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kotaku.com - 11/13/2008

Nintendo Sued For Patent Infringement (Yes, Again) [Wii]

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Earlier this year, Nintendo was on the receiving end of a ruling that the company's GameCube, Wavebird and Classic Wii controllers were in violation of a patent filing dating back to 200 for a "3D controller with vibration." Judgment in the case ruled that Nintendo owes $21 million in damages ...

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Nintendo Gets Sued Yet Again
Kombo.com — ... can be read at Google Patents. -- Kotaku Where the hell were these guys two years ago? Hell, they didn't even have the patent until 2007. What takes these guys so long? Anyway, at least there was some entertainment to be had from this, as per Kotaku: The silver lining from the case is the hilarious quote from attorney W. Mark Lanier, who represents Motiva: "Using someone else's technology without permission is theft. Nintendo makes video games where you get to play a thief, but that doesn't give them the right to be one." It also doesn't give Nintendo the legal right to ...