It’s a good thing the Wii and DS print money, as Nintendo may be forced to dip into its colossal coffers. The company known for its innovative and unique controllers was recently pwned (again) for patent infringement by Anascape, Ltd. with an assist by our renowned court system. The allegedly illegal controllers in question are the Gamecube, Wavebird, and Wii Classic controllers. What does this mean for Nintendo? Should gamers rush out to buy up these contraband controllers before they’re pulled from shelves? Didn’t this exact same thing happen to a different console giant?

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Nintendo’s desperate appeal hasn’t been heard. In a continuation of the patent infringement suit involving Anascape against Nintendo and Microsoft, a U.S District Court Judge recently upheld the previous decision made in May. That decision states that Nintendo is in the wrong…in fact, 21 million dollars in the wrong!
In case you aren’t in the know, the Texas-based Anascape originally sued both Nintendo and Microsoft (talk about David versus Goliaths) for allegedly infringing on 12 controller designs that they had patented between 1999 and 2004.

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Last week saw a potential conclusion to the headache-inducing case involving Nintendo of America and the small, Texas-based game “company,” Anascape. The good folks of the Texas judicial system ordered that Nintendo pay Anascape $21 million for patent infringements in the designs of their WaveBird, GameCube and Wii Classic controllers. Nintendo does plan to appeal with hopes that the total will be reduced.

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