Boy gets triggered by a computer game

A campaign by the mother of a ten-year-old boy who suffered an epileptic fit triggered by a computer game has finally persuaded a leading manufacturer to change how it vets its products.

The boy’s mother rushed to his room when she heard him screaming. As she entered the room, she found him twitching uncontrollably. Tests reveal that it was caused by flashing lights on his Nintendo game console.

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December 6, 2007 | Filed Under Gaming, Tech News | Leave a Comment

Nintendo joins hands with NTT to put forward Wii web access

Video game Company Nintendo and telecoms operator NTT said they would cooperate in Japan in putting forward web access of Nintendo’s Wii game console.

Wii’s internet connection looks important for Nintendo as the company in the coming march has planned to launch a service known as WiiWare, which allows Wii users to purchase game software titles through internet.

On Thursday call centres will be started jointly by Nintendo and NTT’s two units NTT East and NTT west in order to provide consultation and support for Wii’s internet connection. They will offer a cut-rate start up package, which will provide equipment for Web access. A growing user base represents a drawing pool of customers for the Wii.

Since its launch last year, Wii which features motion sensing controller sold around 13 million units by the end of September. The executive vice president of NTT East Senior said at a news conference that he hoped the fibre optic service would become popular as the Wii. “I think we won a powerful ally to hit our target to boost fiber-optic subscribers to 20 million by the end of March 2011”, he said.

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November 28, 2007 | Filed Under Gaming | Leave a Comment

Activision Inc sued

Activision Inc, the maker of “Guitar Hero”, has been sued by “The Romantics”, saying that the video game has intruded on the band’s rights by featuring a sound alike recording of “What I Like About You”, the 1980 hit.

The case was filed on Tuesday in the U.S District Court in Detroit and was seeking unnamed impairment.

The song is one of the 30 songs featured on “Guitar Hero”. For the Romantics, Copyright claim hasn’t been the issue so far. The attorney’s say that Activision had been given the rights to use “what I Like About You” thereby allowing to record a cover version.

By creating an imitation like the Romantics, the Cali-based company intruded on the group’s rights. The band is seeking a ban that could take the game off the stores.

Activision refused to take calls from Newspaper agencies for comments regarding the matter.

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November 22, 2007 | Filed Under Gaming, Tech News | Leave a Comment