Sony Files Patent For Wii-Like Pointing/Motion Sensing Tech

[VampDude]

im still getting a Wii no matter what, nothing SONY do will push me in the direction of the PS3 even if they have Wii-Type-Technology
(which clearly they did'nt think of for themselves and stole the idea from Nintendo)

[F9zDark]

Again its not 'stealing'. Its 'advancement' per se. Who's to say that Sony's rendition of the 'wii-mote' won't work better than Nintendo's?

There's nothing wrong with competition. Without it we wouldn't have the choice between Xbox360, PS3 or Wii, or Ford, Chevy, Toyota, Volkswagen, etc...

[DPyro]

Lame....Filed: June 7, 2005

[Miria]

Whos actually got the patent on this?? Hopefulyl Nintendo.. so they can still get paid..

And i dont think they should be in the software lounge.. they should jus stick with hardware..

[ashaw]

Nope it is assighned to Sony

Inventors: Sproul; James Shannon; (Foster City, CA) ; Burrowes; Paul deNyse IV; (Foster City, CA)
Correspondence Name and Address:

CARR & FERRELL LLP
2200 GENG ROAD
PALO ALTO
CA
94303
US

Assignee Name and Adress: Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.

Serial No.: 147858
Series Code: 11
Filed: June 7, 2005

U.S. Current Class: 717/174
U.S. Class at Publication: 717/174
Intern'l Class: G06F 9/445 20060101 G06F009/445

[Distortional]

Who cares who made it first? What matters is who can utilise it better.

[irongiant]

Nintendo haven't invented motion sensing, all they've done is implemented it into a games console. There was a motion sensing Sidewinder pad from Microsoft a few years ago. Sony did disc based games with the Playstation and since the Gamecube Nintendo have too so they copied Sony. Microsoft copied just about everything that is good about the Playstation and it's success then added their own ideas on top. It's the way things move forward and get better.

[Vegetable]

Thankyou Elven6 for posting this Sony-bashing message. Although your intent was to establish that Sony is a big evil corporation hellbent on stealing every wonderful idea Nintendo thinks up, if you had bothered reading the date of the goddamn patent filing, you'd know that it was placed over a year ago, meaning it isn't a "new" idea in the context which you put it. But please, continue to make more threads taking jabs at Sony, maybe then the evil monopoly will fall and Nintendo will rise again!

GTFO.

Sony did disc based games with the Playstation and since the Gamecube Nintendo have too so they copied Sony.

If you wanted a good example you would have listed the Turbo Duo, or the Sega CD.

[ElRazur]

It is amazing how people post rubbish comments over Sony's action! We live in a competitive world and that's exactly what's happening which in the long run will benefit us the gamers....jeez!

[S34MU5]

well i am still first in line for PS3.

but as soon as i get wii i will praise the lord. and im gona sell ps3 first day.

maybe make a video of Wii fighting the PS3 like that vid of dreamcast and ps2, anyone seen it? its well good!