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Nintendo gets sued for its Wiimote

Posted Dec 8, 2006 at 10:11AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Wii Tags: patent, Wiimote

Nothing says "you're a success" better than a lawsuit. Just ask Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen. Or Apple. Microsoft. Sony. You can add Nintendo to that list.

The Japanese company was sued by California-based Interlink Electronics for the Wii's copyright infringements on their very own Trigger Operated Electronic Device. The Trigger Operated Electronic Device, according to the company's patent as an "Ergonomically effective mouse for operating a computer" and an invention that "relates to a trigger operated electronic device... it concerns a mouse for operating a cursor in a computer system."

Although the diagrams of Interlink's device is no dead ringer for Nintendo's Wiimote, Interlink claims ownership of the trigger element common to both. Interlink said Nintendo's Wiimote has caused them loss of royalties and reduced sales and profits. The company wants a restraining order against the sale of Nintendo's controller, payment for assessed damages (multiplied three times plus interest) and reimbursement of legal fees. The company also demanded a trial by jury.

Nintendo has this to say about the issue: the company doesn't comment on pending litigation.

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Yeah they can stick it in their hole like everything else. If they think that a trigger operated device is how you contole it they are wrong. It uses buttons, and the trigger is a button as well, that has been shaped so that you can use it more effectively. Think a square button that has been pluged in on an angle. thats all it is. And besides , there are other devices that use the same thing, just look at joysticks for computers, although not ll do, some have tridgers on them. sides, their just anal storage douch bags anyways.

# asdf — Shalashaska315 2006-12-08 12:59

Don't you just love the American legal system? You don't have to work hard in life, just mooch of someone else!! Nintendo is not going to sue Sony because they were inspired or something by Nintendo. Its just what a free market is about. If someone can come along and improve on a product you invented, their allowed. They need to make some new law or something that only allows you to sue someone like once every 10 years.

# afhyrwbw — Guest 2006-12-08 13:14

And to kill the best game platform out:

"The company wants a restraining order against the sale of Nintendo's controller"

We need an official "Boycott Interlink" campain.

# lol — Guest 2006-12-08 13:20

wow anyone can ***** about anything over in the states ^^

# PPAPPFPPAFF — Guest 2006-12-08 13:22

That why i Live here ;p

# Come on! — Guest 2006-12-08 13:50

So they are not even really sueing for the remote, but just really because of the trigger. I've seen the deisgn for thier pointer and I think it's funny how thier are 1000 other pionters just like it, but they choose to sue Nintendo"the company w/ money", and not all theother pionter companies w/ no money. Plus the Wii-mote has tilt, built-in speaker, memory, rumble, and an input for other devices clearly way more sophisticated than this company's product that has only managed to make it to paper. How would it work if the first person to patent the remote came back and sued Interlink. So what are they saying no one can make a remote or a pointer anymore. Not mention Nintendo's been working on the Wii for years.

# Dumba$$ — Guest 2006-12-08 13:55

You just dont know what the fu/ck you just said right.

# Lol — Guest 2006-12-08 13:59

If this were Sony and not Nintendo people would be like"interlink is f/ucking right".Funny

Obviously Nintendo is going to win but interlink is going to recibe big money from them.

For some reason the lawsuit make me want the wii even more,im gonna get it as soon the SSBB edition Becomes avalible.

# wii rules!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! — Guest 2006-12-08 15:57

Nintendo wii rules. ssssssssssscccc cccccrrrrrrrrrr eeeww interlink

# Screw? — Guest 2006-12-08 16:18

They dont deserve that kind of pleasure!

# ? — Guest 2006-12-09 07:27

Who the hell is Interlink, and whats the point in sueing Nintendo, greedy bast*rds.

# Wii, Wii, Wii, Wii, Wii, Wii, Wii, Wii, Wii, Wii — Guest 2006-12-09 07:33

....erm - i fink i need the toilet.... brb.... lolz

# what sux.. — Guest 2006-12-09 13:05

in this day and age.. everybody's got a friggin patent for SOMETHING.. patents stifle creativity..

Here is a perect case..

I invent a mouse with a trigger..

some gun company sues me for it..

we're all human. we all think of ideas.. this crappy part is that NOW humans want recognition for it.. *****. why isnt egypt suing us for making batteries?

patents suck. period.

now copyrights.. that's a different story..

trademarks.. same thing..

hey im going to take control of a word..

You're Fired!

***** im getting sued..

lame.

# w00t — Guest 2006-12-09 13:35

I HOPE NINTENDO LOSES AND BURNS IN HELL

YAY PS3

***** Wii

# You suk interlink — Guest 2006-12-10 06:47

I dont get it. the company makes an infared mouse thing and now there sueing Nintendo because they made a game controller that has "triggers"?!? That's beside the fact that an "infared mouse" is ***** pointless.

# GET YOUR WiiMotes WHILE THERE STILL LEGAL!!!!! — Guest 2006-12-10 08:29

lets take interlink for everything they got....and if by some chance we happen to lose....

# YOU SUCK! — Guest 2006-12-12 14:34

YOUR A *****ING ASS HOLE!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! AS ASS ASS ASS ASS ASS ASSS GO BURN IN HELL!!!!

# YOU ARE TROLLER — Guest 2006-12-14 17:00

I think it is sad that interlink is sueing them i mean nintendo loses.

and you your a *****ing troller!

# sony — The Hof 2006-12-15 02:37

I think it's possible that Sony is paying interlink to sue Nintendo. Why else would Interlink try to sue the biggest game company in the world? It's just a case of the company with the most money trying to attack the company just below it. Anyway, Nintendo is awesome, and they will win this without a problem.

# LOL. — FreePlay 2006-12-15 04:26

LOL! Loss of royalties? Reduced sales and profits? No, that's caused by the fact that NOBODY HAS EVER HEARD OF INTERLINK.

# wii sucks — Guest 2006-12-21 16:19

nintendo wii is full of *****, ha ha they probably got sued becaz the remote can injue people when their in the way, the ps3 six axis controller isnt as dangerous as the wii remote. the ps3 rules, it kills the wii, it can play ps2 ps1 and ps3 games, also it can play dvd movies, and high definition blu ray disc movies,nintend wii wont play movies until the add on dvd player for the wii will be available next year. so the ps3 rules u should get that.

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