Wow. just Wow.

So... does that mean that 3DS' are no longer a thing? I'm not sure what this means...

That's too bad.

Note to self. File for a patent and wait for someone to infringe on it. Easy money.

I'm patenting shoes that allow you to walk on water, right now. Then I'm going to sit on my behind and wait for someone to build them so I can sue them for all they got.

Damn I didn't kno about this now the question did they realy steal the Idea from the patent or did they jus come out with tbe same thing I'm sure theirs only so many ways u can achieve 3d without glasses and have it be profitable

Nintendo doesn't care. The 3DS has turned into a monstrrous profit. 30.2 million means nothing to them. Tomita Technologies might feel good right now but Nintendo is laughing in the end.

Further proof that they shouldnt have bothered with 3D at all. It was and always has been just a fad. It hurts most people eyes after prolonged periods and has always just been a gimmick. How much more powerful could the system have been without the 3D? And imagine if there wasnt that initial confusion of the 3DS just being a DS with 3D thrown in? I mean, yeah the 3DS is doing good now, but sales were horrible until the price drop. Same thing with the Wii U. The marketing department at Nintendo needs to be fired immediately.

D*****mn! Hey Tomita Technologies, can I borrow $20,000.

So, what about the HTC Evo 3D. I use to have that phone til I dropped it in some water. It has a 3D display and camera. The display allows you to play games in 3d too without glasses using stereoscopic technology. I wonder if HTC is going to be under fire or if the fact that it has a 3D camera makes it different.

I wonder how they arrived at 30.2 million in damages. It's not like Tomita was going to release a handheld game device. So how was it damaging to Tomita?

Wow...too bad for Nintendo...

So can I just patent hoverboards, flying cars, lightsabers, and laser guns, and then sue people when they are finally made?

"displaying stereoscopic images on-screen for viewing with the naked eye, i.e., without utilizing glasses or other devices.” Technically that is true 3D. So I guess movies that utilize this will get sued too.

*Slow clap* Well played, Tomita. You squeezed 30.2 million out of a company that actually made a success out of your patented technology. I say that because I for one have never heard of a single product this company made with that technology, and I never heard any comparisons to Tomita when the 3DS was announced. If you're going to make a patent on a specific type of interesting technology, don't sit on it for years until another company stumbles upon this tech and actually does something useful with it, and then swoop down on them like vultures. Of course in the judicial system, laws are laws, so that means freaking obscure companies can be butt hurt about someone "infringing on their patent", which to me is like in elementary school where a kid would go, "He/she stole my idea!" to a teacher, minus the other more inventive kid ponying up 30 million.

Patents are stupid. I understand that if you have an idea, you want credit for it. But if you really want credit for it, then actually make the dang product, don't just sit on your ass until someone else makes it and then charge them millions of dollars. Patents discourage working hard and ultimately seem to hurt creativity.

I wonder if it was worth it? How much money has nintendo made off the 3ds?

How can Sharp not be sued as well? They won the contract to implement the 3D tech that is found in the 3DS. It was their design.

That is what I find a bit puzzling. Nintendo met with this guy, met with Sharp, chose Sharp. How does this lead to patent infringement?

Oh well. 30.2 million is nothing to scoff at but I'm sure Nintendo can afford it.

So it turns out that the real "innovative" company is the Big "T" and not the Big "N"? Whoa.

IF U HAZ DA 3D U MUSTA STOLED IT FROM US WE INVENTED DA 3D

My biggest question would be whether or not Nintendo was even aware of this patent existing for this technology.  Who can keep track of over seven million patents??  I guess this is why we need so many lawyers in America...  As a percentage, I wonder how low $30.2M is in the aggregate of 3DS Nintendo profits...

Let me guess... Tomita Technologies: another firm soleley focused on hoarding tons of patents without ever using them, and then suing the pants off everyone who "infringes" on their intellectual property.