C'mon, was there really any doubt about this one? We've seen everything from
TVs to
PDAs to
windows to
humans (and their
scams) get jacked up thanks to
Nintendo's Wiimote downright neglect, and without further ado, we present the first associated lawsuit. California-based Interlink, a company that manufacturers
remote controls and
other devices for business presentations, is hitting Nintendo up with a lawsuit claiming that the
Wiimote violates its own "Trigger Operated Electronic Device" patent filed back in 2005. While the patent doesn't appear to focus on any kind of snazzy "full motion sensitivity" features like those enjoyed on the big N's controller, it does point out its uses as a pressure-sensitive mouse replacement, which really only relates to the Wiimote via a sweet
hack job (or
two). Nevertheless, the zany sounding suit may actually have more ground to stand on than we onlookers give it credit for, as we've already seen Sony's battle with Immersion
head south. Sure, these
filings are a
dime a dozen these days, but if the signature piece of Nintendo's latest console gets tagged for royalties, who knows how much those classic title downloads could
end up costing.
[Via
ArsTechnica, thanks Connor]
