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Judge Moves to Ban Sale of Wii, GameCube Controllers

While Nintendo’s motion-sensing Wiimote and Nunchuk may have gotten off on a technicality (or two), the Wii Classic Controller, WaveBird and original GameCube controller may not be as lucky, should Texas judge Ron Clark and plaintiff Anascape Ltd. have their way.

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Nintendo Ordered to Pay $21 Million for Controller Patent Infringement

While Nintendo managed to dodge the Immersion “rumble” lawsuits of early 2002 (their Rumble Pak predated the patent), they’re not getting out of this one without a fight. Today, the AP reports that a  Texas court has ordered Nintendo to pay $21 million for infringing upon the game controller patents of Anascape Ltd:

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