Man Invented Wii Remote Over 10 Years Ago
Jan. 16A lot of sources have incorrectly reported that Pat Goschy, who invented a controller remarkably like the Wii Remote while working for Midway, is either suing or planning to sue Nintendo for patent infringement. I can't blame them, isn't that what most people would do?
For various reasons, Goschy isn't going forward with a lawsuit, even though Nintendo's North American patent for the Wii Remote references his patents and he has prior art. For now, he only seems interested in telling his story to the world. Check out this Fox News Chicago (local news, not the 24 hour network) report that succinctly details what Mr. Goschy went through, and marvel at what dicks his bosses at Midway were.
Check below the cut to see the video that serves as Goschy's "prior art", showing his invention being used to play the Dreamcast title Ready to Rumble 2.
Note that Goschy's original controller only detected movement in two dimensions, as opposed to the Wii Remote's three. Of course, he'd clearly thought of that, too...
I feel so bad for this guy. He got completely screwed out of the big bucks he rightfully deserved off the Wii revolution going on now, and it sounds like he's probably not going to be able to come up with a case that stands up in court against Nintendo or Midway. Of course, if I was Nintendo, I'd make like I did with Alexei Pajitnov. Hire him, give him lots of money, and immediately put him to work creating delightful things for the rest of his life.
Comments
I guess the guy must feel frustrated, but come on, Nintendo had been working with motion sensing AT LEAST the same amount of time he worked on it(which would explain Kirby Tilt 'n Tumble).
Thank you for not saying "Wiimote".
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