iLife’s $10 million lawsuit against Nintendo and Wii Remote controller has been upheld
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iLife filed a lawsuit several years ago, claiming that Nintendo infringed on its motion-sensing accelerometer technology used in Wii Remote controllers. A jury delivered a verdict in August and sided with iLife. Nintendo was ordered to pay $10 million in damages.
The lawsuit is back in the news this week, but unfortunately, things haven’t gone well for Nintendo. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld iLife’s motion-sensing accelerometer patent. Nintendo may still choose to appeal the verdict once the presiding trial judge over the case issues her judgement, and if there are any new developments, we’ll be sure to let you know.
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Suda51 says Nintendo is really showing interest in indies, grateful for their support
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 17 Comments
Suda51 is finally back on Nintendo consoles. Next year, Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes will launch on Switch.
Travis Strikes Again was originally announced during the latest Nindies Showcase, and for good reason. The game will have partnerships with a ton of different indie titles. Hotline Miami, Shovel Knight, and others will be featured as t-shirts in the game. The collaborations could extend further beyond that as well.
Kimishima: Switch games using HD Rumble and Joy-Con camera next year, started thinking about next console, much more
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Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has conducted new interviews with a few different outlets this week, including Asahi.
In its first article, the Japanese newspaper quotes Kimishima saying that, next year, Nintendo would like to offer new kinds of gameplay that make use of the Joy-Con’s features such as HD Rumble and the motion-tracking camera. He unfortunately did not elaborate further, but the tease itself is interesting enough. HD Rumble allows for more realistic vibrations while the camera can detect the shape, movement, and distance of objects.
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Nintendo talks about why DLC is a good fit for Switch, possibility for new Joy-Con options
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Over the past few years, we’ve seen an uptick in Nintendo’s dedication to DLC. President Tatsumi Kimishima just said yesterday that the company intends to beef up its approach in that area next year. And almost all of Nintendo’s releases this year have seen free or paid DLC.
Shinya Takahashi, Nintendo’s Entertainment Planning and Development Division general manager, recently spoke to IGN and talked about why DLC is a good fit on Switch. He explained to the site:
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Video: European eShop highlights – December 2017
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Nintendo released a new video today showcasing a few European digital game highlights from December 2017. You can watch it below.
Nintendo Download (12/28/17, Europe) – SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition, more
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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Download
ACA NeoGeo The King of Fighters ’96 – €6.99
Arcade Archives Double Dragon – €6.99
DragonFangZ – €19.99
Energy Cycle – €2.99
Mecho Tales – €6.79 until January 4; regularly €8.49
Sparkle Unleashed – €7.99
SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition – €19.99
Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure Deluxe – €15.99 until January 12; regularly €19.99
Tactical Mind – €2.99
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Nintendo Download (12/28/17, North America) – SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition, more
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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Download
Arcade Archives Vs. Super Mario Bros. – $7.99
ACA NeoGeo The King of Fighters ’96 – $7.99
Guns, Gore and Cannoli – $9.99
SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition – $19.99
Woodle Tree Adventures – $4.99
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OPUS: Rocket of Whispers, Ninja Striker! heading to Switch
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Flyhigh Works announced a pair of new titles for Switch during a presentation today. OPUS: Rocket of Whispers and Ninja Striker are both due out sometime in 2018.
OPUS: Rocket of Whispers is the next game in the series following The Day We Found Earth. It’s a third-person adventure that takes place in a snowy post-apocalyptic wilderness of an unknown world many years in the future.
Kamiko surpasses 160,000 downloads worldwide, Voez downloaded over 50,000 times
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Flyhigh Works provided an update on the sales of two Switch games during a video presentation today.
Kamiko, released at the end of April, has surpassed over 160,000 downloads worldwide. The most recent number confirmed in October was 150,000 downloads.
The rhythm game Voez also seems to be doing pretty well. The game has been downloaded over 50,000 times.
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Top 30 most recommended games from Switch players in Japan
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In Japan, Switch owners started receiving surveys from Nintendo for different games. One question asks if they would recommend that title to a friend or family.
Nintendo published the results today based on data collected by December 27. A game was only eligible if it received over 300 responses.
The current standings are as follows:
