Nintendo faces more patent litigation.
Dutch electronics company, Royal Philips NV, has filed suit over what the company believes is infringement of two of its patents by Nintendo’s Wii console remote controller.
The patent Philips believes has been infringed upon is for a “virtual body control device” as well as a “user interface based on a pointing device”. 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.