Mr. Keith Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Nintendo Sued for Patent Infringement The Wiimote may not be as unique as we thought. by Micah Seff December 8, 2006 - In a surprising turn of events, Nintendo is already the target of litigious action concerning its newly released Wii console. California-based Interlink electronics has filed a complaint against Nintendo for what it has deemed to be a case of copyright infringement over the pointing functionalities of the Wiimote. Gaming blog Kotaku has obtained a court filing, issued by the US District Court of Delaware, which accuses Nintendo of infringing on a patent filed previously by Interlink Electronics. The court filing claims that Interlink Electronics has suffered "loss of reasonable royalties, reduced sales and/or lost profits as a result of the infringing activities of" Nintendo. The claim refers to a patent filed in February, 2005 which refers to a device titled "Trigger Operated Electronic Device." The patent describes the advice as a "trigger operated device in the nature of a pointing device for use with an electronic system such as a computer." The patent continues to describe a device which, on the surface, sounds an awful like the Wii's controller. The complaint demands that Nintendo be enjoined and restrained from further infringing on the patent, presumably by taking the Wii off the market. Furthermore, the filing demands that the court order Nintendo to pay Interlink three times the assessed damages, including prejudgment interests and attorney fees. Additionally, the plaintiff is demanding a jury trial of any and all issues pertaining to the case. Credit to IGNwii http://wii.ign.com/articles/750/750001p1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Jim Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Assholes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drqshadow Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Yeah, that sounds entirely like the Wii, and not like the old NES Light gun... which came out about twenty years before their patent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRetreater Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Assholes. Which side? There's been similar concept technology before and there will be similar concept technology in the future. Just from a bried glance at news covering it, I don't see anything notable coming out of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Stupid, stupid eBayers. Learn to read, fool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscriv Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 He is so my hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 If watching The Weather Channel on TV isn't enough for you then rest assured that in just a few short days, you can take it to the next level and check the weather around the globe whenever you want with some Wiimote wielding action. Wii.com now says the Forecast Channel is coming December 20th. There's also a 1m13sec video available that shows just how cool this thing is http://www.thatgameblog.com/2006/12/18/wii...el-on-the-20th/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Was at my friends yesterday and checked out the weather channel, it was pretty cool. Only gripe was the 5 day forecast was only for your local area, didn't load up for when you spun the globe. On another topic. We were playing the baseball in Wii Sports and at the end of the 2nd innings I was beating him 7-1 and a message came up on the screen with "Mercy Rule" and the game ended. He was talking up a big comeback and the game wouldn't let him! Has anyone else seen this happen on this or any of the other games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscriv Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Yeah I won against the computer in 1 Inning today after nailing 3 homers, 7-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 I wish the forecast channel had radar. Other than that it's cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 A beta version of the Internet Channel will become available on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 It actually came out on Thursday. It's really more intuitive than I thought it would be. It does Google Video and YouTube just fine, but some of the other flash video sites froze my system, and I had to unplug it and restart. Anyways, from Nintendo: NORTH POLE NEWS: SPECIAL CHRISTMAS TREAT ON THE WAY FOR WII Dec. 21, 2006 This year Santa is getting some competition from another jolly guy with a big belly and a red cap. We're talking about video game icon Mario™, of course. As a special holiday surprise for Wii™ owners from Nintendo, the original Super Mario Bros. ™ game for the Nintendo Entertainment System® will appear in the Wii Shop Channel and be downloadable for 500 Wii Points™. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the game. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. The classic game will make Christmas morning extra special, just as it did more than two decades ago. Super Mario Bros. reigns as perhaps the best-known and most-played game on any video game system in history. More than 40.2 million copies of the game found their way into homes worldwide. In addition to Super Mario Bros., other top-notch offerings available on Dec. 25 include: * Street Fighter® II: The World Warrior (Super NES®, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): This game revolutionized the fighting-game genre with characters that had unique fighting skills, speed, special moves and unique endings. * Super Castlevania® IV (Super NES, 1 player, 800 Wii Points): Simon Belmont uses his trusty whip to fight the powers of evil on his way to Dracula's Castle. * Toe Jam & Earl™ (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): Two fun-loving aliens crash on Earth and must find 10 pieces of their spaceship so they can get back home to Planet Funkotron. * R-TYPE® (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points): This is a completely faithful port - right down to the character details - of the famous shooting-game masterpiece. Games available on Jan. 1 include: * Baseball (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Play nine innings of fierce sandlot competition with classic NES graphics. * Urban Champion™ (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points): Don't let the big, bad bully of the neighborhood push you around! Players fight for the right to walk the street. Toe Jam and Earl, yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Pulled up Earth-2.net pretty quickly, but the site is hard to read on my TV. And yeah, it wouldn't load a few videos, but it is still in beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Pulled up Earth-2.net pretty quickly, but the site is hard to read on my TV. And yeah, it wouldn't load a few videos, but it is still in beta. Earth-2.net was the first page I tried. I like the zoom feature, but no tabs=no fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Earth-2.net was the first page I tried. Awww, I feel loved. :happy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Jim Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 At the moment, it's Godawful. About the only use I can have for it is being able to watch Youtube more comfortably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 At the moment, it's Godawful. About the only use I can have for it is being able to watch Youtube more comfortably. more comfortably=laying on couch without pants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Keith Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 I heard about this site where you can play games on your Wii. Haven't bothered to try them yet as you can play them on your computer also, but I'm assuming their better to play on with your Wii. None of them are high quality from the looks of it, just some fan made games. http://www.wiiarcade.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 G4 is reporting that both Kid Icarus and Mario Kart 64 are currently available, but... they're not. Weird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Ah, G4, the bastion of uselessness and confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I saw somewhere the list of games coming out next for the virtual console, but I can't find it now. The only one I remember on it was Zelda 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 As of this moment, a US release date for Zelda II has not been issued. It will hit the Japanese VC in January, however. Same with Mario Kart 64, so I guess that solves the mystery G4 created. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 I don't understand the time release thing for different countries for a download. There is no reason Japan should get anything before anyone else. With caching on different servers, there is no problem of overloading servers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 You got to love Nintendo's reluctance to go region free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 A Link to the Past is the latest edition! :happy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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