Nintendo wins an Emmy

Nintendo wins an Emmy

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has gifted Nintendo with an Emmy Award, recognizing the breakthrough innovative interfaces used in both the Wii (motion sensing) and DS (touch screen).

Don James, VP of operations at Nintendo commented:

"The pioneering interfaces for Wii and Nintendo DS reflect our long tradition of seeking new ways to enhance the gaming experience for users at every level. We're grateful for this award and thank the academy for honoring us".

This is the second Emmy for Big N in as many years. At the last ceremony they were lauded for inventing the D-Pad.

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Rob Jones

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insultman911 said:

Wow Nintendo's getting popular as the years go by.

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Quartz said:

The D-Pad was a pretty big breakthrough.

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Wii Freak said:

I bet sony won nothing.

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Bowser357 said:

Awesome! Nintendo invented the D-Pad, analog sticks, rumble, shoulder buttons, while Sony and Microsoft just copy them.

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Juan said:

In your face sony.

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world wide wii said:

Damn. The D-pad that must have been a long time ago.

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akasheo said:

Like oh my god man Nintendo. These peeps are like immortal man ETERNAL, the pwn man hheeeeeeeee DO A BARREL ROLL HIT Z or R TWICE.

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wiicloud9 said:

Nice. At least they got something new to offer gamers, especially those that are fans of Nintendo.

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ToTaLgAmEr said:

Awesome, Nintendo scores again (PS3 sucks).

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Diddy Kong Lover said:

If only they actually did an analog stick on handheld. Nintendo is the gameplay genius.

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Nintendoof said:

Sony won the most suckiest console award and Microsoft won the most breaking down console award. Wii rocks.

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DragonFoxCoon said:

This is what innovation gets you: recognition. Well deserved award.

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YoshLee said:

Awesome, Nintendo totally deserves the emmy. They think up awesome ideas, heck they pretty much invented and enhanced video games all by themselves.

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Nickhead said:

I'm glad that the PS3 didn't win an Emmy.

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Nintendo4ever said:

Nintendo rules! That's another reason big N is better than Sony.

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777 said:

Wii will just get better and better. Innovation is the key and Nintendo has it. Congratulations Nintendo!

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Frogman said:

I'm surprised that Nintendo didn't win an award for creating the analog stick. It was such an improvement that all of the game companies copied Nintendo and started using them. *coughs* Sony and Microsoft *coughs*.

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ipostedthisonmywii said:

Yep that's awesome.

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