Nintendo Sues Nyko Over Wireless Nunchuks

by Chris Faylor, Jun 13, 2008 9:15am PDT

Related Topics – nintendo, Legal, Nyko, Nintendo Wii

Wii maker Nintendo has sued third-party accessory manufacturer Nyko, claiming that Nyko's line of Wii Kama Wireless Nunchuks violate

Nintendo's trademarks and patents.

The lawsuit alleges that Nyko "wholly appropriates the novel shape, design, overall appearance and even the color and materials used in the Nintendo Nunchuk controller," according to documents obtained by Bloomberg.

Left, Nyko's Kama Nunchuk. Right, Nintendo's Official Nunchuk

Whereas Nintendo officially produces a Nunchuk add-on that connects to the Wii Remote with a wire to provide more buttons and an analog stick, Nyko's Kama Nunchuks connects to the Wii Remote wirlessly but offers the same functionality.

"We have not knowingly violated anyone's intellectual property and we're still examining this," stated Nyko representative C.C. Swiney.

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I don't really see the point. Also, as far as I know during the heyday of the SuperNes and its slew of peripherals there never was such a move from Nintendo, was it? Although some of those were damn near identical to the original Snes pad (the AsciiPad comes to mind)

Jun 13, 2008 9:39am PDT

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I don't really see the point. Also, as far as I know during the heyday of the SuperNes and its slew of pe... : pillzer
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- I think the AsciiPad was licenced though. Ascii also made the NES Advantage. : xrror

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Whoa, those look pretty awesome. Does anyone have one? How do they work? I might just go pick one up today if they're good just in case this lawsuit makes Nyko take them off the shelves.

Jun 13, 2008 10:05am PDT

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Whoa, those look pretty awesome. Does anyone have one? How do they work? I might just go pick one up toda... : OverloadUT
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- I have a couple. They work pretty well, no lag at all just like the wired ones. The only thing is, like p... : AlvinKlein
- I saw them at Fry's, $20 bucks for one and that's a darn good price. : Sailor of Fortune

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By: Sailor of Fortune x Show Full Post

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Does this mean a Wireless Nintendo made Nunchuck is in the works?

Jun 13, 2008 2:18pm PDT

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Does this mean a Wireless Nintendo made Nunchuck is in the works? : Sailor of Fortune
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- Not necessarily, it only means that Nintendo wants third party hardware producer to make their stuff dist... : melt_core

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Don't ask me why, but this bit got me good "and even the color and materials used in the Nintendo Nunchuk controller". So...WHITE...and PLASTIC...who would have guessed huh?

Jun 13, 2008 11:50am PDT

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Don't ask me why, but this bit got me good "and even the color and materials used in the Nintendo Nunchuk... : JesperKarlsson
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- White and plastic? That sounds like everything Apple has ever made. Hopefully the big N takes them on nex... : AgentPothead

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This is silly... Nintendo needs to let some people get a few extra bucks. Its not like Niko is going to take over the Wii-mote business or anything. I'd warrant most of the people playing have no idea or no interest in their setup.

Jun 13, 2008 9:43am PDT

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This is silly... Nintendo needs to let some people get a few extra bucks. Its not like Niko is going to ... : Q-ball
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- This kind of argument always comes up with trademark/patent issues. What would be the point of Ninten... : Ohvee
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  Gotta protect your patents. Nyko have just licensed it. : K1Bond007
  - ^should^ : K1Bond007

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Dear Video Game Industry,

Please stop leveling lawsuits at one another. All you're doing is wasting money and scaring each other from creating new products.

Love,
quadeh

Jun 13, 2008 11:20am PDT

Dear Video Game Industry, Please stop leveling lawsuits at one another. All you're doing is wasting mo... : quadeh

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By: Sideways Bob x Show Full Post

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Without wires, isn't it less nunchuck, and more kali sticks?

Jun 13, 2008 10:56am PDT

Without wires, isn't it less nunchuck, and more kali sticks? : Sideways Bob

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Seriously, one other product comes to mind when I see Wireless Nunchuks...

http://www.stupidiotic.com/product_info.php?cPath=9_12&products_id=117

Jun 13, 2008 10:52am PDT

Seriously, one other product comes to mind when I see Wireless Nunchuks... http://www.stupidiotic.com/... : heartsauce

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I don't see what the big deal about these things is. It's a regular nunchuck that eats up more batteries. So what if it's cordless? Exactly how big is the space between your left and right hands? How awkward would a human being have to be for the cable between a nunchuck and a Wiimote get in the way.

Jun 13, 2008 10:18am PDT

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I don't see what the big deal about these things is. It's a regular nunchuck that eats up more batteries.... : roto13
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- I guess nintendo want to release something similar and want the competition out the way. : zooolander

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By: TerranUp16 x Show Full Post

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Imo, this is going to hurt Nintendo more than it will hurt Nyko... b/c it seems like Nintendo can't address the simple fact that Nyko catered to consumers in a way that Nintendo itself did not. What's next? Will Nintendo add the Nyko Perfect Shot to its lawsuit because their Zapper sucks?

Jun 13, 2008 9:56am PDT

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Imo, this is going to hurt Nintendo more than it will hurt Nyko... b/c it seems like Nintendo can't addre... : TerranUp16
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- Agreed. Nyko has great rechargable batteries + docking station that Nintendo does not offer. The Perfect ... : kodt

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By: Defacil x Show Full Post

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I can see the reason for the lawsuit but I mean... It's a good peripheral =/

Jun 13, 2008 9:19am PDT

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I can see the reason for the lawsuit but I mean... It's a good peripheral =/ : Defacil
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- yeah it'd be nice to have a wii controller that doesn't cramp up my hand : Bumpmapped
- Honestly, I Assumed with how similar it was there was an agreement, now knowing there wasn't was honestly... : SlingBlaze

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God forbid someone makes it before Nintendo had a chance to release one in 7 different colors...

Jun 13, 2008 9:32am PDT

God forbid someone makes it before Nintendo had a chance to release one in 7 different colors... : TheGamer11

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