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Nintendo Wii & Midway Stole Wii-Mote Technology!

After watching an interview with an Ex-Midway employee on FOX, it is completely obvious that the former employee was robbed of his dream. Not only did he come up with the idea, but he also had working versions of it 8 years ago! Which of course is long before the Nintendo Wii ever came out. Of course, the employee had great faith in the new video game controller technology and wanted to secure his piece of the pie for it. Apparently the ex-employee was fired from Midway games a few months after requesting royalties on the future of this project. As time passed though the ex-employee felt the idea had been dropped until the day he saw the first Nintendo Wii commercial. Ouch! What a way to learn you got robbed by two of the biggest companies in the industry. Nintendo’s defense for the situation is that they took the idea to another level and expanded it beyond what the former employee had ever done. However, by watching the video I feel that statement is untrue. Don’t believe me or want more information? Check out the video below! By the way, I still love Nintendo and will support them to the end, but I do feel they did this guy pretty wrong!!

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  • Rogue said:

    You know, the funny thing is that the idea is the only thing about the design that is similar. Even the way the remote picks up motion is different. The 1990s model uses dual accelerometers to measure the speed and direction in order to replicate the action on-screen. The wii-mote uses infrared lighting and a bar in order to triangulate itself and record movements that is made with the wii-mote and nunchuck.

  • admin said:

    I agree that the they changed it up from its original design. However, I still think it’s crappy that they just completely cut him out of the deal when it was his idea in the first place. Without his idea…who knows if the Nintendo Wii would even exist as it is today. Plus, it’s not like they don’t have enough cash to share the wealth with a contributor anyway. Just my thoughts though :)

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