Nintendo has filed suit against third-party peripheral maker Nyko, alleging that Nyko’s wireless Kama Nunchuk “wholly appropriates the novel shape, design, overall appearance and even the color and materials used in the Nintendo Nunchuk controller.”

Nyko executive assistant C.C . Swiney issued the following statement in response, “We have not knowingly violated anyone’s intellectual property and we’re still examining this.”

I’m certain that Nyko was cutting deep into Nintendo’s pocketbook to warrant such a suit.

Timex, GE, Hutchinson, Next: Intellectual Property [Bloomberg]

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