Nintendo sued by American electronics company

Ireland News.Net
Thursday 21st August, 2008

Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been sued by a U.S. technology company.

Hillcrest Laboratories, based in Rockville, Maryland, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nintendo.

Hillcrest is accusing Nintendo of infringement in four patents dealing with technology for a handheld three-dimensional pointing device and a graphic interface system.

The Wii console has sold around 29.6 million units worldwide since its arrival in late 2006.

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