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Nintendo copied Microsoft first - MS invented motion controls back in 1998

Here's a little look at an old Microsoft invention - the Sidewinder Freestyle Pro MOTION CONTROLLER.

Yes, that's right! It would appear that SHADY and UNDERHAND Nintendo copied the idea of motion controls from Microsoft, thanks to the INNOVATIVE version of the SideWinder that came out for PC in 1998. Yes, you read me, 1998 - that's eight years before Wii arrived with its shameful rip-off of Microsoft's technology.

So there you go. Proof that Nintendo's entire modern-day success is down to copying an old Microsoft controller from 1998. Nintendo's main innovation, it would seem, is changing the colour from black to white.

(Via Channel 9)

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Posted by Gary Cutlack on April 9, 2008 in Hardware, Microsoft news, Rivals, Videos | Permalink

Comments

Tilt sensing is not motion sensing. YAWN!

Posted by: Lordhep | April 9, 2008 3:29 PM

Who ever wrote this is a fucking Moron.

Posted by: ..... | April 9, 2008 4:14 PM

Dude that is a two handed controller without a pointer whatsoever. It was also a failure. The innovation on the Wii remote is not its accelerometers as everyone already knows those were around forever, and could have been used by any company). The innovation in the Wii remote is the concept, with its main idea being the shape, one-handed nature, and appeal to non-gamers. Any technology can be traced back to something else in technical terms but not always in visionary terms, for example the power glove can also be considered a base technology for the Wii remote as can be that Kirby game on the Game Boy which also used accelerometers.

Posted by: xb | April 9, 2008 4:27 PM

Guys, I'm pretty sure that was a joke and not serious.. but regardless, if you had to make a comparison, you could say that Sony ripped it off with their Sixaxis controller (which kinda failed as well).

Posted by: Gowa | April 9, 2008 4:33 PM

nah, i don't think he was joking, but you're fucking retarded whoever wrote this. get your fact and source straight next time bitch.

Posted by: yeah | April 9, 2008 5:42 PM

You are an idiot. Tilt controllers have been around since the late 80's. I don't want to hear it.

Posted by: 12ctcoloredpencils | April 9, 2008 9:05 PM

What about kirby tilt and tumble and the power glove they came first

Posted by: Ben | April 10, 2008 12:42 AM

This is retarded... if we were actually looking for ANY control that were able to do this kind of stuff, then the Power Glove (NES) is more than 10 years older.

Posted by: chronosaurus | April 10, 2008 5:32 PM

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