Nintendo in hot water over Wii-mote copyright infringement?

[Steven W]

Interlink Electronics are taking Nintendo to court over claims that the Wii-mote infringes on their patent.

Check out the Headline for more info.

[Mike Fishcake]

Was wondering how long it was going to be before something like this happened.

*sigh*

[madmobile]

There're always some cases happen when a successful console launches.
If you remember immersion sue sony and microsoft for the vibration of the controllers on ps2 and xbox. Gamecube didn't get sued for that.

[GeorgeTuk]

I am sure some companies are set up purely to do this.

Anyhow, why did they wait until it was released...publicity, no surely not!

[directhex]

patents != copyright

and the specific implementation of the patent versus wiimote couldn't be more different - the pointer is implemented in a completely different manner, so only the "has trigger, points at tv" clause could be upheld (which is rediculously vague)

[Merlin4458]

swear i read somewhere that ps3 copied the wii remote idea?
Correct me if im wrong though as it was prob a rumour..

[GeorgeTuk]

It does have ability to tilt, on some axis (I think the key 4 axis). But this was a token thing to get around the fact it doesn't have vibration...not sure what games use it or how much.

And yeah it is ague but for a few tens of thousands of dollars legal fees, they could set themselves up for life!

[Shazbot]

Now there is a money spinner...patents and copyrights

Only limited to what you can imagine. At some point some sucker will come along and develop a device that only remotely resembles something in your scrawled design.

Wait for it to be successful....then slap them across the face with infringement lawsuits and get stinky rich!!!

I love the title of it though "Trigger operated electronic device". Hmmmmm...I think the inventor of the good old TV remote should come out of hiding and perform a double whammy on Interlink. It would serve them right for being sneaky money grabbing muthas trying to get rich off the back of others.

[Dooms]

Meh Nintendo will just throw some money at them and they will go away. Companies expect **** like this to happen

[5lab]

It does have ability to tilt, on some axis (I think the key 4 axis).

i'm going to hesitate a guess that it's actually 6, given that its called the 'sixaxis'..

[directhex]

the ps3 pad has a fairly laggy tilt sensor, whilst the wii has accelerometers & a pointer