Original sentence: In April 1997, Sony released a similar analog stick, based on the same potentiometer technology that was used in the larger Dual Analog Flightstick, after having initially announced in in November 1996.Initially announced April 21, 1996 and released On June 24, 1996,  Nintendo released a thumb-operated control stick on their Nintendo 64 controller with Super Mario 64.Initially announced by Sony in a press release in August 1995, The Sony Dual Analog FlightStick featured twin analog sticks and was used in games such as "Descent" to provide a much greater degree of freedom than the typical digital joysticks of the day
Edited sentence: In April 1997, Sony released a similar analog stick, based on the same potentiometer technology that was used in the larger Dual Analog Flightstick.On June 24, 1996, (after a delay from the original announced date of April 21, 1996)  Nintendo released a thumb-operated control stick on their Nintendo 64 controller with Super Mario 64.The Sony Dual Analog FlightStick featured twin analog sticks and was used in games such as "Descent" to provide a much greater degree of freedom than the typical digital joysticks of the day