Pants off to Patrick Goschy, an ex-Midway employee who may have came up with the Nintendo Wii control scheme years ago.
Go Nintendo links us to this demonstration video by Pat, which seems to have been created back in 2000. Apparently Pat is suing Nintendo.
Here he uses accelerometer-equipped controllers to play the Dreamcast version of Ready 2 Rumble. What the hell? This looks more playable than Wii Boxing!
According to Go Nintendo, Nintendo says that Mr. Goschy had no involvement with the Wii. It looks like he was on the right track, though.
If this does go to court (which I doubt), I'm sure Mr. Goschy will have to explain why he felt the need to demonstrate this technology in plaid boxers.
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11:33 AM on 01.14.2008
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"Being creative just means hiding your sources"
Proves true yet again.
thx for the post.
he cheats to, playing two player mode with one player.
Perhaps I should start suggesting this tactic to our clients.
Also, I have a hard time believing that this was from 2000 when nobody's ever seen or heard of it until now. Why didn't this guy bring this up a year ago if he knew he had the idea first?
He said in the video that the microcontroller just mapped movements to button presses. In the better ports, like RE4, they do more than map button presses to control movements. They also incorporate aiming.
But is this technology even similar to the Wiimote? Also, tons of people have done homemade motion technology on the internet, so does that mean no one but them can ever sell something like this? And how do you prove who the first was? Sounds like BULLSHIT to me.
*removes pants*
Also, the motion control idea had been around for a while, so I don't think anyone can really stake a claim on any one technique, even Nintendo.
You have some fast action photoshop skills, my friend.
But that's not nearly as fun as saying he's wearing no pants.
But I think motion controls in general are not a new invention. Even nintendo didn't invent motion controls they implement it just like they implemented the analog stick on the 64 and Implemented the touch screen on the DS. My opinion is the patten belongs with the accelerometers more than the implementaion. Really just look back there were gyro mouses and the freestyle by ms the powerglove and the Uforce and countless thinks like the cyberpuck when VR was in its hay day.
Incorrect. Do shut up.
I just hope the guy spends the settlement on some eyebrow grooming.
Please reference proof. Oh, and "No YOU shut up!"