Nintendo has received yet another lawsuit, and just after they finished one up that saw them out of pocket with some cash, but what is it for this time, the Nintendo DS touch screen has infringed upon something.
That's right Nintendo is being sued over the Nintendo DS infringing upon a patent set by Mr. John R. Martin, from Illinois America, and the patent basically covers "touch screen and pointing device gaming technology".
However there is a problem with Mr. John R. Martin's claim as the Nintendo DS was released in 2004 his patent was filed in August, 2005 however apparently while this particular patent is more recent, it's actually the continuation of a series of patents first filed all the way back in 1995.
If your just wondering what his touch-screen device was, it's a gambling device that uses GPS and has something to do with gambling laws. The image above is a drawing from Martin's patent application and illustrates how he envisioned for the Gambling device to be. While Martin does not specifically refer to the DS, the form of input he describes seems to fit the DS as opposed to the Wii's motion-sensitive input.
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