No, I haven't heard of them either. But they patented some device they feel the Wii Remote is ripping off, and now they seek vengeance.

This is almost exactly what the Immersion/rumble lawsuit looked like when it first turned up a few years ago, so it'd be premature to just dismiss this out of hand. And to be fair, from looking at their patent diagrams (pictured), their device and the Wii's core functionality look pretty close. But I bet none of you had even heard of Interlink until now, and at least most of you are somewhat familiar with Nintendo and their Wii video gaming console.

Worst case, I'd expect Nintendo might be tucking away a penny or two from their Wii profits to keep these guys quiet. But I'm no patent lawyer - demanding Nintendo cease selling the Wii and that they get some cash-money for their troubles (which is what Interlink are requesting) might be the fastest way to get a judge to dismiss your case on sight. Luke Plunkett

Interlink vs Nintendo

[Thanks to Eric for hooking us up with the original complaint]

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