On Friday, Nintendo won a patent case held in California federal court. It’s the second time that the company has prevailed against the patent-licensing companies Technology Properties Limited LLC, Phoenix Digital Solutions LLC and Patriot Scientific Corporation.
Ajay Singh, Nintendo of America’s Director of Litigation and Compliance, said of today’s news:
“We are very pleased with this decision, which again confirmed that Nintendo’s products do not infringe. It also confirms that Nintendo continues to develop unique and innovative products while respecting the intellectual property rights of others. Nintendo will defend its products and its innovations, even if it must do so multiple times in different places and over many years.”
Plaintiffs sued Nintendo in California federal court and in the International Trade Commission back in July 2012. But in February 2014, the ITC determined that Nintendo did not infringe the asserted patent. While the plaintiffs chose not to appeal that decision, they insisted on continuing to litigate the same patent and many of the exact same issues before the California federal court. Nintendo has now won that case as well. The court held that Nintendo’s systems, including Wii U and 3DS, do not infringe the asserted patent.
Source: Nintendo PR
Nintendo have revealed the boxart for the European Twilight Princess HD amiibo bundle. Check it out above.
It’s also worth mentioning that pre-orders are now open on Amazon Germany. The bundle can be reserved here
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A couple of Nintendo’s online services will undergo a scheduled maintenance later today. Here are the details:
Services affected
Wii: Wii Shop Channel
Nintendo DS: DSi Shop
Maintenance times
– Europe: November 16th (9PM) to November 17th (1AM)
– UK: November 16th (8PM) to November 17th (12AM)
– North America (EDT): November 16th (3PM to 7PM)
– North America (PDT): November 16th (12PM to 4PM)
– Japan: November 17th (5AM to 9AM)
Services affected
Wii U: certain titles (online play, leaderboards)
Nintendo 3DS: certain titles (online play, leaderboards)
Maintenance times
– Europe: November 16th (11PM) to November 17th (3AM)
– UK: November 16th (10PM) to November 17th (2AM)
– North America (EDT): November 16th (5PM to 9PM)
– North America (PDT): November 16th (2PM to 6PM)
– Japan: November 17th (7AM to 11AM)
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks were both released on the European Virtual Console after the Nintendo Direct last week. NintenDaan has taken a brief look at Phantom Hourglass – check out his video below:
Pokemon Shuffle was once again updated today. First of all, new main stages were added today, starting with stage #241, Budew.
Next, the Mega Manectric competition makes its return. If you’ve missed the Manectite the first time around, now’s your chance. You need to place in the top 12,000 in Europe, 18,000 in the US and 50,000 in Japan in order to get the Mega Stone. The top 1,000 in Europe, 1,600 in the US and 5,000 in Japan get a Mega Speedup on top of that. The top 20,000 in Europe, 30,000 in the US and 80,000 in Japan get an Attack Power Up item. Everyone else gets a jewel.
The final new addition is a Delibird escalation battle. You get various items for beating certain levels of the stage:
| 1 | 1 Exp. Points x1.5 |
| 5 | 1 Moves +5 |
| 10 | 1 Disruption Delay |
| 15 | 1 Exp. Points x1.5 |
| 20 | 1 Mega Start |
| 30 | 1 Attack Power ? |
| 40 | 1 Exp. Points x1.5 |
| 50 | 1 Attack Power ? |
| 60 | 1 Moves +5 |
| 70 | 1 Disruption Delay |
| 80 | 1 Mega Start |
| 100 | 1 Complexity -1 |
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Retail
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (available Friday, November 20th) – €49.99 / £39.99 / CHF 64.90
Barbie and her Sisters Puppy Rescue – €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90
Wii U Download
Typoman – Regular price €13.99 / £9.99 / CHF 14.99 ; Nindies@Home offer: €11.49 / £8.49 / CHF 12.49 until 19/12/2015
Ninja Strike: Dangerous Dash – €5.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.49
Totem Topple – €2.99 / £1.99 / CHF 2.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo DS) – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00
3DS Retail
Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique 2 – Fashion Forward (available Friday, November 20th) – €39.99 / £34.99 / CHF 51.90
Barbie and her Sisters Puppy Rescue – €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90
I love my Pony – €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 31.90
3DS Download
Johnny’s Payday Panic – €3.99/ £2.99 / CHF 4.00
3DS DLC
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: All Skills Must Go! – €0.99 / £0.89 / CHF 1.40
3DS Themes
Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique 2 – Caprice Chalet – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique 2 – Dressed Up – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes: Totem Team – €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
eShop Sales
Wii U
Blocky Bot – €1.29 / £0.94 / CHF 1.29 until 03/12/2015; regular price €2.69 / £1.89 / CHF 2.69
Paper Monsters Recut – €3.19/ £2.69 / CHF 3.99 until 03/12/2015; regular price €6.49 / £5.49 / CHF 7.99
Stone Shire – €1.00 / £1.00 / CHF 1.40 until 10/12/2015; regular price €7.99 / £7.00 / CHF 11.00
TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.49 until 26/11/2015; regular price €7.99 / £6.99 / CHF 11.99
3DS
Crazy Construction – €5.59 / £3.99 / CHF 5.59 until 26/11/2015; regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
Funfair Party Games – €4.99 / £3.69 / CHF 4.99 until 26/11/2015, regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
Jewel Match 3 – €4.99 / £3.99 / CHF 4.99 until 26/11/2015; regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
Safari Quest – €4.99 / £3.99 / CHF 4.99 until 26/11/2015; regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
Secret Agent Files: Miami – €5.99 / £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 26/11/2015; regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99
Source: Nintendo PR
Amazon has posted the North American boxart for Hyrule Warriors Legends. We’ve attached it above.
A new Nintendo Direct aired on Thursday, so there’s plenty to discuss in the latest episode of Just a Chat. Daan and I react to the news of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, the return of the classic Pokemon games, Cloud in Smash Bros., and much more.
Stuff:
Let’s Talk #30: What are you playing? – November 2015
On Thursday, Nintendo finally presented a new Nintendo Direct. Fans were waiting a long, long time for this one.
The new Nintendo Direct was light on brand new game reveals, but there were still plenty of noteworthy announcements. Zelda: Twilight Princess HD was finally confirmed. The original Pokemon games are finally coming to the 3DS Virtual Console in February. Two Dragon Quest games are heading west next year. And the big one: Cloud is coming to Smash Bros. There were other things mixed in as well like Splatoon gear/maps, new/free DLC for Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, and Pokemon Picross. Heck, we even saw a few more seconds of Zelda Wii U footage, which I think came as a surprise to many.
What did you guys think of the latest Nintendo Direct? Are you satisfied with what was shown? Or were you left wanting more? Any thoughts on specific announcements? Let us know in the comments below!
