| Oyvoyvoyv said: 1. The thumb-analog stick on a controller (N64). The N64 didn't have an analog stick (it was digital :P) Actually, it was optical. The Vectrex used a digital analog stick in 1982.
I don't think you can validate your point. Can you prove the idea of an analog control stick was supposed to happen in the next generation? 2. Rumble (N64). Same, it would have come anyway. Nintendo put it on as an add-on, the other waited till the next gen. It was a natural development within contollers, nothing Nintendo specific. See above. Sony added both rumble and analog mid way through the generation seemingly in response directly to Nintendo's actions. Sixaxxis probably wasn't ripped off. They both planned it, but Nintendo made it more fleshed out. Both developed it, Nintendo just revealed it earlier. From what I've heard from developers, this too is in response to Nintendo. Sony usually informs developers of their plans well in advance but only 1 external studio was informed of the SIXAXIS prior to the E3 unveiling (and only by 2 weeks) and they displayed a very faulty controlling Warhawk. However, neither Sony nor Nintendo brought this technology to market first. Microsoft released a PC controller called the Sidewinder back in 1998. It wasn't very good though. 4. D-pad (NES) Incorrect in 2 ways. A) The Game & Watch had a D-pad B) The Atari 2600 had a D-pad add-on for Atari Brain training (or something). If rumble is counted, so is this. Correct that the + pad (D-pad is a Sega term actually) was first used by Nintendo on the G&W series, not the NES. Incorrect that a "D-pad" as we know it was used on the Atari 2600. That involved a circular pad, much like the intellivision used, that worked like a "D-pad". The first actual application of a connected 4 point + style pad with 8 way control was on the Donkey Kong version of Game & Watch. Could be correct
6. Trigger buttons Isn't this the same as shoulder buttons? Sort of. The Z-Trigger on the N64 was on the underside of the controller, not in a shoulder poisition though it functioned liked one in many games. |
Sorry, Oyvoy. Had to correct and question you on a few things.
The innovations that Nintendo has provided to the industry are many. Some aspects they are not the first while many they are. The first Internet connected console is the Famicom in Japan, for instance. Well ahead of Sega and SegaNet.
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