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Nintendo loses patent appeal, ordered to pay $10 million
The court rules that Nintendo infringed on a patent and must pay $10 million.
Nintendo loses Wii patent suit, has to pay $10 million
Company iLife sued Nintendo over the Wii Remote and have now won.
Nintendo sued over Switch detachable controllers
The makers of the failed “Wikipad” are suing Nintendo over patents.
Super Nintendo World patent hints at Mario Kart attraction
Super Nintendo World patent has been filed in the US, giving us a sneak peek at some of the attractions. It seems Mario Kart will be featured prominently in the parks when they go live.
Sony patent looks like the Nintendo Switch console
Nintendo likely filed their Switch patent first.
Nintendo wins patent case concerning Mii design
A patent suit filed against Nintendo back in 2011 has been resolved in Nintendo’s favor, concerning the design of Mii characters.
Google and Samsung will share patents over the next 10 years!
In the midst of the continuing patent wars, Samsung and Google have formed an alliance of peace. They literally want to take their relationship to the… next level.
Wii U GamePad can be used as a secondary screen
A new patent from Nintendo shows the GamePad tablet controller being used as a secondary screen in multiplayer.
Wii U controller and Wiimote connection suggested in new patent
Nintendo has been filing patents like crazy: the latest one involves the Wii U controller and the old Wiimote interacting in an innovative way. As the patent image above shows, the Wiimote could be used to “swipe” and move an item from the Wii U controller to the TV, or vice versa: transport an object […]
New Wii U Zapper revealed in patent application
Nintendo is filing a bunch of patents for Wii U accessories these days. Last week, it was revealed that the company is working on a Wii U dock, and last year, patent applications for the Wii U zapper were revealed. This time, a new patent suggest there might be a simpler version Wii U Zapper, […]
Nintendo patents Wii U controller dock
Nintendo has filed for a patent covering a possible Wii U controller dock, or docking station, as the patent application image shows. The patent image was spotted at gaming forum NeoGAF, and it could very well be a dock that’s included with the Wii U controller and console. The Wii U tablet controller has a […]
Nintendo tested a 3D screen for Wii U controller
The Wii U console sets itself apart from every other console on the market with its innovative Wii U controller, which features a touchscreen. However, according to Kotaku, Nintendo considered an even more radical design: adding a 3D touchscreen to the controller instead of a regular one. According to a patent application dating back to […]
Wii U tablet controller to include flash memory
We already know that the Wii U tablet controller will feature a wide array of sensors, like an IR sensor, motion sensor and accelerometer. But according to a new patent filed by Nintendo, the Wii U tablet controller will have built in flash memory storage as well. We dunno if this memory is usable by […]