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Startup Goes After Nintendo Over Patents

It claims the Wii uses stolen motion-sensing technology

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 20, 2008 5:50 PM CDT

(Newser) – A Maryland tech firm claims that Nintendo stole some of its technology for the popular Wii console, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hillcrest Laboratories filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission, alleging that Nintendo infringed on patents for motion-sensing technology. It wants to...   Read full story »

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