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No Joy-Con for Gamevice as it Files Patent Suit Against Nintendo Over Switch Controller

Such is the case with hardware makers Gamevice and Nintendo, with the former arguing that the latter’s Joy-Con controllers for the Switch violate a patent it was granted in 2015.
Gamevice is asking the court to halt sales and production of the Joy-Cons and the Switch, as well as unspecified damages.
Gamevice was originally known as WikiPad, and had attempted to create its own Android-powered gaming device with a detachable controller back in 2013.
Companies want to protect their ideas and designs, but other companies, with similarly creative people can come up with something close but different.

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