Nintendo faces more patent litigation.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/37455/philips-sues-nintendo-over-wii-remote-tech
Dutch electronics company, Royal Philips NV, has filed suit over what the company believes is infringement of two of its patents by Nintendoās Wii console remote controller.
The patent Philips believes has been infringed upon is for a āvirtual body control deviceā as well as a āuser interface based on a pointing deviceā. The company hopes to receive compensation for damages as well as a ban of the import of the Wii to the United States.
According to Philips spokesperson Bjorn Teuwsen, Nintendo and Philips had been in negotiations over a possible licensing agreement for the technology since 2011, however, the two sides could not reach an agreement.
Philips filed the suit May 14 at the U.S. Federal District Court in Delaware.