Contrary to numerous reports, it's not for the Wii remote.
Nintendo Wins Emmy Award
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has awarded Nintendo an
Emmy® Award for its invention of the plus-shaped D-pad, one in a long string
of Nintendo's controller innovations. The award was presented in recognition
of the technological achievement of the D-pad, which radically changed how
people interact with their video games and, by extension, their televisions.
Nintendo received the award in Las Vegas during the Technological &
Engineering Emmy Awards, which kicked off this week's Consumer Electronics
Show.
The D-pad first debuted in the United States in 1985 on the controllers
for the Nintendo Entertainment System®, and has been standard on all video
games controllers ever since. The D-pad replaced joysticks and represented an
early example of how Nintendo was willing to shake up the status quo in the
search for a better gaming experience.
"Nintendo has long been a pioneer in the way that people interact with
their games," said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. "Our
commitment to pushing the envelope continues today with our motion-sensitive
Wii Remote controllers, which again rewrite the rules. We are grateful for
this award and thank the academy for the honor."
