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Capcom said this latest ruling "demonstrates sound legal judgement"
Read More »Capcom wins patent infringement court battle against Koei Tecmo
New Microsoft patent hints at plans to take on Nintendo Switch
Controller would clip to each side of a smartphone screen
Read More »Sony has patented a haptic virtual-reality glove
The patent notice describes the invention as "dynamic gloves to convey [a] sense of touch and movement for virtual objects in HMD rendered environments"
Read More »Sony patents a new ‘electronic game cartridge’ device
Is this Sony's answer to "one method" game delivery?
Read More »Nintendo patents may reveal new Switch features
A series of patents filed by Nintendo may offer up a look at some unannounced features for the Switch. Over the last few months Nintendo has filed a number of patents that seem to relate to the recently announced Switch console. The drawings in the patents seem to show the …
Read More »Nintendo re-defends Wiimote patent lawsuit
Japanese platform holder Nintendo has found itself once again accused of infringing upon the patents held by tech firm UltimatePointer. Referencing the Wii Remote, UltimatePointer claimed that Nintendo’s iconic handheld motion controller matched up with its own patented handheld pointing device that can be used to control the cursor on …
Read More »Nintendo patent could be the NX controller
Companies file all sorts of patents, so there’s every chance that this particular device will never see the light of day. However, combined with this week’s networked computing patent, a fresh application from Nintendo could point to yet another big innovation from the platform holder for its next console the …
Read More »Loading screen mini-games are go after patent expiry
Want to add something more interesting than artwork and trivia to your loading screens? Now you can. Previously, developers were unable to integrate mini-games into their loading screens thanks to a patent filed by Namco. The patent protected the use of auxiliary mini-games while a main game was loading, as …
Read More »Sega might be working on new Valkyria Chronicles game
Sega has filed a trademark for what may well be a new Valkyria Chronicles game. That’s according to Japanese blog Esuteru, which reports that the Japanese Patent Office has issued a trademark for one ‘Valkyria of the Blue Revolution’. Other than the name there are no details about this title. …
Read More »Nintendo wins lawsuit regarding handheld patent
Nintendo has emerged victorious after a company claimed that the platform holder’s handheld consoles infringed on its patent. The Quintal Research Group nailed down a patent in 2008 for a ‘computerized information retrieval system’. Such a system, the patent proposes, is described as having a generally rectangular shape, with a …
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