Wii-mote's design was stolen?
Category: GamingPosted: August 23, 2008 12:30AM
Author: KKX
Apparently, Hillcrest Laboratories in Maryland thought of the ingenious architectural masterpiece behind the Wii-mote before Nintendo did. However, almost two years later, news of their “stolen” creation hits the media. Interestingly enough, Nintendo-spokesman Yasuhiro Minagawa said that they have yet to be sued. In proper terms, Hillcrest stated that Nintendo violated its patents involving “…technology for a handheld three-dimensional pointing device and a display interface system for organizing graphic content on a TV”. Hillcrest has brought its lawsuit to the District Court in Maryland. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
