Dutch electronics manufacturer Philips has filed a lawsuit against the video game giant, claiming that both the Wii and Wii U infringe on some of Philips’ own motion control and interface technology patents, and is looking to RuneScape Gold halt any further import and sale of the Wii U in the United States.This puts even more pressure on the Japanese company, and exactly what the ailing Wii U didn’t need. Only a week ago Nintendo posted a massive loss for the 2013 fiscal year, with a lot of
the blame being laid at the feet of Buy RS Gold their current home console. Nintendo shipped only 2.72 million Wii U units in the last year — far below its initial projection of 9 million units, and even falling short of its amended estimates.In this lawsuit, which was posted on Wednesday and can be read here on Scribd, Philips claims that Nintendo infringed on its “User Interface System Based on Pointing Device” and “Virtual Body Control Device” patents. These patents both involve the modelling of “a user’s
body in a virtual environment by animating a virtual body to follow the physical movements of the user.” This allegedly refers to the motion technology used in the Wii and Wii U, both the consoles and peripherals such as the Wii remote and Wii U gamepad. The lawsuit also states that Philips made Nintendo aware of at least one of these alleged infringements back in December of 2011.So what does this mean for Nintendo? Philips is asking for a trial by jury, and is seeking treble damages for the
alleged use of their patents, as well as interest for all damages and “such other relief as this Court may deem just and proper.” Not only this, but Philips is also calling for a ban on the sale of the Wii U, and any other devices that have allegedly infringed on their intellectual property, until the issues have been resolved. This will potentially come as a big blow to Nintendo, who must have been hoping to turn around the fortunes of their home console with the release of much-anticipated to http://www.rsgole.com/
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