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Nintendo Loses Controller Patent Lawsuit

Posted by kdawson on from the break-out-the-brain-computer-interface dept.

kryogen1x alerts us to coverage at 1up indicating that Nintendo controller may soon become scarce — Nintendo lost in court to Anascape over analog sticks in their Wii and GameCube controllers.This isn't the first time the big manufacturers have been targeted in lawsuits involving features in their controllers. From the article: "The lawsuit concerns the analog sticks in the Classic Controller and GameCube controllers, which Texas-based Anascape Ltd. claims to hold a patent on that Nintendo violated. The court has ruled in favor of Anascape, and US District Judge Ron Clark has rejected Nintendo's request for a new trial. As a result, Clark said he will put a ban on the sale of the controllers (which includes sales of GameCube systems) starting tomorrow, July 23, unless Nintendo posts a bond or puts royalties into an escrow account."

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  1. I couldn't find info about Anascape by Oddder · · Score: -1, Troll

    No webpage, no execuvtive info etc.

    Sounds very fishy. Their tatics smells like a kike-controlled operation.

    When the government, courts, and congress are controlled by Jews, they are invicible.

    The only way to shut them down is to utilize your rights under the 2nd amendment of the U.S. consitution.

    Death to communism! HEIL HITLER!

    1. Re:I couldn't find info about Anascape by vviIIyhiII · · Score: -1, Troll

      Man how far will da Jews go. They almost controlled everything from MSM to finance to academia to government. Where can we the gentile live?

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    2. Re:I couldn't find info about Anascape by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      I'm posting AC so you don't know who it is that doesn't give a shit that you posted AC, or the reason why. Good job wasting your mod points on trolls.

      Now mark me troll.

      If I could only patent AC/troll recursion while remaining AC.

    3. Re:I couldn't find info about Anascape by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      People who waste points modding down trolls are fags.

    4. Re:I couldn't find info about Anascape by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      People who waste points modding down trolls are fags also known as Mac users

      There, fixed that for 'ya.

  2. No problem by wwillyhill · · Score: -1, Troll

    Nostradamus has predicted the rise of the Persians. The Jew World Order will be defeated.

  3. As usual ... by ScrewMaster · · Score: 1, Troll

    the article was light on details. Who's the asshole in this case? I usually tend to take the little guy's side (assuming a valid patent) but on the other hand, little guys are often casting about for a deep pockets lawsuit. Hard to say who to root for, if anyone.

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    The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
    1. Re:As usual ... by westfake · · Score: -1, Troll

      The Jews did it. Is that simple.

  4. Re:What. by pdusen · · Score: -1, Troll

    I can't believe, surrounded by posts about Jews, I'm the one being modded troll...

  5. Re:What. by pdusen · · Score: 1, Troll

    Joke's on you--now I'm considered "insightful", I suppose.