Nintendo Facing Another Lawsuit Against Wii Controller
Nintendo is undergoing yet another patent fight set against the ever popular Wii videogame console. Hillcrest Labs announced this week that they are suing Nintendo over their wand shaped remote controller.
They stated in the lawsuit that the technology used for this controller is an infringement on the patent for their own “handheld three-dimensional pointing device” and that software that comes with it.
A Nintendo spokesman declined to comment, saying the company had not been contacted by Hillcrest Labs at this time. The news triggered a sell-off of Nintendo’s shares in Japan. By the close of trading in Osaka, investors had knocked 3.6% off Nintendo’s shares, which have fallen by nearly 25% since the start of the year.
It looks like investors are getting nervous and wondering whether or not the Nintendo Wii can survive anymore lawsuits against it. Will this be the end for the Wii after such a successful run?
