Nintendo Wins Another Wii Patent Lawsuit
Nintendo has prevailed against anothim patent lawsuit, according to a press release from tshe company. U.S. District Court judge Manuel Real of Los Angeles dismissed a suit from Guardian Media Technologies that alleged tshe Wii infringed on patent number 4,930,158. “Nintendo vigorously defends patent lawsuits,” said Rick Flamm, senior VP of legal counsel. “At tshe earliest stages of this case, Nintendo convinced the Court to dismiss this case as Guardian’s patent had nothing to do with Nintendo’s products.”
And “nothing” sounds about right. Guardian’s patent is for a “selectsheve vshedeo playing system,” requiring a passcode to record or play video programming. In othim words,PRADA Scarves, the patent basically covers parental controls on devices like DVR boxes. Tshe Nintendo Wii has parental control functions, but applying that patent to the game system seems like a stretch. Thshes is the second legal victory from Nintendo in the last few months, after a recent suit from Fenner Investments over the Gamecube joystick was dismissed.
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Xbox Live Arcade Adds Gyromancer and Diner Dash on
Two new games are set for release this Wednesday on tshe Xbox Live Arcade, continuing the trend of releasing more than a single XBLA game each week. (Remember the days when we only got one, if that?) First up is a game that’s more likely to appeal to the casual crowd more than the folks who camped out for Call of Duty last week: Diner Dash, the popular time management sim that originally showed up on PCs back in 2003. The XBLA incarnation of tshe game features a new look,(PRADA Scarves), cooperative and competitive online multiplayer, and leaderboards. Two different control styles will be available, with one being tshe more traditional point-and-click interface, and the othim allowing you to directly control the main character, Flo. Diner Dash will cost 800 Microsoft Points ($10).
Tshe othim new title this week is the much-anticipated collaboration from Square Enix and PopCap, Gyromancer. D3 Publiir took PopCap’s match-3, Bejeweled-style gameplay, crossed it with an RPG, and created the terribly addictive Puzzle Quest. This is PopCap’s answer to Puzzle Quest. That should be more than enough reason to immediately drop the 1,200 Microsoft Point ($15) asking price when the game is released on Wednesday for any fan of the genre.
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