• 21Aug 08

  Nintendo Being Sued By Company

  Just relased that I found on my local news network they just reported below what I wanted to share with all of you, Be advised that I DID NOT write this but passing on news to the rest of gamespot for informational perpase only.

  Nintendo Sued Over Wii Wand

  Thursday August 21, 2008 Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press

  Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company.

  Hillcrest Laboratories, based in Rockville, Md., has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington D.C., and a patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Maryland against Nintendo Corp., the company said in a statement Wednesday.

  Kyoto-based Nintendo spokesman Yasuhiro Minagawa said Thursday the Japanese video game company has not yet received the lawsuit and had no comment.

  Hillcrest is accusing Nintendo of infringement in four patents dealing with technology for a handheld three-dimensional pointing device and a display interface system for organizing graphic content on a TV, it said.

  "While Hillcrest Labs has a great deal of respect for Nintendo and the Wii, Hillcrest Labs believes that Nintendo is in clear violation of its patents and has taken this action to protect its intellectual property rights," it said.

  The Wii console has been a big hit around the world, selling a cumulative 29.6 million worldwide since its arrival in late 2006.

  With its trademark wandlike remove controller, which users have dubbed "Wiimote," the Wii has scored success against the PlayStation 3 from Japanese rival Sony Corp., which went on sale about the same time, as well as against the Xbox 360 from Microsoft Corp.

  Unlike old-style games that require players to push a complex combination of buttons, Wii comes with an easy-to-use remote to swing around like a tennis racket or fishing pole. The machine has proven appealing to relative newcomers to gaming, including women and the elderly.

  Nintendo - which also makes the Nintendo DS handheld machine and Pokemon and Super Mario game software - aims to sell 25 million Wii consoles in the fiscal year through March 2009.

  • Posted Aug 21, 2008 10:07 pm PT
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• 17Aug 08

  Max Payne Movie Hitting The Movies OCT 2008, Trailer Link Here!

  

  For those that remembered back when the first Max Payne was released back in 2001, that a movie was to be made based on the game, and was both confimed by the game manual near the credit section and by developers, but then was dropped then picked up again by Fox a while ago, well the long debunked movie is hitting movies screens everywhere this OCT 2008 with Mark Wallberge as Max payne and other somewhat known stars you may know. Below is a link to the movies website where you may see the trailer for the upcoming movie that really seems to catpure the spirit of the game.

  http://www.maxpaynethemovie.com/US/index.html

  • Posted Aug 17, 2008 4:31 pm PT
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• 16Aug 08

  Not A Paid Member Anymore, May be back, miss the gamespot chat gang

  Sadly I have had a change of heart, no more paying for me, i dont use chat in the feeds anymore because I like to watch full screen feeds, they offer HD, turny's are now open to us members mostly, and some of the time, everyone, downloads are ok but i can find the same patches elsewhere, and among other things they got rid of what made paying great, so I join everyone and go back to being a cheapskate at least for a little while, I will miss the gamespot gang that I have chatted with for so long but at least I have my blogs so look for a more up to date blog and less chit chat in the rooms

  I really hope im making the right call but only time will tell, going to be strange because I have been a paid member for so long, If things work out and they allow more features i may sign up in the new year but only time will tell.

  • Posted Aug 16, 2008 1:39 pm PT
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