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Nintendo Ordered to Pay $21 Million Over Controller Patent
Nintendo Ordered to Pay $21 Million Over Controller Patent
Anascape, a company based in Tyler, Texas that you've likely never heard of before, was awarded $21 million from a jury over its game controller patents. Nintendo is looking to appeal and reduce the award.
Posted by David Radd on Thursday, May 15, 2008
The AP is reporting that Nintendo of America was ordered to pay $21 million to Anascape Ltd. for violating its patents. A jury found that Nintendo infringed on the East Texas company's patents while designing the Wii Classic, WaveBird and GameCube controllers. The lawsuit from Anascape was originally filed back in 2006.
Nintendo spokesman Charlie Scibetta said the company would appeal the decision to "significantly" reduce the award. He added that Nintendo was pleased that no infringement was found with the motion-sensing technology used in the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers.
Anascape also sued Microsoft for similar game controller patent infringements. The two companies reached a settlement prior to the start of legal proceedings. Microsoft added that the terms of the settlement reached were confidential.
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