Nintendo loses Wii motion controller lawsuit to Philips

[joeorc]

sethnintendo said:

"The first patent — listed as "Virtual Body Control Device" — involves tracking a person’s body and movements in order to replicate such actions in a virtual environment. The word "game" is mentioned specifically in the patent, which was applied for back in 1996. The second patent — "User Interface System Based on Pointing Device" — describes a portable device that is in communication with a camera, with which another device can use to track movements."

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/05/philips_claims_wii_and_wii_u_infringe_two_of_its_patents_seeks_ban_in_the_united_states

These patents are so fucking vague.  The first patent sounds more like Kinect or Sony's Move with camera than Wiimote.  The Wiimote doesn't use a camera. 

It does, the camera is in the WiiMote itself!

Gyro in my opinion is the one who is at fault in this case Not Nintendo, because it was Gyration pitched this wiimote concept to Nintendo in 2001! Sony's and Microsofts usage of motion controls differs from Nintendo's so it would be hard for philips to sue Microsoft or Sony. 

As for them sueing Nintendo, if i was Nintendo i would have a real talk with Gyration..lol