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Nintendo loses Wii controller patent suit (Cnet)

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:11:00 GMT

Updated at 6:27 a.m. with more details about the case. Nintendo has been ordered to pay $21 million to a Texas company in a suit involving patents used in technology behind the company's Wii and GameCube systems, the Associated Press reported . Anascape, a Lufkin, Texas-based company, sued ...

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Nintendo loses controller patent infringement case (AfterDawn.com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:26:49 GMT

A federal jury has ruled in favor of a small Texas gaming company Anascape , announcing that Nintendo will have to pay the company $21 million USD for infringing patents while designing controllers for the Wii and Gamecube consoles. The lawsuit was originally filed in late 2006 and was filed against Microsoft as well. The software giant however decided to settle the case out of court before the trial...

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nintendo wii controller gum: minty fresh (technabob)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:13:47 GMT

What better way to purge the flavor of that sticky sweet Super Mario Energy Drink from your mouth but with some minty Nintendo Wii chewing gum? Perfect for satisfying your oral fixation, the little peppermint chiclets of the chewy stuff come packaged inside a life-sized Wii-mote shell (non-functional, of course)...

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Nintendo: Wii Sells 714,000 in U.S. in April (1UP)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:41:00 GMT

Total U.S. Wii sales up to 9.5 million to-date.

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Nintendo Wii and DVD Kiosk to Entertain Patients at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Courtesy of the Starlight Foundation (Newswise)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:19:34 GMT

New entertainment options in the form of a Starlight Nintendo Wii Fun Center videogame system and a free DVD rental kiosk will soon be available to patients at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, thanks to a donation from the tri-state area Starlight Children's Foundation's Pediatric Hospital Support Program.

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Nintendo hit with $21 million patent infringement (Examiner)

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:32:33 GMT

Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems.

Source : Examiner (subscribe)

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Jury orders Nintendo to pay gaming company Anascape $21M (Channel 7 News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:51:04 GMT

Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems.

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What Wii Hype Shortage Ploy? Huh? [Nintendo] (Kotaku)

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:00:00 GMT

Nintendo uses forced shortages to create hype? Oh, that's rich. Why would Nintendo ever do that? Points out Nintendo's Dervin Camden: The fact is that we have put far more product on store shelves...

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Jury orders Nintendo to pay gaming company Anascape $21M (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:46:25 GMT

Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems. A federal jury found in favor of Anascape Ltd. in the lawsuit...

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MINI USA Brings Pinball Action to Nintendo Wii (Games Galore)

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:33:19 GMT

Online Wii Gamers Can Download Free Clubmania Pinball Game Starring 2008 MINI Clubman MINI USA releases Clubmania Pinball, a free online game for the Nintendo® Wii™ that was inspired by the 2008 MINI Clubman's unique split-rear barn-style door design and a pinball themed global television spot created by MINI’s agency Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners [...]

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Nintendo makes now all impression with the GameCube (Microweb News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:03:27 GMT

As the competition known becomes on the consolemarkt large, but clear self is not that Nintendo won gives just. The GameCube gets RAM among many a processor with a bell speed of 450 MHz, a graphic assistant-processor of [...]

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Nintendo loses patent suit (Extra Technology News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:11:00 GMT

Nintendo has been ordered to pay $21 million to a Texas company in a suit involving patents used in technology behind the company's Wii and GameCube systems, the Associated Press reported . Anascape, a Lufkin, Texas-based company, sued Nintendo in 2006. A Texas jury ruled in Anascape's favor on Wednesday. Anascape had also also sued Microsoft over the patents, but settled with the company before the...

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Survey says: Rock Band 2 headed Wii-ward (Nintendo Wii Fanboy)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:33:42 GMT

Filed under: News Rock Band is a sore subject among Wii owners, since we'll be getting the gimped version of the game. Even so, that won't stop a Rock Band 2 from landing on Nintendo's console. At least, that's what a recent survey conducted by Listen Research for EA hints at, which has been asking gamers some questions about the pending sequel. Most of the things that EA wants to know have to do...

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Nintendo fined $21 million for motion control infringement (Computer And Video Games)

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:49:00 GMT

Found guilty of infringing on a patent in Wii and GameCube pads. Nintendo of America has been ordered to get its cheque book out and pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million. Apparently the US heavyweight was infringing on a patent while designing controllers for Wii and GameCube. Click here to read the full article

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Official Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli website: PS3, Nintendo Wii, DS and PS2 launches summer (Product Reviews Net)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:37:34 GMT

The Official Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli website has just been unveiled by veteran videogame publisher System 3 which is now on the internet which you can see at www.system3.com. This amazing website which I have been on looks hot and is keeping with the official Ferrari license and is one of the most prestigious in gaming, [...]

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TOMY and D3Publisher of America Announce Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2 for Nintendo DS (IGN)

Wed, 14 May 2008 19:17:00 GMT

Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2 (DS) Everyone's favorite ninja returns to the RPG genre with an original storyline, 30 playable characters, and Wi-Fi multiplayer.

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About Video Game Strategies: Okami Cheats and Unlockables - Nintendo Wii (Nazent Blog)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:19:00 GMT

Video Game Strategies In the Spotlight | More Topics | from Jason Rybka In the Spotlight Okami Cheats and Unlockables - Nintendo Wii If you know me, and I hope many of you at least feel as if you know me through my posts here; then every time you hear me talk about... read more More Topics Nintendo DS Cheats & Codes - Cheats and codes for Nintendo DS games. Older Cheat Codes - Popular System Cheats...

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Wii shortage no hype ploy, Nintendo says (Infendo - Nintendo blog)

tips@infendo.com — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:22:29 GMT

The Wii Fit rush has apparently reinvigorated Wii shortages, but Nintendo has continued to stick to the company line that the shortages are not an intentional ploy to boost demand. Frankly, I believed that a company as big, or as under the microscope as Nintendo, would be able or capable of pulling off such a [...]

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The Wii: Great For Nintendo, Not For Game Publishers (ERTS) (Silicon Alley Insider)

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:19:00 GMT

The Wii is the bestselling video game machine of the last year, so the companies that sell video game titles must love the Wii, right? Not so much. Electronic Arts (ERTS), which released its earnings yesterday , breaks down how much of its Q4 revenue came from games for each of the major consoles: Playstation 3 (SNE): 15% Xbox 360 (MSFT): 14% Wii: 7% PlayStation 2: 5% Those numbers aren't aberrations,...

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Nintendo Wii Bundle: Console & 4 games $390 (The Bargainist)

Wed, 14 May 2008 12:12:28 GMT

Nintendo Wii Bundle: Console & 4 games $390 Toys "R" Us currently has a Nintendo Wii Bundle selling for $389.96, plus $20 for shipping. In addition to the Wii Sports that the console is normally bundled with, it also includes Mario Kart with Wii Wheel, Crash of the Titans, and Rayman Raving Rabbids 2. Sale ending unknown. Visit The Bargainist for more.

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