That's right. Nintendo didn't develop the controller technology, but they sure as heck took credit for it.

Microsoft was also sued by the same company, but settled before it went to trial.

Sony is still manufacturing their OWN technology. picked by punthe 5 months ago

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) on Tuesday announced plans to release its DualShock 3 wireless controller for its PlayStation 3 video game console in April. The new controller will cost $54.95. picked by punthe 8 months ago

This isn't Nintendo's first scrape with patent infringement. Earlier this year the company coughed up $21 million to tech company Anascape over several Nintendo game controllers, including their famous Wavebird, widely considered the first legitimate wireless game controller. picked by punthe 3 months ago

A Texas based corporation, Fenner Investments, is claiming to hold the patent for the low-voltage joystick port interface in which they are using as the cornerstone behind a lawsuit against Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony. picked by secretsather 2 years ago

Sony Corp., the world's largest video-game console maker, sold a record number of PLAYSTATION 3 machines in Europe during the holiday shopping season after lowering prices to compete against Nintendo Co.'s Wii. picked by punthe 9 months ago

That's what I'm talkin' aboot! picked by punthe 10 months ago

The Nintendo DS had an amazing November, with 1.53 million units sold. That makes the Wii's sales of 981,000 units look almost quaint in comparison. To put this in perspective, the Nintendo DS outsold every single Sony system combined in November. picked by wags273 10 months ago

Sony just announced a whopping 34 titles that are upcoming for the PlayStation 3. Sony might also lower prices for the PS3. Is this a turning point for Sony's war against Microsoft's XBox and Nintendo's Wii?! picked by jaxnight 1 year ago

Uh... Headline picked by punthe 11 months ago

That's right! picked by punthe 5 months ago

Sony impresses, Microsoft surprises, Nintendo disappoints. picked by punthe 3 months ago

Sony Corp. will launch a slimmer model of its PlayStation Portable handheld game player in September, in its latest attempt to ignite demand for its game hardware and compete better with Nintendo picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Parallel Processing Corp. is asking a federal court to order Sony to destroy its PlayStation 3 videogame consoles, which PPC claims infringes on its patents for microprocessor technology. picked by punthe 1 year ago

Sony is taking the wraps off a 40-GB PlayStation 3 video game console today and knocking $100 off the price of its top-end 80-GB unit in an attempt to generate momentum heading into the holiday season. picked by punthe 12 months ago

For all us Nintendo supporters who had to listen to the Playstation and X-box crowd ram their supposed superiority down our throats the last several years, vindication has finally arrived. Nintendo is once again ruler of Videogameland. picked by jradke 2 years ago

With the lowering costs of chips and production, Sony will turn a profit on the PLAYSTATION 3 sooner than analysts had expected. picked by punthe 6 months ago

Follow-up: picked by punthe 1 year ago

Sony will launch a new PlayStation Portable in October with a high-resolution screen and a built-in microphone that enables it to be used as a telephone, the company said Thursday. picked by punthe 2 months ago

Sony demonstrated at CES 2008 a new feature that would allow a PLAYSTATION 3 to prepare a playable movie for the PSP on Memory Stick Duo using a Blu-ray Disc movie as the source. picked by punthe 9 months ago

The new DUALSHOCK 3 controller will be the only controller available once it is released. picked by punthe 6 months ago