Microsoft and Sony could copy from Wii U's controller
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Sony is known for being uncreative and stealing other's ideas, as seen with Playstation Move.
And Microsoft isn't as bad, but they seem successful enough in order to not copy Nintendo's stuff
And Microsoft isn't as bad, but they seem successful enough in order to not copy Nintendo's stuff
And the Nintendo Network is totally original and not a copy of the PlayStation Network or XBox Live?
"of course it's not a copy, the PSN and XBL are a good idea! Nintendo's just applying a good idea to their console!"
Oh but then of course, Sony and Microsoft are merely applying a good idea to their consoles as well?
"No that's totally different because they're RIPPING OFF NINTENDO and NO ONE RIPS OFF NINTENDO WAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!"
on a serious note, they're just rumours. Hold off on the slander until you get actual confirmation from a better website than IGN.
"of course it's not a copy, the PSN and XBL are a good idea! Nintendo's just applying a good idea to their console!"
Oh but then of course, Sony and Microsoft are merely applying a good idea to their consoles as well?
"No that's totally different because they're RIPPING OFF NINTENDO and NO ONE RIPS OFF NINTENDO WAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!"
on a serious note, they're just rumours. Hold off on the slander until you get actual confirmation from a better website than IGN.
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I wouldn't be surprised.
In fact, whatever happened to the Playstation Moved? I saw two commercials and that was it. Failure.
In fact, whatever happened to the Playstation Moved? I saw two commercials and that was it. Failure.
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No, because Nintendo Network is completely different as far as I can tell. Probably worse, but also, you can't copy the whole idea of an online network. But creating a controller with an HD screen that allows more interaction? I'm sorry but when I hear that I think Wii U. And it's not a rumor, Sony patented it, so they at least have the idea.Crocodile Dippy said:
What improvent?Baby Luigi said:
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Pretty much this.Crocodile Dippy said:
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Discord said:
Usually, when people "steal" or "copy" an idea, they usually add stuff to improve it. There's nothing wrong with that, it happens in any industry all the time
I don't see how they can improve something with more things we haven't heard about yet.Baby Luigi said:
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What I was thinking in my head when I read the topic name.
My point was that the network isn't a rip-off. People borrow ideas all the time, what's the harm in that? Especially for a console, which is really just a conduit for you to play games and interact with other gamers and nothing more. May as well claim Samsung and Toshiba are ripping each other off because they both make laptops and televisions!Discord said:
You think the Wii U tablet controller thing is a good idea, right? Obviously, Sony thinks it's a good idea too. They're trying to see what they can do with the new format as well and appeal to their customer base who don't want to buy a Wii U. If this format catches on, then in 15 years the new generation of gamers won't care who came up with the idea first; all that matters is that someone created it and everyone else thought it was a good idea and decided to make it commonplace. Problem?
Besides, all we have right now is vague, early information. How about waiting until we have more info (or better yet, after the product is released) before crying foul like you people always bloody do?
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You've got to admit, the "Position-dependent gaming, 3-D controller, and handheld as a remote" is a much catchier name than the Wii U.
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First, they aren't ripoffs. Iwata said that the history of entertainment is also the history of imitation. Second, they're just rumors, like Dippy said, and Nintendo Network is kind of a ripoff of PSN and Live. Third, this is just me, but why does it seem that Crocodile Dippy isn't a Nintendo fan, and prefers Sony consoles?
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Really, it's not copying, it's moving on. Video game companies aren't going to stay behind (and possibly lose their edge over their competitors) just to "stay original". They'll lose customers for being so "outdated". In the business world, it all boils down to money.
That, or I have it all wrong.
That, or I have it all wrong.
It's true that I've grown tired of Nintendo's bizarre controller and gameplay gimmicks and I feel their major series have become redundant and tedious, but I do have fond memories of the earlier days of Nintendo. I just don't like their recent casual approach to game design, which probably just goes back to my pretentious hipster "games are art" mantra.Cap'n Falcon said:
I couldn't care less about Sony consoles themselves; but in terms of the seventh-generation, the games on it and the XBox 360 (more the XBLA than anything else, tho) appeal to me more than the Wii's motion controls gimmick and more casual games.
They do innovate. With their games, as they should. As I said before, the console is just there for you to play games and communicate with other gamers; nothing more. Of course personal preference comes into the argument; but at the end of the day, video games are about the evolution of games, not the evolution of controllers.Discord said:
I'd argue there is a fine line between "innovation" and "gimmick", but we'll just have to wait and see which side the tablet controller falls under.