
In an effort to create more innovative and attractive products, Nintendo Co. will combine the development segments for its home video game consoles and handheld game devices. The decision comes on the heels of recent releases of the Nintendo 3DS portable system in February 2011 and the Wii U home console last month. With more people using their smartphones and tablets for entertainment via the Internet, including games and videos, Nintendo aims to come up with next-generation game systems that will turn heads.

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).
Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.
Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.
Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.
LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.
The people should sue these companies for having to over pay cause of these tariffs.
oohh neat, i'd assume nintendo should be pumping out some nice 3ds/wii u games if this is true.
Hybrid portable console next gen.
Good? I guess? It sounds like a lot of people in one department.
Could be Good or Bad.
Sometimes bringing two divisions together makes them both stronger, as one; sometimes it just kills off the thinking/ideas of one of the divisions.
Hopefully it goes well, Nintendo is reported to have an idea corporate-culture -
-Despite the fact that Miyamoto is always kicking the tea tables over ;).
it means nintendo has a lot of games in development where the two systems communicate with one another...after all they are bringing miiverse to the 3ds...so i expect the games and gamers to benefit from this.