8 scheduleJan 10, 2018 News Nintendo files $40 million patent lawsuit against Japanese game company Nintendo claims the company violated five of its patents and wants $40 million in damages.
34 scheduleDec 29, 2017 News Nintendo loses patent appeal, ordered to pay $10 million The court rules that Nintendo infringed on a patent and must pay $10 million.
189 scheduleAug 31, 2017 News Nintendo loses Wii patent suit, has to pay $10 million Company iLife sued Nintendo over the Wii Remote and have now won.
73 scheduleAug 11, 2017 News Nintendo sued over Switch detachable controllers The makers of the failed “Wikipad” are suing Nintendo over patents.
4 scheduleMay 30, 2017 News 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.
41 scheduleFeb 18, 2017 News Sony patent looks like the Nintendo Switch console Nintendo likely filed their Switch patent first.
29 scheduleDec 22, 2015 News 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.
scheduleAug 13, 2012 News 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.
5 scheduleMay 19, 2012 News 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 …
20 scheduleMay 9, 2012 News 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, …
7 scheduleMay 4, 2012 News 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 …
2 scheduleMar 31, 2012 News 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 …
2 scheduleMar 31, 2012 News 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 …