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

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

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

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

Microsoft is the first console manufacturer to sell 10 million consoles in North America...

Now, is that 10 million functioning consoles?

Or, is that including the 30 odd percent that failed with the Red Ring of Death?

BWAA HAA HAA HAA HAA!!!! picked by punthe 5 months ago

Nintendo just installed "download stations" at airports which will wirelessly transmit free game demos to your Nintendo DS. picked by jaxnight 1 year 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

Yahoo!'s a nice thought and all, but if Mister Softie wants to firm up its videogame operation, it needs to make a different acquisition. picked by wags273 8 months ago

DFC estimates that combined worldwide sales for the "big three" consoles will reach between 180 to 210 million units by 2012, but the Xbox 360 could wind up a "fairly distant third." picked by punthe 1 year ago

It took them a while, but Nintendo is finally busting out its Wii Zapper accessory for housing the Wiimote and Nunchaku in a FPS-friendly shell. It'll be out this year, shipping for free with a "far along" unannounced title from Nintendo, and selling stand alone at retail for $20. Other games with announced compatibility include "Ghost Squad," "Medal of Honor" with 32... read full post picked by sholom22 1 year ago

Microsoft is talking to rival Sony about the possibility of adding Blu-ray technology to the Xbox. picked by topofall 7 months ago

Microsoft group president Jeff Raikes told an audience in San Francisco last week that the company hopes people, if they’re going to pirate software, choose to pirate Microsoft software. What’s Raikes thinking? picked by whi73rav3n 2 years ago

Microsoft officials obviously believe Windows Vista is ready, given that it is set to release it to manufacturing within weeks, if not days. But what do some of its toughest testers think? picked by robfouryqr 2 years 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

The Wii and the Xbox 360 may have set an early pace, but Sony's PLAYSTATION 3 revival is apparently going rather better than anyone could have predicted. picked by punthe 10 months ago

With four ways to game in the living room or office, buyers have more options than ever before. Here's our quick guide to what separates one system from another. picked by punthe 10 months ago

Microsoft said today that company officials have not seen the report but question its validity.

Follow-up: picked by punthe 8 months ago

U.S. sales of video games and hardware jumped 46 percent in August from a year earlier. picked by punthe 1 year ago

With the data showing that 63 percent of the US population is playing games—and 30 percent are playing more this year than last year—gaming is on the move. picked by punthe 10 months ago