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GuessMyUserName
08/05/11 8:47:00 PM
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http://gear.ign.com/articles/118/1186168p1.html

my god some of these are ridiculous

Nintendo making red N64s is copying Apple making red computers

Nintendo making a remote controller is copying the shape of the iPod

Nintendo making the DS Lite is copying Macbooks holy god what


mannnnn

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Haguile
08/05/11 8:48:00 PM
#2:


Yes. Without a doubt. 25.2% (7,166 votes)

XFD

There are plenty of reasonable reasons to hate Nintendo. This is not one of them.
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PrivateBiscuit1
08/05/11 8:52:00 PM
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This is a CONSPIRACY!

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SPIRACY!

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KamikazePotato
08/05/11 8:54:00 PM
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did they just compare the iPod Shuffle to the Wiimote

jesus christ

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ZFS
08/05/11 8:55:00 PM
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Some of these are dumb (iPod->Wii Remote; transparent red N64), but the DS Lite felt very Apple-inspired when it came out. The WiiU controller also has some tablet-inspired design to it. Stealing ideas, though, this is always dumb. About as dumb as that picture about Sony stealing analog sticks or whatever.

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Biolizard28
08/05/11 8:57:00 PM
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I bet if they were all, like, blue or something they wouldn't see the comparisons anywhere.

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Red Shifter
08/05/11 8:57:00 PM
#7:


Someone made a computer. Apple made the Apple II in response.

Someone made a MP3 player. Apple made the iPod in response.

Someone made a tablet PC. Apple made the iPad in response.

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StealThisSheen
08/05/11 8:59:00 PM
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The DS Lite ripped its design off of something that was released less than a month before it.

Riiiiiight.

That's where I stopped.



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LeonhartFour
08/05/11 9:12:00 PM
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^5s 25.2% of the voters

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SlymDayspring
08/05/11 9:19:00 PM
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not like this board didn't go off it's rocker claiming every single thing sony ever made was a copy of something every single time they did anything

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Fungi127
08/05/11 9:22:00 PM
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A

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QUERQUEEEE

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Dauntless Hunter
08/05/11 9:23:00 PM
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I remember back when Nintendo first showed the GBA at whatever trade show, the original designs were white with teal or orange accents. At the time, Apple was selling these laptops:

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I can't find pictures of the GBAs but they definitely existed. Does anyone else remember this?

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YetAnothrShadow
08/05/11 9:25:00 PM
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Didn't the Gameboy Color have a translucent red color before Apple?

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Dauntless Hunter
08/05/11 9:32:00 PM
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From: YetAnothrShadow | #014
Didn't the Gameboy Color have a translucent red color before Apple?


I don't believe so. The GBC was mainly available in these colors:

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They had a few other special ones, most notably the yellow Pokemon one with the blue D-pad and the red & green buttons, but I don't think there was ever a translucent red.

Anyway I don't believe this was a case of Nintendo copying Apple at all. Nintendo had been releasing systems in a variety of colors since the Play It Loud Game Boys back in 1994.

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YetAnothrShadow
08/05/11 9:38:00 PM
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Dauntless Hunter posted...

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Almost tempted to put this in my sig.

Anyway the translucent thing isn't new to Nintendo anyway so it's not a huge stretch that they'd make a translucent red N64.

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the icon ownz all
08/05/11 9:47:00 PM
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From: YetAnothrShadow | #016
http://img.imgcake.com/YetAnotherShadow/Gameboyfeverjpegez.jpg?tti


Is that Shelton Benjamin?


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Emporer_Kazbar
08/05/11 10:10:00 PM
#18:


This is the dumbest thing I've seen on IGN.

And that's saying a lot.

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JJH777
08/05/11 10:16:00 PM
#19:


I voted yes.

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Haguile
08/05/11 10:17:00 PM
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From: Dauntless Hunter | Posted: 8/6/2011 12:32:22 AM | #015
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I will put the green guy in my signature. Who wants to use the other two?
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YetAnothrShadow
08/05/11 10:19:00 PM
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I pretty much already called yellow.

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Ainoxi
08/05/11 10:19:00 PM
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That green haired guy is AWESOME.

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Emporer_Kazbar
08/05/11 10:20:00 PM
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The girl in the middle looks like Sinead O'Connor

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Haguile
08/05/11 10:21:00 PM
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Okay I'm the green ranger now. We already have a yellow ranger as well. But we need a...mechanical ranger? WHATEVER THAT IS.

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YetAnothrShadow
08/05/11 10:24:00 PM
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Pretty sure it's clear ranger.

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Viktor Vaughn
08/05/11 10:26:00 PM
#26:


nope

bald ranger

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Shoenin_Kakashi
08/05/11 10:26:00 PM
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one comment in there said it best:

This is kinda a derp article.

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Haguile
08/05/11 10:32:00 PM
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We are still looking for a Clear/Bald ranger.

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Liquid Wind
08/05/11 10:35:00 PM
#29:


the N64 is a stretch but nintendo has absolutely been an apple clone since 2004 or so, they are very blatant about it these days.
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Haguile
08/06/11 12:06:00 AM
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From: Haguile | Posted: 8/6/2011 1:32:53 AM | #028
We are still looking for a Clear/Bald ranger.


No really.

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Tom Bombadil
08/06/11 12:10:00 AM
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Vlado
08/06/11 12:10:00 AM
#32:


Companies producing electronics steal from one another all the time. What else is new?

