The Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Cons are now the center of a turf war in a supposed patent infringement case. Gamevice, the maker of Wikipad, is throwing its hat into the ring over Patent ‘119: “Combination computing device and game controller with flexible bridge section.” Of course, this patent’s technology is not in any of the company’s products and was issued in September 2015, whereas development for the Nintendo Switch started prior to that.
Most likely, Nintendo’s legal team will argue that Gamevice’s patent should not have been issued, thus getting the case thrown out, or it will fall in Nintendo’s favor.
If you’re curious about Patent ‘119, you can check it out, thanks to Google’s patent database. The paperwork for the case has also been released online so you can see just how Gamevice’s legal team is trying to prove the infringement.
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Written by Jennifer Burch
Illustrator, designer, writer and big Nintendo geek, you can find Jennifer with an N3DS within reach 24/7. As the oldest of three, she has survived many Mario Party, Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart sessions intact in addition to getting her brothers hooked on some really weird games. (Cubivore anyone?)
