Nintendo has been found guilty of patent infringement in an American court, with the jury ordering the platform holder to pay Tomita Technologies $30.2million by way of compensation.
Seijiro Tomita showed Nintendo executives his glasses-free stereoscopic technology back in 2003, and while it was argued that the 3DS doesn't use "key aspects" of the technology, and that the demo was one of many such meetings, the jury disagreed and ordered compensation to be paid to Tomita.
In a statement sent to Polygon Nintendo said:
A jury awarded $30.2 million in damages to Tomita Technologies in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Tomita against Nintendo. The Tomita patent did not relate to the 3D games playable on the Nintendo 3DS. The trial was held in U.S. District Court in New York before Judge Jed Rakoff.
Nintendo is confident that the result will be set aside. The jury's verdict will not impact Nintendo's continued sales in the United States of its highly acclaimed line of video game hardware, software and accessories, including the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo has a long history of developing innovative products while respecting the intellectual property rights of others.