Nintendo Wii being sued

[HUGECOOL]

(First, I'd like to say to the OP that Nintendo is being sued, not the Nintendo Wii, since it isn't a company.)

Lawsuits of this nature are very stupid. The patent creator basically describes a new technology very long-windedly and in a somewhat vague manner, so when a technology similar to their patent is created, they wait to see if the product is successful enough to be sued. Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft have all used pressurized controls in their input devices and it's very strange that Interlink chose to target the lawsuit on Nintendo alone.

In short, no, the last thing Nintendo wants to do is abruptly remove one of their most popular consoles because a company no one knows anything about. Most likely, Interlink will lose the case against Nintendo and everything will return to normal. But Nintendo may just buy the rights to use their technology since their doing pretty good financially.

[Simmzay]

N64 had a trigger button before Interlink's patent was created. Isn't that what this is all about, the trigger itself?

Also: Anything related to "resembling" the Wii-remote won't get very far. The wii-remote was intentionally made to resemble a TV remote, so technically both products resemble earlier creations.

[Homesrfan]

"trigger operated device in the nature of a pointing device for use with an electronic system such as a computer."

It's not just a trigger operated device but also a POINTING DEVICE!!! OMG!!

Honestly, this is just pathetic. Interlink has no money so they sue Nintendo.

[T0M]

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nintendo will win the case

[PriceTags]

Nintendo wont take the console off because of this, they are a multi million company, they will be able to pay for this all anyway, and they can't lose the case due to the fact it's a stupid excuse, you can't put copyright on a method, if so then company's would start putting copyright on any odd junk, not only that Nintendo's was an official release so they can't lose to an idea

it's not copyright on a method, it's a patent on a product. a patent stops someone from making a competitor product or something the same. since the wiimote's not exactly a competitor, or the same, nintendo should win!

[Infrontation]

Nintendo wont take the console off because of this, they are a multi million company, they will be able to pay for this all anyway, and they can't lose the case due to the fact it's a stupid excuse, you can't put copyright on a method, if so then company's would start putting copyright on any odd junk, not only that Nintendo's was an official release so they can't lose to an idea

Lol, as pricetags saids its a patented product. Looks bugger all like Wii in my opinion from that diagram but hey. The slightest thing against a patent and there demanding millions.

[Luckyrare]

Thats daft. Its like patenting something so simple, like a stick.

Something that has a triger and can point at a TV it says, so I guess they will sue console guns? I dont think you could make it any broader.

Its like me going to pantent a shape. I would be suprised they win, I am suprised they could pantent that

[Simmzay]

Thats daft. Its like patenting something so simple, like a stick.

Something that has a triger and can point at a TV it says, so I guess they will sue console guns? I dont think you could make it any broader.

Its like me going to pantent a shape. I would be suprised they win, I am suprised they could pantent that

Exactly, whoever approved it should be in serious trouble. It's an extremely vague description of the product in the patent itself, usually it requires much specificness, not just something too general it could be related to almost any electronic device.

Also, they didn't patent the product, they did the method. At least I'm pretty sure they did anyway.

[SimplyTech]

If ninty cant sue sony over stealing the dpad, shoulder buttons, analogue stick etc they cant be sued over this

[alexxxxx]

It's without merit, the judge should surely throw this one out.