Nintendo, third party Wii devs embroiled in patent lawsuit
Gamespot reports Impulse Technologies has filed suit against Nintendo, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, THQ, Konami, Namco Bandai, and Majesco over alleged patent infringement related to Wii exercise games....
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Valve patent shows Steam Box-like control pad
A patent dating back to 2009 shows Valve has been cooking up a controller like the one mentioned in connection with its rumoured Steam Box. As noted by The Verge in its original story, turned up a...
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Microsoft once patented a virtual image projector headset
All your 1990′s VR fantasies are embodied in Microsoft’s Gaming Helmet patent. PatentBolt uncovered Microsoft patents for gaming headgear which date back to September 2010. Microsoft’s diagrams show...
View ArticleNintendo secures handheld emulation patent
The US Patents and Trademarks Office has granted Nintendo a patent it applied for in 2003 regarding the emulation of hardware bearing a built-in screen and accompanying software. The patent...
View ArticleSony files patent for Move steering wheel peripheral
Last year, Sony patented a steering wheel peripheral for Move which was published on April 3. It’s rather odd looking, and has a built-in thumbstick and face buttons. PlaystationLifestyle notes that...
View ArticleSony files MMO patent which would offer incentives for real-world meet ups
Sony has filed a patent for a program which is a form of meet-up software which would put real-life names to MMO players and allow gamers to set up meet-and-greets with one another. Engadget dug the...
View ArticleNintendo patents show charging dock, gun-shell for Wii U controller
A schematic for what appears to be a charging dock for the Wii U’s controller has shown up online, courtesy of Nintendo Life. Found by the site over on NeoGAF, the drawing was uneartherd via a patent...
View ArticleMicrosoft patents biometrics-sensing control pad
A Microsoft patent filed in 2009 but granted this week shows a pretty neat controller idea. Sensors on the body of the control pad measure various uniquely identifying features, like the shape of the...
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New Sony patent details a method to interrupt games with ads
A new patent filed by Sony Computer Entertainment America details software designed to interrupt the gameplay sessions of users with advertisements. Spotted by an eagle-eyed user on NeoGAF, the patent...
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Apple patents gaming controller, iPhone as universal remote
A patent application from Apple shows diagrams of a console-style game controller the firm may or may not be planning on releasing in the future. Such is the life of a lowly patent sometimes. According...
View ArticleNintendo victorious in yet another Wii patent claim
Pittsburgh district court judge David Cercone has ruled in Nintendo’s favour in a patent infringement lawsuit brought against the Big N by one Copper Innovations Group. The company had claimed the Wii...
View ArticleSony files patent for biometric console security
In an interesting patent application, Sony Computer Entertainment proposes a system allowing a console to recognise who is using it. The patent mentions “fingerprint sensors, hand sensors, face...
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Sony files patent for Move controller that heats and cools as you play
Sony filed a patent this week for a Move controller in which the bands wrapped around it become hot or cool depending on your in-game actions. According to the patent description, the controller will...
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Microsoft filed Kinect patent that governs your movie use
Microsoft filed a Kinect patent back in April 2011 that would give the company free reign to monitor your movie-watching behaviour and shut down your viewing should an unauthorised person enter the...
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Sony patent outlines hybrid DualShock Move controller which breaks apart
Sony has patented a hybrid DualShock controller which breaks apart and has Move motion components attaches to it. A patent for the break apart DualShock controller first came to light in 2008, but this...
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Sony Move patent from 2008 surfaces, shows two controllers snapping together
A patent application from published earlier this month shows a Move controller with a larger sensor ball, swappable buttons, a large handle, and the ability to attach two controllers together to form...
View ArticleSony patents Vita with HDMI port
Sony has filed a patent for a Vita equipped with a number of new input and output ports, including one for HDMI. The patent is detailed on Patentbolt, and patent was filed last year but has only...
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Nintendo liable for $30.2 million in 3DS patent case damages
A federal jury has ordered Nintendo to pay $30.2 million in a patent infringement case over the 3DS. Reuters reports the jury ruled that Nintendo had infringed on a paten for glasses-free 3D displays...
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Nintendo wins latest appeal in 2008 Wiimote patent case
Motiva has been unsuccessful in its bid to overturn a January decision ruling in Nintendo’s favour over contested Wiimote patents. Motiva sued Nintendo in 2008 for infringing on patents for a system to...
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Xbox One patent outlines Achievement implementation for watching TV programs
An Xbox One patent filed by Microsoft could see the firm implementing Achievements for watching certain TV programs using the new system. According to the patent application posted by GI International,...
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Sony VR patent details ‘obstacle avoidance’ tech, brainwave applications
Sony has filed a new patent that underlines its potential research into a new VR device for PlayStation formats. The documents pertain to obstacle avoidance tech, brainwave mapping and more. It follows...
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Sony patent concerns cloud-based game emulation
Sony has filed a patent for technology that concerns the emulation of games over the cloud, and taking snapshots of the games in question to produce new rule-sets and modifiers. The patent was filed in...
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Sony patents modular AR controller
Sony has patented an interesting new kind of controller made of connecting components, which can be rearranged and attached in various configurations at the user’s whim. The controller is AR enabled...
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Nintendo patent describes portable with swappable controls
Nintendo has patented an interesting portable console idea featuring interchangeable controls. The handheld described by the patent has four face slots into which users can slide control systems like...
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Gushing torrent of Wii U sales may be halted by Philips lawsuit
Philips has sicked its army of lawyers onto Nintendo in a suit which threatens to put a stop to sales of the console. We’d definitely notice if that happened. Phillips has claimed patent infringement...
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Pokemon Company files new hardware patent
The Pokemon Company, Nintendo and Ambrella have filed a new hardware patent for a device that reads NFC and RFID chips. The same type of tech is used in Nintendo’s Amiibo figures, as well as...
View ArticleSettlement reached in Phillips vs Nintendo patent infringement suit
Back in May, Phillips filed a patent infringement suit against Nintendo over the console manufacturer’s use of motion control technology inherent in Wii U. Today, it was announced a settlement between...
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Console patent filed by Nintendo doesn’t contain a disc drive
Nintendo has filed a patent for a console without a disc drive, leading many to assume it may be for the yet to be revealed Nintendo NX system. The controller patented alongside of it contains a...
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Everyone’s very excited about this wacky Nintendo patent
Will the NX be a control-pad shaped portable with an ovoid screen covering the entire front surface? A new-ish Nintendo patent has been uncovered showing a pretty interesting idea. The “game apparatus...
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Of course Nintendo has patented a vibrating portable
Possibly related to the NX. Possibly not. Isn’t this a fun game? Nintendo is constantly filing patents. Patent, patent, patent – that’s the Nintendo way. Most of them never bear fruit – but some few of...
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