Nintendo patent under investigation

Austin News.Net
Monday 25th August, 2008

The world’s best-selling video game console could lose its title if its technology becomes more commonplace.

Motion sensor technology is the key to the success of Nintendo and its many users, but a tech company from Maryland in the US could bring an end to Nintento Wii sales.

Hillcrest Laboratories claims it holds the patent for motion-sensing controllers, a key to the Wii system.

Hillcrest filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission and has filed a lawsuit in federal court, asking it stop the import of Wiis to the US.

Hillcrest makes its own motion-sensing controller for TV browsing and other purposes.

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