Wow.  They are going to be DESTROYED in court.

Another race for prior art.  Another company that lies in wait before they sue for their patents.

I tend not to support the people who sue over nonsensical things to get rich quickly. "

In the words of Jim Carrey:
"Settle! Settle, settle, settle, settle, settle!"

" @Twilight said:

"I hope they win the case. I don't know why, I always support the little guys. "

I tend not to support the people who sue over nonsensual things to get rich quickly. "

Wait, 2001 patents? Didn't Atari do wireless controllers for the 2600?

"I hope they win the case. I don't know why, I always support the little guys. "

HEY I WANT SOME MONEY TOO!!

Everybody just sues now. That is it. Kinda depressing if you think about it.

i hope that the company suing isn't going to win any money. i just find it funny that they decide to sue right now. the systems have been out for a long time now.

I hope they win the case. I don't know why, I always support the little guys.

" Nintendo's Wii has about 48 percent of the U.S. market for video-game systems, PlayStation 3 is second and Xbox is third, according to the researcher NPD Group.  
 
I thought ps3 was in last even if it isn't by much.       

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" Nintendo's Wii has about 48 percent of the U.S. market for video-game systems, PlayStation 3 is second and Xbox is third, according to the researcher NPD Group.  
 
I thought ps3 was in last even if it isn't by much.       

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I've done a bit of research into this, and it seems like they might have a good case. They are accusing Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft of breaching the following patents:
 

• Radio Frequency Game Controller
• Radio Frequency Remote Game Controller
• Wireless Game Control System

" It doesn't make sense. Think about it. "

I live in Edmonton! I wonder if they'll distribute the money amongst the gamers of the city... that would be nice and I would gladly accept any positive monetary value.

word, people are desperate for money these days.

In ireland ithink xbox holds more of the market.

This is going to end well for them...

Here's another one from a year ago: Nintendo and Sony sued over controller patent 
 
These things happen all the time.  Still, you have to keep in mind, Immersion "won" their case against Sony and Microsoft for patent infringement involving rumble.  Later they had to pay Microsoft back 20 million dollars because of a clause that stated they would receive a slice of whatever deal Immersion got from Sony. Source
 
I expect your story linked above to be in the courts for a year or more before they come to some sort of settlement.

lol. Sounds like vexatious litigation to me.

So basically a Canadian company (Eleven Engineering) is suing all three of the Console juggernauts because apparently the controllers Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony use for their consoles infringe on Eleven Engineerings copyrights, I think it's kind of ridiculous and is probably another attempt of a small no-name company to get some easy cash out of Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony.
 
Full Story can be read here (or below),
WildFire
 
 

Full Story

Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have been sued by a Canadian company that claims their video-game systems infringe patents related to wireless controllers.

Eleven Engineering, a maker of microprocessors for home entertainment centers, contends the wireless controllers for the Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 are using its inventions without permission, according to the complaint, filed Nov. 25 in federal court in Wilmington, Del.,

The lawsuit targets the DualShock and Sixaxis controllers with the PlayStation 3, the Wii remote and Wii balance board, and the Xbox wireless controller and wireless racing wheel.

Nintendo's Wii has about 48 percent of the U.S. market for video-game systems, PlayStation 3 is second and Xbox is third, according to the researcher NPD Group.

The companies have all met with Eleven and had other business contacts and yet have "continued to infringe the asserted patents in an objectively reckless manner, with complete disregard of Eleven Engineering's rights," Eleven said in the complaint.

Eleven, based in Edmonton, Alberta, seeks cash compensation for the use of its inventions, plus a court order that would stop further infringement of the patents, which were issued in 2001, 2002 and 2004 for remote frequency and wireless game controllers.

Kevin Kutz, a spokesman for Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft, said the world's biggest software maker had no comment.

Officials with Kyoto, Japan-based Nintendo and Tokyo-based Sony had no immediate comment.