Nintendo: Sony steals our ideas

***wraggster*** · May 19th, 2006, 22:57

Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton has lashed out at Sony's new motion sensing controller, suggesting that the PlayStation creator has copied Nintendo's ideas - past and present.

Speaking to MCV in the wake of Sony's E3 press conference last week, Yarnton was quick to point out Sony's change of attitude since Nintendo unveiled their motion sensing Wii Controller late last year. "I'd love to dig up some old Phil Harrison comments and say 'hang on a second - six months ago when we launched our controller you said one thing, and now why are you doing this?'" Yarnton thundered.

Yarnton also slammed the lack of force feedback in Sony's redesigned PS3 controller, blaming patent issues for the omission: "Historically we're always developing new things. We know Sony have had a lot of issues with their rumble feature and they've had to withdraw it - because they didn't innovate, they copied."

Yarnton went on to suggest that Sony has not only followed Nintendo's lead, but copied their ideas in the past: "I don't know what [Sony's] decision making process is but I think if you look back, any innovation that has come in gameplay has come from us," he said.

"With Nintendo, I'm trying to think of anything we've copied... but I can't," concluded Yarnton. We're sure you'll let him know if they have and what you think of his assertions in the comment section below.

Via CVG

**fackue** · May 19th, 2006, 23:04

Lmao

**Video_freak** · May 20th, 2006, 00:13

i couldn't have said it better myself.

**Miria** · May 20th, 2006, 01:18

Dont you remember that Sony a.k.a the Playstation was made from Nintendo so becareful nintendo you may have an insider regardless

**Shilo** · May 20th, 2006, 01:26

Ya, Soild Snake is sneaking into Nintendo HQ and is stealing info

**bullhead** · May 20th, 2006, 01:31

Ha ha, he sounds like a school child telling the teacher on the kid who copied his homework.

**emuking** · May 20th, 2006, 04:11

he speaks the truth, though he sounds like a whiner

**the one and only** · May 20th, 2006, 05:25

lol stupid sony copying nintendo

**the one and only** · May 20th, 2006, 05:35

oh yeah i just found this

Originally Posted by Satoru Iwata(nintendo president)

Q: Do you think Sony copied Nintendo with its new controller?

A: (Laughs.) Actually before they made the announcement we already anticipated that they might do that, so I had to laugh. Even though I was laughing, it was with a grim face, I should add. (Laughs.)

seems that he wasnt to happy about ps3 copying nintendo either