Nintendo And Nyko Settle Dispute

[ThQp]

Back in June, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Nyko in regards to the development of their wireless nunchuk known as the Kama. Today an agreement was made between the two parties in which Nyko will be permitted to sell their product once certain changes are made. Check it out:

Nyko will continue to sell a redesigned version of their wireless Nunchuk controller for the Wii under an agreement made between the third-party hardware developer and Nintendo, the companies announced today.

Back in June, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Nyko claiming that their Kama wireless controller "wholly appropriates the novel shape, design, overall appearance and even the color and materials used in the Nintendo Nunchuk controller".

Nyko was quick to respond with an imagined shrug and some head-scratching, saying ""We have not knowingly violated anyone's intellectual property and we're still examining this."

Today the two companies say they've worked out a deal (read royalty checks) and that Nyko is redesigning their controller.

Source

[CptainCrunch]

Re: Nintendo And Nyko Settle Dispute

Good for Nyko. Wii accessories are expensive anyway and I was irked when you had to buy an additional controller AND two nunchuks.

BACK IN MY DAY, Nintendo came with all the controllers you needed. If you bought the "cheap" set, you only had to buy one more controller, not one more controller AND two more parts of a controller.



Crunch