Nintendo: 'Sony imitation is flattering'

Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime has said that the firm is flattered by Sony's attempts to imitate the Wii with its upcoming PlayStation Move.

Sony's motion controller was unveiled at the Game Developers Conference last week, where it drew comparisons to the Nintendo platform's peripherals.

"If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery then I'm blushing I'm so flattered," said the Nintendo of America president.

"You know, I didn't see the announcement. I did spend some time at the booth and saw some of what they were demonstrating and I think the question isn't how will we react - I think the question is, so what is it that’s going to be compelling to the consumer in what they're doing?

"From our standpoint, motion control is core to what we do. We believe that we've brought a range of different experiences that utilise the motion controller and we pride ourselves on being innovators in the space and we're going to continue to innovate. I think the key question is, how will they respond when we continue to innovate if this is their best effort?"

In a previous interview with Kotaku, the exec said that he would be "embarrassed" to be drawn into a competition with Microsoft and Sony over motion peripherals.

Sony and Microsoft will release their motion technology towards the end of 2010.