I'm actually pretty sure that rumble pack-like devices were developed for computers, but rarely used, before Nintendo ever came out with them, and an analog stick is just a joystick, Nintendo didn't invent joysticks. Good conspiracy theory, though.
Conspiracy theory? Wrong. No, they did not invent them but they were the first to implement them on controllers for console use correctly.
And oh. Joystick =/= Analog
A joystick is a computer peripheral or general control device consisting of a handheld stick that pivots about one end and transmits its angle in two or three dimensions to a computer. Most joysticks are two-dimensional, having two axes of movement, just like a mouse, but three-dimensional joysticks do exist.
An analog stick, often mistakenly referred to as a joystick, is an input device for a controller, often a game controller, that is used for two-dimensional input. It consists of some sort of protrusion from the controller, and the input is based on the position of this protrusion. Unlike a joystick, an analog stick is physically small compared to the controller, is not a controller in itself, and is not handheld. The analog stick has greatly overtaken the D-pad in prominence and usage in console video games.
Conspiracy theory? Wrong. No, they did not invent them but they were the first to implement them on controllers for console use correctly.
And oh. Joystick =/= Analog
A joystick is a computer peripheral or general control device consisting of a handheld stick that pivots about one end and transmits its angle in two or three dimensions to a computer. Most joysticks are two-dimensional, having two axes of movement, just like a mouse, but three-dimensional joysticks do exist.
An analog stick, often mistakenly referred to as a joystick, is an input device for a controller, often a game controller, that is used for two-dimensional input. It consists of some sort of protrusion from the controller, and the input is based on the position of this protrusion. Unlike a joystick, an analog stick is physically small compared to the controller, is not a controller in itself, and is not handheld. The analog stick has greatly overtaken the D-pad in prominence and usage in console video games.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_stick
So no, they are not the same. And you still believe it's a conspiracy, read History.