Get out the check book Nintendo of America, your happy go lucky days of milking gamers with no remorse are over. Okay, maybe not completely over, but at least taking a little vacation.
A small company in east Texas came out victorious in a law suit that was filed back in 2006 over a patent concerning controller design. The 21 million big ones are owed due to the Wii Classic, Wavebird, and GameCube controllers, but surprisingly not the Wii remote or Nunchuk.
The suit was filed against Microsoft as well, who reached an agreement outside of court. I’m not sure what exactly this patent covers, but it must be beautifully vague. Nintendo plans to appeal and expects a significant reduction.
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