Ex-Midway guy suing Nintendo for Wiimote controls, has himself some prior art

[wraggster]

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/01/nintendo-patent-lawsuit-wiimote.jpg

Normally when we see somebody filing a lawsuit with interface-related patents in question, we're talking about some vague thing filed a couple months after that product went into production and with little relation to the real-life technology under fire. No such luck for Nintendo this time around: Patrick Goschy, an ex-Midway employee, has a YouTube video of himself demonstrating something astoundingly similar to a Wiimote / Nunchuck... eight years ago. His demo shows his hacked-together controllers providing a surprisingly-responsive interface for a bit of Ready 2 Rumble Boxing on the Dreamcast. Goschy, who appeared on Fox News in Chicago last night, says that he has had no formal involvement with the Wii, but holds the related patents and is taking Nintendo to court over its implementation. Rumor has it that Nintendo might have to sacrifice as much as 47 seconds of retail profits were the company to lose in court. Video is after the break, brace yourself for a complete lack of pants.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/14/ex-midway-guy-suing-nintendo-for-wiimote-controls-has-himself-s/

[Elven6]

Ahh Dreamcast, even when people think your dead, your still kickin! Its funny seeing hows these ideas that people claim are innovative have been around for years now, like u can do alot of that stuff with the DC's fishing rod, but not many people know that.

[JKKDARK]

OMG OMG

I don't know it's it's fake or not, but I would like to have that prototype :D

[Gizmo356]

OMG OMG

I don't know it's it's fake or not, but I would like to have that prototype :D

Just get a wii if you haven't dreamcast is a failure

[JKKDARK]

Just get a wii if you haven't dreamcast is a failure

You look like "JKKDARK in the PS3 forums"

I know, but this prototype looks amazing and it would be totally rare. I don't want a Wii actually.

[Gizmo356]

You look like "JKKDARK in the PS3 forums"

I know, but this prototype looks amazing and it would be totally rare. I don't want a Wii actually.

What are you talking about I just don't like the dreamcast O_O besides you can make that wierd remote thing for like 5 bucks

[DPyro]

If he actually chooses to sue Nintendo, he might actually get some money out of this as long as he has patents for his invention. Good on him if he does.