Nintendo faces lawsuit over Switch Joy-Con design

Gamevice claims Joy-Con a Wikipad rip-off

Mobile accessory manufacturer Gamevice is filing suit against Nintendo over the design of the Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Con, which Gamevice claims violates the patent they hold on their “Wikipad” tablet and its accessories.

Gamevice believe that the Joy-Con infringes on their concept of detachable controllers that can connect to either side or a screen, or “flexible bridge section” to be exact. The lawsuit calls for Nintendo to pay damages to the company and the cessation of all further Switch sales.

Though the Nintendo🌺 Switch and the Wikipad are different devices in many ways, even in the function of the Joy-Con themselves, which can be operated whilst detached from the unit, it is ultimately the connectivity of the controller section that the case seems particularly focused on. Nei💮ther Gamevice nor Nintendo have commented further on the case thus far.

[Engadget]