Nintendo slapped with another lawsuit, this time over Wiimote

This is just getting ridiculous. Yet another company is suing Nintendo for its Wiimote tech. The lawsuit claims that the Wiimote is violating their patent for a video game controller.

Is suing Nintendo the “in” thing now?

This is just getting ridiculous. Yet another company is suing Nintendo, this time over the Wiimote. Is suing Nintendo the “in” thing now?

This new lawsuit from Motiva claims that the Wiimote is violating their patent for a video game controller. A very vague patent at that. It involves:

[…] technology used to create a ‘Human Movement Measurement System’ comprising a hand-held tracking device in communication with a base station that can be used to create an interactive gaming experience, among other capabilities.

That’s vague enough to describe the SIXAXIS. The patent was filed back in 2004, two years before the release of the Wiimote. Patenting an idea is one thing, but making it into reality is another. They sound like they just patented some random thought and waited for an opportunity to sue someone who actually made it happen.

The Lanier Law Firm will be representing Motiva. Speaking about the lawsuit, Mr. Lanier says:

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.

A cheesier line never said. It strikes me odd that they choose to bring up this lawsuit only now, 2 years after the release of the Wii. Maybe Ninty’s previous loss in court that lost them US$ 21 million gave these jokers the balls to try and milk the cow as well.

Via Market Watch