Nintendo ordered to pay $10 million after losing court case. (Image Source: Amazon)
According to a report by the BBC, Gaming manufacturers, Nintendo has been told to pay Medical-device makers, iLife, $10 million after losing a court case over who invented the motion sensing technology that is integral to the remotes in both the Wii and Wii U consoles. The decision was made by a Dallas Jury on Friday, 1 September 2017.
According to a report by Fortune, the health technology company initially sued Nintendo in 2013 and sought damages of $144m, claiming that the Wii console controllers used technology it had patented. The company said the technology it created to prevent sudden infant death syndrome and monitor the elderly for falls was incorporated into the "Wiimote" controller.
However, the gaming company believes that the technology in iLife's patent was not specific enough to cover the way Nintendo used motion-sensing technology.
A Dallas jury sided with iLife in the matter and ordered Nintendo to pay $10 millio,n which is well below the original claim which asked for a royalty of $4 on every one of the 36 million Wii consoles sold in the six years before it launched its legal action.
Nintendo said it intended to continue its defence of its own technology in the courts.
"Nintendo disagrees with the decision, as Nintendo does not infringe iLife's patent and the patent is invalid," it said in a statement.
It added: "Nintendo looks forward to raising those issues with the district court and with the court of appeals."
Edited By: Dean Workman
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