Nintendo sued over the JoyCon controllers

[Deleted User]

Depends on patent filing date not a product release date.

Game Gear was first so Sega can sue everyone's ass /shrug

 

[nastys]

Daily reminder: Sega Game Gear is the most original thing on Earth

You don't "slide" a tablet into the Wii U GamePad, though

 

[LightyKD]

Not really. Just look at the controllers: https://www.engadget.com/2014/06/17/the-ipad-mini-finally-gets-its-own-mfi-game-controller/

No.. They dont look the same.. Somewhat different. I dont worry about it. Silly Wikipad.

I wish that controller was available for Android. It looks really damn slick and would match my tablet!

 

[Issac]

That actually does look very similar to a switch. But there's been other ones similar to this too. It's just not an original design. Lawsuit's not gonna go anywhere.

Design looks like... Gba, psp ps vita, gp32x, ngage....

 

[Deleted User]

Similar idea, different concept. If it goes to court and I were the judge, I'd laugh wikipad out of court and give it to nintendo.

 

[jefffisher]

buttons and a screen? if anything wikipad ripped off the original gameboy
it doesn't look similar at all
nintendo can't even steal a design from someone they've never heard of
fuck those guys

 

[PrincessLillie]

Oh, is it that time of the year again?
Why sue Nintendo over the Switch MONTHS after it was announced? Sounds like another bullshit company trying to get rich off of Nintendo again.

 

[InsaneNutter]

The Switch always did remind me a bit of the Phonejoy which came out in 2014, however it's not really anything like the Wikipad.

 

[dimmidice]

Design looks like... Gba, psp ps vita, gp32x, ngage....

None of those have removeable grips. That's the key design feature. To say it looks like those is really farfetched.

 

[spotanjo3]

I wish that controller was available for Android. It looks really damn slick and would match my tablet!

I wish that controller was available for Android and iPhone.. BOTH!

 

[smileyhead]

I wish that controller was available for Android and iPhone.. BOTH!

...he didn't say he wished it was available for Android only.

 

[hobbledehoy899]

buttons and a screen? if anything wikipad ripped off the original gameboy

Nintendo's Game Boy was a ripoff of Epoch's Game Pocket Computer.

 

[Abcdfv]

That actually does look very similar to a switch. But there's been other ones similar to this too. It's just not an original design. Lawsuit's not gonna go anywhere.

If the controller had detachable sides they would have a case and win.

It does. See above. Gamevice isn't suing because of the wikipad, it's "gamevice, the company that makes the wikipad, is suing"

Design looks like... Gba, psp ps vita, gp32x, ngage....

It's an iPad mini. With gamevice 3rd party controllers.


Side note: my phone wants to correct gamevice to gamecock.

 

[GilgameshArcher]

N are going to be forced to share profit over them

 

[grossaffe]

Nintendo's Game Boy was a ripoff of Epoch's Game Pocket Computer.

Epoch's Game Pocket Computer was a ripoff of Nintendo's Game And Watch.

 

[hobbledehoy899]

Epoch's Game Pocket Computer was a ripoff of Nintendo's Game And Watch.

Nintendo's Game And Watch was a ripoff of Milton Bradly's Microvision.

 

[MoonUsotsuki]

I Think that if something we've learned about nintendo is that they have a capable legal team, and it's not likely for them to release a high legal risk product, that not a nintendo behavior.

 

[Xenon Hacks]

It does. See above. Gamevice isn't suing because of the wikipad, it's "gamevice, the company that makes the wikipad, is suing"



It's an iPad mini. With gamevice 3rd party controllers.


Side note: my phone wants to correct gamevice to gamecock.

Ouch super high chance Nintendo will lose then, seeing as the switch is just an android tablet :/

 

[chrisrlink]

Nintendo lawyers are no idiots (or sony) i doubt if nintendo gets the switch C&D'd they'll recover slowly but on the bright side devs might have more breathing room hacking it if sales are banned (it would be deemed an illegal product so i think nintendo can't do shit with suing scene devs also their bounty program will be invalid meaning we're free to do as we please with what switches are already out

 

[TotalInsanity4]

It does. See above. Gamevice isn't suing because of the wikipad, it's "gamevice, the company that makes the wikipad, is suing"



It's an iPad mini. With gamevice 3rd party controllers.


Side note: my phone wants to correct gamevice to gamecock.

Honestly if they didn't have the resources they did I could see Nintendo losing but a) they have better lawyers and b) the Joycon are capable of using a hardwired communication protocol, something that is explicitly stated in the NX patent and something that I doubt Gamevice included in theirs