Nintendo have responded to the news of Sony's controller, read what one spokesman had to say...

Has everyone calmed down yet after last night's shocker of an announcement? Maybe not, but Nintendo are taking Sony's controller in their stride. In an article at CNN Money about the Sony conference, a Nintendo spokesman responded to the news, in the first comment from Nintendo on the subject.

Apparently shrugging off the similarities, the un-named spokesperson simply said "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." Just don't expect Nintendo to flatter Sony much this evening...