An inventor who claimed Nintendo’s 3DS device infringed upon his patent for 3D technology that can be seen without the assistance of glasses had his award cut in half and declared “intrinsically excessive” by a judge on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Seijiro Tomita, who was initially awarded $30.2 million in damages from the lawsuit, will be forced to accept exactly half that amount, or run the risk of receiving nothing at all. He must decide by August 23rd whether or not to accept the reduced sum. If Tomita refuses, the suit will progress to a new damages trial that could rule against him.
This is not the first time Nintendo has faced a patent infringement suit. The judge in Tomita’s case also made note of the fact that the 3DS hardware alone has not been profitable, and that the majority of its games do not use any technology resembling that found in Tomita’s patent. Charlie Scibetta, a spokesperson for Nintendo, had the following to say about the decision:
“Nintendo respects the intellectual property rights of other companies and is confident that none of its products infringes the asserted patent. Nintendo will appeal the jury’s verdict and reduced damages award to the court of appeals.”
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Red Shell!; Crash!
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You do realize that always being here to post first gives us the impression you have no life, right?
Why u mad bro? I do have a life :(
It’s not the impression we get
I actually work and post first most of the time, but alas this is the internet you just not going to believe me..
I have a pretty cool job and a very hot girlfriend. But guess what? That’s why you don’t see me here most of the time
Thats good for you bro, i have a pretty gf too but im here to not only be first but also to read nintendo news.
If you’re always first here, you’re probably second with your girlfriend
Pay atention
It takes me a minute to post and read the article so dont worry shes comes first as i am on here, thanks for the advice bro :)
If she comes first while you are here she is cheating on you :P
I’m actually really happy to have Why u mad back on top!
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people are do pathetic. anything to get money. laws need to be changed on lawsuit otherwise stupid shit like this will continue to happen when clowns are looking to get fast money.
my mistake.
people are so pathetic. anything to get money. laws need to be changed on lawsuit otherwise stupid shit like this will continue to happen when clowns are looking to get fast money.
Only in ‘merica~
Hey, you didn’t see Nintendo suing Sony when they made the Playstation Move, did you?
Because what Nintendo use is infrared, what Sony use is light detection, there are two different kind of technology.
Still a major fail ripoff attempt thats all the PS Move is ever gonna be and remembered by.
*By dorky little Nintendo fanboys.
* by the whole gaming industry.
Yet we only hear the Dorky little fanboys complain. Why is that?
And we only see Dorky little Sonyan Drones copying our things…
Why is that?…
you do realize that even Sony fans dont give a shit about the Move, right?
A difference between Sonyan fans and Sonyan Drones…
Well, in 2006 Sony PAID hundreds of media outlets, bloggers and reviewers to diss the shit out of Wii, calling it a gimmick at every opportunity; their fans themselves did all the shit talking on the internet, have you forgotten?
I don’t really care if you call me a dork for liking Nintendo better, that’s a subjective commentary and a fallacy in itself since you don’t really know me, but there’s something I can say about you and your company of choice; YOU’RE HYPOCRITES, you copied Wii with Move and praised it AFTER YEARS OF TALKING SHIT.
Dildo manufacturers would have suit Sony if sony had any monie left :P
accually nintendo also uses light detection, it detects and tracks infrared light using a camera tuned only to infrared lights. whereas the move uses a normal camera and tracks normal light. Its the same technology just reversed and tuned to a different spectrum.
Indeed, but the technology is different, enough different, so that Nintendo cannot sue Sony.
Difference is that the PS Move relies on the room being properly lit, where as the Wiimote doesn’t.
Yup, it basically uses light instead of the actual motion the Wiimote does, but this is ultimately just a way around an obvious copycat.
Nintendo cannot sue over the tech used because Move does indeed work differently, however, the concept is so similar that it is mind boggling.
Infrared is used for the pointer, the Wiimote and Wiimote Plus use threedimensional motion detection as their main source for input, just like Move does.
