Nintendo faces controllers ban
Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. is facing a ban on U.S. sales of some controllers for its Wii and GameCube systems after it lost a bid to overturn a $21-million patent-infringement verdict.
A U.S. District judge in Texas rejected Nintendo’s request for a new trial in the case won by closely held Anascape of Tyler, Texas. He said that he would stop sales of the Wii Classic Controller, WaveBird controller and Nintendo GameCube controller.
His ban will be put on hold while Nintendo appeals the verdict to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, an Anascape lawyer said.
The biggest entertainment stories
Get our big stories about Hollywood, film, television, music, arts, culture and more right in your inbox as soon as they publish.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
