Originally Posted by UltraMagnus gah, why do people say sony copied nintendo, IIRC nintendo copied the idea off a controller that M$ made for the PC! (might not have been M$ that made the controller, tho, dont remember)
Nintendo's Wii remote is using different technology to the MS Sidewinder, so it's difficult to argue your point. I understand what you mean, but Son'y attempt to recreate the MS Sidewinder's functionality to compete with Nintendo's Wii remote is what's questionable.
Originally Posted by directhex the microsoft sidewinder precision pro is what you're thinking of
what you're confusing, however, is technology versus process.
microsoft's gamepad crashed & burned because it had between 0 and -1 support with the software.
sony's pad (which is VERY similar to the sidewinder) is headed the same way - only one game at E3 supporting it, whose developers had been given 10 days' warning - whilst other big-name developers hadn't even been told that rumble had been dropped from the pad. there has been zero communication with developers, which means that sony's pad is going to end up exclusively as a wireless dual shock with no shock.
the wii wand has got developers excited - random third parties are all eager to experiment, and have already done so. a five minute video *already* shows the impetus behind the wand, compared to a single crappy flight game, which was all sony could scrape together
Spot on!