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    E3 - 2006 : AFTERMATH :: Did Sony copy the Wii controller?

    A Sony patent from 1999 puts this story to bed.

    Check out the E3 LIVE for more info.

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    i wish i knew how sony patented this AFTER both logitech & microsoft had tilt-sensitive pads on the market

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    I wouldn't say Sony copied Nintendo, as the PS3 controller is still nowhere near as innovative as the Wii remote.

    I would however say that the Wii remote caused Sony to rethink their controller, out with the boomerang and in with the tilty dual shock no rumble type thing.

    As directhex mentioned, both Logitech and Microsoft had tilt sensitive devices out on the PC a long time ago, they just never really took off.

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