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Nintendo emerged victorious in the latest round of its legal battle with exergaming equipment manufacturer IA Labs (aka InterAction Laboratories) over alleged patent infringement. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld Nintendo's victory in a lawsuit claiming that the Nintendo Wii and its peripherals violated IA Labs' patents for exercise equipment. As part of the ruling, IA Labs must pay Nintendo over $236,000 in attorneys' fees. The decision follows up on another recent courtroom victory for Nintendo, in which Ohio-based hardware and software company Motiva alleged that Nintendo's Wii Remote controller violated its patents for a "Human Movement Measurement System."Continue reading Nintendo decision upheld in exergaming patent lawsuitNintendo decision upheld in exergaming patent lawsuit originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Nintendo emerged victorious in the latest round of its legal battle with exergaming equipment manufacturer IA Labs (aka InterAction Laboratories) over alleged patent infringement. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld Nintendo's victory in a lawsuit claiming that the Nintendo Wii and its peripherals violated IA Labs' patents for exercise equipment. As part of the ruling, IA Labs must pay Nintendo over $236,000 in attorneys' fees. The decision follows up on another recent courtroom victory for Nintendo, in which Ohio-based hardware and software company Motiva alleged that Nintendo's Wii Remote controller violated its patents for a "Human Movement Measurement System."Continue reading Nintendo decision upheld in exergaming patent lawsuit Nintendo decision upheld in exergaming patent lawsuit originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments More...

After the 3DS sequel to the classic Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past, after the Wii U release of a Wind Waker remake, we will eventually get an original Zelda game on Wii U. It’s being made now. Nintendo’s barely talking about it. More »      

Things are still not going to change regarding the current situation involving Kinect 2.0. Even though the thing has been railed on for its catering to casual gamers and shovelware, the real worry is about privacy and its requirement for operating the Xbox One. Unfortunately, this won't be changing despite Microsoft extricating DRM from the Xbox One.

Sorry everyone — you thought yall had it, didn’t you! But yesterday’s ScribbleTaku was not Defender of the Crown. Today, instead of giving you another clue, I’m going to give you another drawing of the same game! Hoo boy, this is fun! More »      

Earlier this week, Nokia sent invitations for an event called “Zoom Reinvented,” and the following day we saw images surface of a Nokia handset in prototype form said to be of the Nokia EOS, which is questionable. Regardless, Nokia has updated its invitation with a tease regarding the 41MP camera, stating that the event will Read The Full Story

You might not have heard about the security guard that groped a journalist at this year’s E3. Or the writer who gave a PR woman his business card by slipping it in her dress. Or the women presumed to be booth babes simply because of the way they looked. E3 is the busiest time to be working in the games industries or as a reporter covering the scene. It’s the biggest, most important event of the year. But with roughly 50,000 attendees, it’s also sometimes the creepiest. More »      

Citing a response to feedback, Microsoft is backing away from poorly received policies on online gaming and used games.

Spiders has announced that they've released a complete overhaul of the voice acting in their Mars: War Logs RPG. The improvements will be included in the console releases, and existing PC owners can download a patch. Click the headline for an example video and more information.

The latest Indie Royale bundle is a re-run, chosen by fans, and it features the triumphant return of Really Big Sky, Eufloria, Runespell: Overture, Cthulhu Saves the World and Breath of Death 7. It's available for five more days for whatever the minimum price is (usually less than $5). Those who pay $7 or more can snag Disasterpeace's chiptune album Rise Of The Obsidian Interstellar. Indie Royale is a pay-what-you-want bundle system with a twist - there is a minimum price, and the only way to knock it down for subsequent buyers is to pay more than that. Bonus, paying more also helps out the developers who provide the games that you want to play in that bundle.Indie Royale bundle re-runs Cthulhu Saves the World, Eufloria, more originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments