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[Chaotix]

http://gonintendo.co...story&id=219923

 

 

In a federal lawsuit filed this week, iLife claims that the game-maker stole its idea for the motion-sensing devices found in the Wii, the Wii U and various controllers, violating six patents in the process.

 

As proof, iLife points to a series of product descriptions on Nintendo's website, which describe the Wii's "[m]otion-controlled, active play":

 

 

 

[GAMER1984]

I hope Nintendo BURIES this company and owns them. Years back when WiiU came out I forgot the name but Nintendo brought that tech to use in Wii. This guy is trying to get paid of of Nintendo success. Why wait until 2014 if they stole why not sue in 2006? This litigation crap is getting stupid.. Look someone has a product that looks similar to mine and its a SUCCESS... Time to sue.

[NintendoReport]

So that means every Wii owner can now sue this Dallas inventor for making such games like this possible:

 

[grahamf]

There should be a law or fine about failing to notify "infringer" in a timely fashion.

 

The Wii Has been out for nine years, and we knew about the wiimote for a little bit longer. Either his patent is new thus null and void, or they simply chose to wait until Nintendo had sold many many units.

[Raiden]

meh another patent troll. Companies deal with these guys on a regular basis. Small companies often make patents and sit on them fro various dumb reasons for this very thing. They are often put down. These guys ALWAYS come out years after the said patent infringing device is released.

 

No real news here. If he developed this 20 years ago why did they not stop Xavix when it released in 2004. Wii ripped Xavix off in concept. Why did he not sue them...no no he has to target a well known company...7 years after they released the Wii.

 

Spoiler

 

Edited by Ryudo, 05 January 2014 - 08:01 PM.

[Chaos]

Nintendo will probably counter sue if they end up winning (and I'm not going to be surprised if and when they win) because they will turn it around saying something about the how the guy stole Nintendo's idea instead. Nintendo hates it when another company "steals" their idea. Anyway, this wont be the first time something like this happens. Back when the Wii came out some tv company tried suing Nintendo because their controllers looked too much like a tv remote. People will find any kind of stupid way to sue another company...

[Waller]

Nintendo's been sued over the Wiimotes like 5 times already. It doesn't even matter, they'll either pay a minuscule sum or win.

 

Anyone wonder why these people who all apparently own the same product don't sue each other?

[KeptMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums]

Nintendo's been sued over the Wiimotes like 5 times already. It doesn't even matter, they'll either pay a minuscule sum or win.

 

Anyone wonder why these people who all apparently own the same product don't sue each other?

Obvs. because a small company, desperate for money and with very few workers could/would never steal an idea, but a giant rich company like nintendo who have been forward thinking for the last 20 or so years and who have some of the best minds for this sort of thing totally would.

[grahamf]

Obvs. because a small company, desperate for money and with very few workers could/would never steal an idea, but a giant rich company like nintendo who have been forward thinking for the last 20 or so years and who have some of the best minds for this sort of thing totally would.

Still, at the bare minimum they should've sued earlier. I highly doubt they manage to not realize the Wii remote supposedly infringe on their patents by now.

[xile6]

Idk about this one.

A guy sue way back when the wii first came out. Same thing. Said the wii mote stole is tech for a mouse pointer on the pc.

So we will see how this holds up in court.

[malleus malefic]

won't hold up AT ALL lol nintendo will laugh in their petty faces like they usually do

[Azure-Edge]

You know, this reminds me, I need to sue Nintendo as well. They stole my idea for plastic. 

[Lebon14]

You know, this reminds me, I need to sue Nintendo as well. They stole my idea for plastic. 

I legit laughed at this.

[3Dude]

Im pretty sure this is the guy who not only lost, but now has to pay nintendo for wasting their time, essentially completely destroying his troll company, and handing over his entire 'patent portfolio' over as compensation for being such a gigantic loser patent troll.

[Ledo Jaeger]

I didn't even click on the link because of how seriously I do not take this threat

[Nollog]

No real news here. If he developed this 20 years ago why did they not stop Xavix when it released in 2004. Wii ripped Xavix off in concept. Why did he not sue them...no no he has to target a well known company...7 years after they released the Wii.

It's not worth it to spend millions suing a minor company who made at most, 2 or 3 million from their product, while Nintendo made multiple billions from the Wii, and supporting the peripherals in their new console ensuring more profit.