Doesn't Nintendo hold a patent on the cross-shaped directional-pad?
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The patent expired in 2005 according to wikipedia's entry on D-Pad.Pretty interesting, I never knew they patented that.
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Doesn't Nintendo hold a patent on the cross-shaped directional-pad?
The patent expired in 2005 according to wikipedia's entry on D-Pad.
Pretty interesting, I never knew they patented that.