Patent trolls go after console joysticks

The big three game console makers are facing a patent lawsuit for their joysticks. It doesn’t sound like the troll has much of a chance fortunately.

Techdirt: Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo All Sued For Patent Infringement On Joystick Design

The patent in question is for a low-voltage joystick interface — though, the fact that all of the game consoles on the market today use a similar technique suggests it’s not a particularly non-obvious idea. As the link above notes, the patent holding company has been involved in a few other high profile patent lawsuits, but hasn’t done so well with a few of them. Apparently, though, that’s just incentive to keep on trying.