not a controller as you can see in figure 3 it's a shield it just comes in kids and adult sizes.

Really? Interesting. I try to go there from time to time. I'll check it out...

LOL! Actually figure 3 is the middle one. But WOW I never realized how big it was in the bottom pic -_-

There was already a thread made saying Sony copied Nintendo. 

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=139577&page=1#81

The thread made my head hurt trying to prove/disprove something so trivial.

What are you talking about? Figure 3 is obviously the long awaited virtual pong.