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Nintendo and Sony sued over wireless controllers
After the Dual Shock lawsuit, now the wireless lawsuit?
Gamespot is reporting that Sony and Nintendo are being sued for patent infringement with their wireless controllers.
Whether Microsoft is also a defendant wasn't disclosed.
Gamespot is reporting that Sony and Nintendo are being sued for patent infringement with their wireless controllers.
The patent--which was filed in January of 1996--covers a method for connecting devices to a system and sorting their inputs by means of hardware identification numbers tied to each transmission. According to the suit, Nintendo and Sony are violating the Copper Innovations Group's patent by making and selling their systems and controllers. The Wii Remote, Wii Nunchuk, Sixaxis controller, and Blu-ray Remote Control are all named in the suit as infringing products.
Since Immersion made a lot of bucks with winning the lawsuit against Sony over the use of Dual Shock, the Copper Innovations Group doesn't seem to want anything less. They are asking for damages plus interest, legal fees, and an injunction permanently prohibiting Sony, Nintendo, or their agents from infringing upon the patent which would mean bye bye wireless controllers for PS2/3 and Wii. Whether Microsoft is also a defendant wasn't disclosed.
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