"The jury awarded iLife $10 million in damages. Nintendo disagrees with the decision, as Nintendo does not infringe iLife’s patent and the patent is invalid. Nintendo looks forward to raising those issues with the district court and with the court of appeals."This award is significantly less than what iLife was originally seeking back when the case was raised nearly four years ago. Dallas law firm Munk Wilson Mandala originally filed a $144 million infringement case, on behalf of the company which used the motion sensing technology to monitor infants and the elderly.
Nintendo is no stranger to these lawsuits. Earlier this year Nintendo was also targeted by accessory company Gamevice which believed the Switch was too similar to its Android gaming tablet.
Additionally, iLife is not the first company to file a patent infringement lawsuit against Nintendo regarding its Wii Remotes. Back in 2014 Nintendo won a similar case in federal court against UltimatePointer LLC.At the time Nintendo stated that they would "vigorously defend its innovations against patent lawsuits," and it looks like the company intends to hold fast to this promise.Hope Corrigan is an Australian freelance news writer for IGN. You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter.