Topic: Philips sues Nintendo for patent infringement and wants to ban Wii U sales

[Sakura Leic]

http://www.nintendolinked.com/philips-suing-nintendo-wants-ban-wii-u-due-patent-infringements/

Well this is random.

[Fxeni]

Man Philips, take it easy. First the CDi games, now this...

[Sakura Leic]

Man Philips, take it easy. First the CDi games, now this...

My question is why they waited so long, unless it's been going on for a while and this is the first anyone has heard of it.

[Quickman]

I have a feeling that this may end up being settled out of court.  Nintendo certainly has the money and lawyers to do so.

[Protoman Blues]

Most likely nothing will come of this.

[Sakura Leic]

Most likely nothing will come of this.

I honestly think the same way.

[Flame]

Remember that one time that Nintendo got patent trolled and they won so hard the accusers had to actually had to hand over their portfolio of patents?

[Amatiramisu]

Yeah this is probably ending with nothing but CDi jokes.

[Sakura Leic]

Yeah this is probably ending with nothing but CDi jokes.

That's literally how I broke my friend out of confusion/shock that this is a thing. 

[Quickman]

Hey, remember when Uri Gellar sued Nintendo?  Yeah, he lost and it was settled out of court.  The only possible consequence of that suit was that Kadabra hasn't appeared in the TCG since Sky Ridge.  Now if you'll excuse me, I have an Uri Gellar of my own to raise...

[Amatiramisu]

I'm with you on that question of why they're waiting so long. I mean, if this has to do with the Wiimote motion tech... They're like eight years late.

[Quickman]

Also, the Wiimote uses BluTooth, whereas I'm pretty sure the CDi's wireless controllers were infrared.  BluTooth wasn't really a thing at that time.

[Amatiramisu]

IIRC, Nintendo also had a patent problem with the GameCube's dual sticks. (Don't quote me on that though.)

Nintendo's got problems with controllers, man.

[Mirby]

This is the art describing one of the patents Nintendo is supposedly infringing on.

[Quickman]

HOW DARE THEY INFRINGE ON BAD MSPAINT DRAWING PATENTS

So, what I gather from that pic is that Nintendo is supposedly infringing on motion controls.  News flash, Phillips.  I highly doubt you were the first to think of them.

[Amatiramisu]

Really? What I got from the picture was a girl holding a thermos with an umbrella on it having a staring contest while a burglar/stalker stares at her from out the window presumably planning to steal the scribbly paper just below him.

[Mirby]

I'm still trying to figure out if that door is inside the room or outside of it.

Seriously it's very confusing.

Also here's the funny thing: The patent that's associated with was granted last year.

[Sakura Leic]

I'm still trying to figure out if that door is inside the room or outside of it.

Seriously it's very confusing.

Also here's the funny thing: The patent that's associated with was granted last year.

Philips are dumbasses, besides those things have tiny antennas on them.

[Archer]

But why would they do that when Howard Phillips used to be gamemaster for Nintendo

[Sakura Leic]

But why would they do that when Howard Phillips used to be gamemaster for Nintendo

Like I said to my friend they're still sore about the CDi games not doing well.

[Hypershell]

Well...I'd boycott Phillips, but I don't remember the last time I bought anything of theirs.

[OBJECTION MAN]

Also here's the funny thing: The patent that's associated with was granted last year.

It depends on the date they filed it on, not the day its granted. It can take a long time to process.

[Archer]

I'd boycott Phillips,

Isn't that a bit extreme?

[Sakura Leic]

Well...I'd boycott Phillips, but I don't remember the last time I bought anything of theirs.

Last things I had was a TV I had since Kindergarten and some okay headphones.

[Quickman]

My all-regions DVD player is a Phillips.