Oh, thnx twingo, you reminded me.)) I wanted to make a thread about it, but maybe this will be enough. =)

The N64 controller was bulky and ugly. Nintendo hates analog controls unless there is a chance you can throw your controller at the tv while trying to play. Take another look at the 64. The sticks are rather slotted and digital. Not much better then the Master Systems nubs( did anyone else actually try to use those?).

Yeah and EA Active, and Your Body copied from Wii Fit.
Microsoft copied the controller layout of Dreamcast.
Nintendo and Microsoft copied Sony having backwards compatibility on their consoles.

You know what, who cares. We need competition in everything, or else no company will strive to get better. For example, Madden when it was the only Football game in the market. Madden 10 though looks kind of innovative.

dammit... it's not coping it's getting to the same point via different means. The PS3 has wands that work with the eye toy 2... that's fine... the Wii uses a sensor bar and Microsoft uses 3D cam with voice recognition. They all go about it differently, but the purpose is the only thing that is being copied. The purpose is to open Video Games to a whole new audience.

...I think your use of the word "perfected" and "realism" is really over exaggerated. I already showed a flaw (whichmeans it's not perfect) with the akward movements of kudo's avatar when he was demonstrating the tech.

Also, the clip was basically a scripted AI telling YOU a set of options of what to do. I bet that there's alot of things this "milo" program would not recognize. If you're telling me that it's "perfected realism", then it must mean that you can do whatever you want in front of the camera (such as flick him off, tell him a nasty joke or threat him with violence) and he'd react realisticly, which we all know wouldn't happen. Believe me when I say this, If you think this is "perfect", you'll look quite silly when Microsoft, Nintendo, or Sony comes out with something even more advanced next time. That's how technology works.

Some people do that too, though... only way he could not copy people would be to make his own unique clothing or body paint designs!

Some time companies copy either by actually paying royalties other times by finding another way to do the same thing. Other times companies develop things that are similar yet one releases it first and any that release it after are called copiers.

Either way in this case the big thing will be if Sony will have games that use it and can get people to buy it. This isn't the six axis and won't be with every controller and getting people to buy new hardware to play one or two games doesn't usually work to well. While the Nintendo has bee able to get massive adoption of the balance board who knows how well any of these others will work out. I wouldn't buy any of this for just one game unless it was a very good game with huge replay value. I'm still not sure if I'll get wii motion +

Dude....I never thought I'd see virtual figures responding to humans like what I saw with the Milo game for another 10 years. This Molyneux did with Natal is a joke compared to what that man is fully capable of. If this is true, the future will bring amazing and diverse new titles.

Nintendo copied the eyetoy and just changed it to a controller.

No sham no dignity No creativity bla bla bla.

Then sony just perfected the technology.

I can see Sonys motion controller getting a lot more support from 3rd parties as they showed you what you could do with it and it will appeal to hardcore gamers as well as the more casual - It just depends on the price