Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Wearable PS3 suit lets you play games anywhere]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/11/wearable-ps3-suit-lets-you-play-games-anywhere/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/11/wearable-ps3-suit-lets-you-play-games-anywhere/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/11/wearable-ps3-suit-lets-you-play-games-anywhere/#comments Don't you wish there was a PlayStation system you could just carry around with you everywhere you go? Wait, they made one of those? Drats!

That didn't stop Epson from creating a Ghostbusters-inspired wearable PS3 suit. Equipped with a PS3 Slim as a backpack, and an Epson projector, this "extreme" gamer takes his hobby to the street, literally.
[Thanks Camron!]

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JoystiqWearable PS3 suit lets you play games anywhere originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>epsongadgetprojectorps3suitFri, 11 Dec 2009 17:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Nintendo sued over DS Lite charger]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/22/nintendo-sued-over-ds-lite-charger/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/22/nintendo-sued-over-ds-lite-charger/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/22/nintendo-sued-over-ds-lite-charger/#commentsFiled under: ,

Back in January of 2007, a fire raged through a Kentucky home. The victims of the fire were compensated according to their insurance coverage. But, now that insurance company has filed a complaint (warning: pdf link) against Nintendo with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky yesterday, stating "The [DS] was defective in design, manufacture and/or because it failed to warn consumers as to dangers associated with it... due to defects existing within the Product which caused a risk of overheating and fire, the Product was recalled by Nintendo."

The Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company is seeking the 263,000 they paid out to the family, as well as court costs and interest.

JoystiqNintendo sued over DS Lite charger originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Chalk this one up to "we saw this coming," but the troubled waters that flash carts have found themselves in has led to an increase in R4 sales.

Nintendo and fifty-three other companies are filing a suit against retailers selling flash carts, demanding that they stop the sales and imports of said cards. According to Kotaku, Japanese retailers in Akihabara are noticing a difference in demand for flash cards already. Regarding the R4, one staffer noted, "The rush in demand has been amazing. These devices always sell well. But this weekend should be staggering, don't you think?" Amazon.jp has also seen a rise in cart sales, which is to be expected.

We're sure Nintendo foresaw the immediate panic following the company's announcement, and that's the risk they decided to take -- watching things get worse before they get better. If Nintendo and the others win the suit, though, it will likely be worth their while in the end.

[Thanks, supa_s!]

JoystiqPotential flash cart ban helps R4 sales originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>akihabaraflash-cardflash-cartjapanlawsuitpiracyr4r4dssuitWed, 30 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Nintendo sued over DS touchscreen patent]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/09/nintendo-sued-over-ds-touchscreen-patent/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/09/nintendo-sued-over-ds-touchscreen-patent/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/09/nintendo-sued-over-ds-touchscreen-patent/#commentsFiled under: ,

When it comes to controller design, there truly is nothing new under the sun. You don't have to tell that to Nintendo -- the company has been sued (with varying success) over existing patents allegedly relating to the Wii Remote, the Gamecube controller and, uh, the Wii Remote again. Now, GamePolitics is reporting Nintendo is facing another lawsuit over the DS touchscreen.

In his complaint, John R. Martin alleges that the Nintendo DS infringes on his 2003-filed patent for a "Method for Operating an Electronic Machine Using a Pointing Device," (pictured above) which describes, among other things, a touchscreen input system. Nintendo, for its part, formally responded to the charges (PDF link) by saying it does not infringe on the patents, that Martin's ideas are unpatentable, and that the company is protected by something called the "doctrine of prosecution history estoppel." So there!

We're not patent lawyers, but Martin's patent doesn't seem to offer much improvement over the 1993 touchscreen patents he himself references. Still, he'll have his day in court, and we'll be sure to let you know what happens once that day is done.

JoystiqNintendo sued over DS touchscreen patent originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>DSlawsuitnintendopatentsuittouchscreenWed, 09 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[EA sued by gamers over football exclusivity]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/12/ea-sued-by-gamers-over-football-exclusivity/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/12/ea-sued-by-gamers-over-football-exclusivity/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/12/ea-sued-by-gamers-over-football-exclusivity/#commentsFiled under: ,

Two gamers have filed a lawsuit against Electronic Arts, alleging that the publisher's exclusivity agreements with the NFL, NCAA and Arena Football have led to anti-competitive practices. The focus of the suit, according to Gamespot, stems from EA's actions after sales of Take-Two's NFL 2K5 pushed the publisher to drop Madden 2005 from $50 to $30. Instead of competing with Take-Two, according to the suit, EA entered into multiple exclusivity agreements and was able to raise the price of Madden 2006 back to $50.

Additionally, the suit notes that should the EA-Take-Two acquisition come to fruition, it would "remove one of the few companies with the ability and expertise to compete in the market for interactive football software." The plaintiffs seek restitution for all those who purchased an EA football game after August 2005, "disgorgement of all profits made as a result of anticompetitive actions, and that the infringing agreements be declared null and void."

JoystiqEA sued by gamers over football exclusivity originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>eaelectronic-artslawlawsuitlegalmaddennfl-2k5suittake-twoThu, 12 Jun 2008 11:53:00 EST<![CDATA[Thompson sues Kotaku owner over comments, suit dismissed]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/26/thompson-sues-kotaku-owner-over-comments/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/26/thompson-sues-kotaku-owner-over-comments/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/26/thompson-sues-kotaku-owner-over-comments/#commentsFiled under: ,

[Update: The Kotaku suit has been dismissed by Federal District Court Judge Paul Huck, GamePolitics.com is now reporting. Apparently, Thompson "failed to follow the proper federal court procedure for amending a complaint." Thompson says he'll try it again though, so please, read on.]

The smoldering battle between Florida lawyer Jack Thompson and the gaming press has been taken to a new level. In a tersely worded post yesterday on Kotaku, Brian Crecente revealed that Thompson has added a complaint against Kotaku owner Gawker Media to a March 13 suit against the Florida Bar.

The childishly-worded complaint (He actually makes a "NOT!" joke on page 27) focuses on a few Kotaku commenters (which Thompson mistakenly refers to as "bloggers") that allegedly said Thompson "should be shot ... struck with a baseball bat, shot in the face by an irate gamer, [and] castrated and his testicles stuffed down his throat," among other things. To be fair, those are some strong, hateful words, and threats like these are not necessarily protected by the first amendment. Still, Gawker or Kotaku probably can't be held liable for them -- a federal judge ruled in June 2006 that "bloggers cannot be hit with libel suits on the basis of anonymous postings on their Web sites."

Perhaps knowing this, Thompson goes a different route in his complaint by alleging Kotaku is part of a "civil conspiracy ... to deprive Thompson of his various basic constitutional rights" and that the site is "attempt[ing] to intimidate a citizen for the exercise of his constitutional rights." Mark Methenitis goes into detail on what exactly is legally wrong with this overreach over at his Law of the Game blog. All we'll add is that we're sickened by this obvious attempt at legal intimidation and we support our blogging brothers at Gawker all the way.

JoystiqThompson sues Kotaku owner over comments, suit dismissed originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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