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Headlines, Tony Sadowski, nintendo, wii
Remote-Control Developer Sues Nintendo Over Wii
Remote-control technology licensing company Hillcrest Labs has filed a lawsuit against Nintendo, claiming the popular Wii console violates some of its patents.
“While we have a great deal of respect for Nintendo and the Wii, Hillcrest Labs
wants a shit ton of money believes that Nintendo is in clear violation of its patents and has taken this action to protect its intellectual-property rights,” Hillcrest said in a statement.
And now, plenty of others are following Hillcrest’s lead and attempting to squeeze untold riches out of Nintendo protecting their intellectual property.
Al Gore, inventor of the Internet, is suing Nintendo over the Internet Channel. He’s asking for 1000 Wii Points, or a free Internet Channel download. He might settle for a double quarter-pounder with cheese if you catch him hungry, so hit the Mickey D’s and settle this one before it gets ugly, Nintendo!
Gallup is suing over Nintendo’s release of the Everybody Votes Channel.
“We’ll do the polling around here, thank you very much,” snapped Mr. John Gallup.
Did you know that Wii consoles are white? Way to tick off Apple, Nintendo; iMacs even come with LITTLE WHITE REMOTES!
We’ll be playing Apple’s iWii after the dust finally settles from that suit.
Sony’s suing for a number of reasons. Did you know that since the PlayStation 2, Sony systems could be used standing vertically or lying down flat? And that glowing blue light on the front of the Wii? Hmm…where have we seen a glowing light on the front of a game console before?
Microsoft said it would file a lawsuit, but the Xbox360’s trademark “feature” of breaking down and flashing Red Rings of Death really isn’t something Nintendo has decided to pursue for its consoles…yet. It’s only a matter of time before they GANK that, too. I mean, think about it - releasing unreliable crap is a facet Nintendo has yet to tap in any console war to date.
The United Association of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry (UAPPFI) has serious problems with the way Mario and Luigi misrepresent its proud trade.
“There’s surprisingly little stompin’ on turtles or savin’ princesses,” said a plumber who wished to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation.
As you can see, we’ve only scratched the surface. The Wiimote is just the tip-of-the-iceberg. It’s too early to tell how many others will follow suit (pun intended) and try to bleed money out of Nintendo following the massive success of the Wii. It’s safe to say that filing lawsuits against extremely wealthy game industry giant those rip-off artists at the Big N has become a very lucrative proposition for many companies.
Nintendo may pay dearly for its crimes of launching a popular and successful game console and making boatloads of cash on which greedy, nitpicking bastards would love to lay their hands trying to get away with such blatant infringements.
3 comments 
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09.5.2008 ,
at 12:02 pm
I totally Agree….leave Nintendo alone. You’re just pissed because they are successful. If they were shit you wouldn’t even be talking.
Go Marlins!!!!
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09.5.2008 ,
at 12:49 pm
ha. untapped market for stuff that breaks? power glove was broken before it was released. i hate these new bandwgaon fanboys who just jumped on now. >.> total morons. ill be a fan of the games not the consoles thanks.
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09.5.2008 ,
at 7:55 pm
Still on my first Wii, which I own because of the games and casual appeal. Not much for FPS or racing games, you see.
You on your third or fourth 360?