Move is so similar to Wiimote that not even its publicity could be different.
Because a its different tech you dingbat.
Nintendo: Second screen with gamepad Gamepad
So Sony: Second screen with Vita and MS with mobile phones and tablets
Nintendo made Miiverse, PS4 will also get a “social gamething”.
Et cetera
Well, that’s still 15 MILLION. Oh, the happy life I could live with that much money. I wish I could sue someone for something. $$$$$$
The cracks in a city side walk are money makers you just need vision :P
that’s a truly reasonable statement. You live up to your name
Thank I try my best.
People like you are why I dont wanna live on this planet anymore
http://youtu.be/aSYluIbAZgU
I wonder where TheBenSanders has been?
Dead.
I’ve been wondering that same thing. I miss laughing at him and seeing people getting annoyed by him.
Uhh hello! im very much a live because i love life but mother and i are on vackation rite now because wii love it! <3 im stil keeping up with my nintendo news because i love it butt the wi fi has bin slo hear. almost as slo as mother but i still love her. <3 bin working with mother on english and im just realy happy!!! =) Mother and i are in Florida! wii went too disney walt world because i love it and i even snuck a sqeeze at ariel's titay! ;) butt i did that wen mother let me go out on my own since im 21 because she loves mii! butt ill bee back home soon butt just enjoying life right now becasue i love it! <3 =) buy my frends!!!!
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Doesn’t matter. You’re now in a Master Ball, and I’m gonna throw it into a river.
thé big question is, where thé fuck are Bill, Aeulos, Neutron, all those trolls who made people here rage quit. Icecazama is probably thé oldest commentor hère that hasnt left. as far as I know.
Our forces destroyed their spirit…
woah… deja vu…
you know your sucessful when everyone tries to sue you
The judge is a nintendo fan :).
Indeed…
We will soon control everything ahahahahahahah…
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hmmm…
He better take that half, if i were in his shoe’s i’ll have no problem with that >_>
they lost.
http://www.aristogamer.net/2013/03/nintendo-loses-patent-lawsuit-owes-302.html
FUCK NINTENDO I HOPE THEY DIE
they lost.
http://www.aristogamer.net/2013/03/nintendo-loses-patent-lawsuit-owes-302.html
Are you aware that article is from the first lawsuit?
Check your dates, idiot.
What, does their existence make your life worse?
yes
hey do you like your playstation and xbox? do you wanna know why they exist? because Nintendo kick started the gaming industry right before it hit rock bottom so without Nintendo games would never have progressed as far as they have idiot
Hey avantgardian, nintendo lost the battle, they were forced to pay the 30.2 million dollars. Here is the link.
http://www.aristogamer.net/2013/03/nintendo-loses-patent-lawsuit-owes-302.html
Update this artical please.
lol that was fast. stupid nintendo wasting the courts time, can you believe their excuse was that their hardware is selling at a loss? LOL its not Tomita Techs fault your console sucks.
dude the article is dated march
This was the original news, this one is the latest…
Read the article again please…
eeeoooops. Well things are not going my way today. So then this is current news. Dam, I’ve been fooled by a troll twice today.
You have been away from the snow and the mountains for too long my friend…
Yeah, just a little. I’m still excited though.
Don’t scare me like that – I just started writing for this site! lol
Once again our forces counter-attacked those Sonyans…
We regained half of our resources!
Kick his fucking ass and stomp his fucking dreams.
Agreed…
Then drain his inner self until he destroys himself entirely…
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I remember a Game Theory episode saying Mario was a communist.
GT is so great, im glad someone else in here watches it.
Well, glad he fucking is, capitalism is crumbling, your power as consumer is so diminished that all you can do is talk trash, good riddance, the bank system is collapsing because capitalism only focused on gathering money on a few.
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HEY GUYS COMMUNISM IS SO FREAKING WONDERFUL
“why you mad” is the man.
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