Nintendo Hit With Patent Suit Over Wii (PC Magazine)

Maryland-based software company Hillcrest Labs has sued Nintendo for patent infringement over its Wii game console and controllers.

Several Nintendo Controllers may be Banned (Overclockers Club)

Nintendo may soon have to halt sales of its Wii Classic Controller, GameCube WaveBird, and the standard GameCube controller. A suit was brought against Nintendo by Anascape for violating its patent for a "six degrees of freedom interface device." Sony has been licensing the technology since 2004 and Microsoft settled out of court. Nintendo, however, decided to go to trial, and the judge ruled ...

Tyler Firm Awarded $21 Million In Lawsuit With Nintendo (Tyler Morning Telegraph)

A Tyler company has been awarded $21 million for patent infringement and Nintendo has been ordered to pay a percentage of its sales from its Wii and GameCube controllers.

Judge backs Tyler plaintiff Anascape in patent lawsuit over Nintendo controllers (Dallas Morning News)

A federal judge in East Texas has given Nintendo of America an ultimatum: Stop selling three types of Wii and GameCube controllers that infringe on a Tyler company's patents, or put a portion of sales in escrow to keep the devices on store shelves.

Nintendo controllers facing possible ban (GameSpot)

Judge reportedly set to stop sales of Wii Classic Controller, WaveBird, and standard GameCube pads after game maker loses patent suit.

Texas judge to ban Nintendo controllers (Dallas Morning News)

Bloomberg reports that a Lufkin judge plans to ban Nintendo Wii and Gamecube controllers today, after the company lost a $21 million patent lawsuit.