XFD @ people actually voting for anything but "Yes" in that poll. Never change, IGN users.

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Liquid Wind
08/06/11 12:24:00 AM
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electronics might be a copycat industry but usually you take from multiple sources, try and use anything good you see. nintendo has specifically modeled themselves after apple as of late, I'm surprised you of all people wouldn't have picked up on it vlado.
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Mac Arrowny
08/06/11 12:53:00 AM
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Uh, isn't this an obvious joke article? IGN does stuff like that from time to time.

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Vlado
08/06/11 12:57:00 AM
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Liquid Wind posted...
electronics might be a copycat industry but usually you take from multiple sources, try and use anything good you see. nintendo has specifically modeled themselves after apple as of late, I'm surprised you of all people wouldn't have picked up on it vlado.

That's a relatively minor offense compared to other stuff Nintendo is doing nowadays, what with an awful company stealing from another awful company, so it barely registers on my radar.

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TheCodeisBosco
08/06/11 12:58:00 AM
#36:


The GameCube thing was pretty cool, but man, they were really grasping for straws aside from that.

I used to love IGN, and I still try to give them the benefit of the doubt... but man, it's like they just aren't even trying anymore.

EDIT: I think this post needed a few more "man"s. >_>

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Liquid Wind
08/06/11 1:02:00 AM
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oh I agree, it's hardly the worst thing about nintendo, but only a total nintendo fanboy could deny how much they model themselves after apple. either they've recently completely lost their creativity or they've just gotten worse at disguising their influences, you can see shadow of the colossus footprints all over twilight princess lol
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ShadowHalo17
08/06/11 1:04:00 AM
#38:


From: Haguile | #002
There are plenty of reasonable reasons to hate Nintendo. This is not one of them.


This for sure. I hate Nintendo, yet I can say for sure that this article is ridiculous, and even if Nintendo did take a bit of their style from Apple, admittedly they did it better anyway (mostly), so who cares.

Of course I hate Apple a lot more than I hate Nintendo, so... of course I'm going to take Nintendo's side, at least I have fond childhood memories of when they were a good company. Apple has always been ass.

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Liquid Wind
08/06/11 1:06:00 AM
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ShadowHalo17 posted...
This for sure. I hate Nintendo, yet I can say for sure that this article is ridiculous, and even if Nintendo did take a bit of their style from Apple, admittedly they did it better anyway (mostly), so who cares.

Of course I hate Apple a lot more than I hate Nintendo, so... of course I'm going to take Nintendo's side, at least I have fond childhood memories of when they were a good company. Apple has always been ass.


gamefaqs needs a like button, I agree with everything in this post

apple and it's zealot cult have always been terrible, at least nintendo was mostly good until about 5 years ago.
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GuessMyUserName
08/06/11 2:48:00 AM
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From: SlymDayspring | Posted: 8/6/2011 12:19:11 AM | #011
not like this board didn't go off it's rocker claiming every single thing sony ever made was a copy of something every single time they did anything


I don't know about you but there's a pretty damn major difference between this comparison

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and this comparison

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or this

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PrivateBiscuit1
08/06/11 6:19:00 AM
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Mac Arrowny posted...
Uh, isn't this an obvious joke article? IGN does stuff like that from time to time.

It's difficult to tell since everything they do is atrocious.

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Peace___Frog
08/06/11 9:43:00 AM
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the article is supposed to be funny

... right?

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Wanglicious
08/06/11 9:54:00 AM
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but the DS Lite felt very Apple-inspired when it came out.

...dude, the DS itself isn't that far apart from the DS Lite. and the comparison's a joke here.

The WiiU controller also has some tablet-inspired design to it.

with nothing inside being like a tablet. the idea of having a screen isn't 'tablet designed' any more than VMUs to the Dreamcast (which is the real point something commercially was made like this) or their handhelds are. and they aren't gonna have a fully functional controller like that in the timeframe between the tablet craze either.

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WiggumFan267
08/06/11 9:58:00 AM
#44:


guys


guys




guys



cell phones stole their idea from telephones

:O

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GuessMyUserName
08/06/11 10:01:00 AM
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From: WiggumFan267 | Posted: 8/6/2011 12:58:41 PM | #044
guys


guys




guys



cell phones stole their idea from telephones

:O


those really ollllld cellphones stole their design from bricks

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WiggumFan267
08/06/11 10:01:00 AM
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bricks stole their idea from clay

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WiggumFan267
08/06/11 10:02:00 AM
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clay stole their design from sand

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WiggumFan267
08/06/11 10:02:00 AM
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so did glass WHY DOES EVERYONE WANT TO RIP OFF SAND

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LeonhartFour
08/06/11 10:05:00 AM
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Whoaaaaaaaa

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ZFS
08/06/11 11:05:00 AM
#50:


Wanglicious posted...
...dude, the DS itself isn't that far apart from the DS Lite. and the comparison's a joke here.

...what? There is a significant difference in style between the two. The original DS looked like a Fisher Price toy; the DS Lite is has a sleek design reminiscent of Apple's devices. There's nothing that's especially "joke-worthy" about that comparison. There's nothing offensive about having an "Apple-inspired" design either -- it doesn't mean they stole and copied Apple and Nintendo is a sham or whatever. The DS Lite is one of their best system designs ever; it was unusually sleek and efficient for a Nintendo product. Before that, their last console looked like a lunchbox.

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