Comments on: Anascape suing Nintendo and Microsoft http://games.techwhack.com/525-anascape-suing-nintendo-and-microsoft Videogaming News and Reviews Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:58:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: KG http://games.techwhack.com/525-anascape-suing-nintendo-and-microsoft/comment-page-1#comment-55717 KG Wed, 14 May 2008 22:22:03 +0000 http://games.techwhack.com/525/anascape-suing-nintendo-and-microsoft/#comment-55717 Oh. . . and guess what??? Nintendo lost. Time to pay up boys..... Oh. . . and guess what??? Nintendo lost. Time to pay up boys…..

]]> By: NDUDE http://games.techwhack.com/525-anascape-suing-nintendo-and-microsoft/comment-page-1#comment-55524 NDUDE Wed, 07 May 2008 02:54:52 +0000 http://games.techwhack.com/525/anascape-suing-nintendo-and-microsoft/#comment-55524 Analog sensing has been out since the N64 back in 1996, and they're just suing now. I say it's just a BS publicity stunt hoping to get money off of industry giants. I hope Nintendo and Microsoft win. Analog sensing has been out since the N64 back in 1996, and they’re just suing now. I say it’s just a BS publicity stunt hoping to get money off of industry giants. I hope Nintendo and Microsoft win.

]]> By: John Locke http://games.techwhack.com/525-anascape-suing-nintendo-and-microsoft/comment-page-1#comment-55520 John Locke Tue, 06 May 2008 22:53:27 +0000 http://games.techwhack.com/525/anascape-suing-nintendo-and-microsoft/#comment-55520 it may be obvious before the fact but the N64 which first used analog came out a decade ago what kept them? were they hiding under a rock? it may be obvious before the fact but the N64 which first used analog came out a decade ago what kept them? were they hiding under a rock?

]]> By: KG http://games.techwhack.com/525-anascape-suing-nintendo-and-microsoft/comment-page-1#comment-55490 KG Mon, 05 May 2008 04:47:18 +0000 http://games.techwhack.com/525/anascape-suing-nintendo-and-microsoft/#comment-55490 I got a huge chuckle out of Ryan's comment regarding patnets: it's only "obvious" Ryan, after it's been invented.... hahaha.... Otherwise everything would all be "invented" now, eh??? I hope the courts stick it to these big companies that think they can roll over these inventors. I got a huge chuckle out of Ryan’s comment regarding patnets: it’s only “obvious” Ryan, after it’s been invented…. hahaha…. Otherwise everything would all be “invented” now, eh??? I hope the courts stick it to these big companies that think they can roll over these inventors.

]]> By: Ryan http://games.techwhack.com/525-anascape-suing-nintendo-and-microsoft/comment-page-1#comment-5075 Ryan Sun, 06 Aug 2006 19:35:04 +0000 http://games.techwhack.com/525/anascape-suing-nintendo-and-microsoft/#comment-5075 This is just insane! Patents like these will only serve to impede progress and innovation in the video game industry. They believe they have a claim on ANALOG controls?? Gimme a break. Next thing you know someone will announce they have a patent on wireless controllers. I hope the courts shut these guys down. It's one thing to have a patent for something completely unheard of and unique and quite another to patent something obvious to anyone with half a brain. Furthermore, if these patents are legit, I believe it is the patent holder's responsibility to either produce products using this technology or impose a small enough fee that it does not hinder new product development from companies that would use it. How many instances has an unused patent killed a technology? Basically, a game company would rather avoid paying licence fees so they don't use the technology and the patent holder doesn't have the assets to produce hardware / software capable of using their technology so it dies. Patent law is sorely lacking in the field of video games. Time to modernize the law. This is just insane! Patents like these will only serve to impede progress and innovation in the video game industry. They believe they have a claim on ANALOG controls?? Gimme a break. Next thing you know someone will announce they have a patent on wireless controllers. I hope the courts shut these guys down.

It’s one thing to have a patent for something completely unheard of and unique and quite another to patent something obvious to anyone with half a brain. Furthermore, if these patents are legit, I believe it is the patent holder’s responsibility to either produce products using this technology or impose a small enough fee that it does not hinder new product development from companies that would use it.

How many instances has an unused patent killed a technology? Basically, a game company would rather avoid paying licence fees so they don’t use the technology and the patent holder doesn’t have the assets to produce hardware / software capable of using their technology so it dies.

Patent law is sorely lacking in the field of video games. Time to modernize the law.

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