With the 2015 holiday shopping season entering its final days and hours, you may be nervous if you've waited until the last minute for your gift-giving needs. For Nintendo fans, have no fear, you still have time to make the season bright by visiting the below retailers to take advantage of great new deals available this week. And for gift card holders, now is the perfect time to use those funds on the Nintendo product discounts available!

Target

Dec. 20 - 26

Buy one get one 10% off on Nintendo eShop cards

In-store only: the lower-priced item will be 10% off
Quantities limited: no rain checks

Save $10 on YO-KAI WATCH, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon

While supplies last. No rain checks

Dec. 20 - 24

Save $25 on Wii U hardware

*While supplies last. No rain checks

Toys R Us

Dec. 20 - 24

Buy one get the second 30% off on Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo 3DS software.

Limited time only. While supplies last. Discounted item must be of equal or lesser value to the lowest priced item purchased. Cannot be combined with other offers.

For more information on all the deals, visit the Nintendo holiday website here: http://happyholidays.nintendo.com/deals/Have a safe and happy holiday season!--Your friends at Nintendo

Source : Nintendo Press Release

Nintendo Wins Patent Case Brought against Mii Characters

Judge Finds Patent Claim Invalid

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nintendo has prevailed in a patent case in Seattle federal court concerning the company’s Mii characters. Judge Richard A. Jones found that U.S. Patent No. 8,005,303, which relates to ways of storing police sketch-artist data, was invalid. RecogniCorp LLC, a patent-assertion company, filed this case in 2011, claiming that the Mii characters used on Nintendo’s systems, including Wii U, Wii and Nintendo 3DS, infringed the patent.

Judge Jones held that the patent was an improper attempt to monopolize mathematical operations, which cannot be patented. The Judge therefore did not need to rule directly on Nintendo’s non-infringement arguments.

“We are very pleased with Judge Jones’ decision, which finally put an end to RecogniCorp’s attempt to cover inventions to which it has no rights,” said Ajay Singh, Nintendo of America’s Director of Litigation and Compliance. “Nintendo will continue to protect its products and innovations against accusations of patent infringement.”

Source : Nintendo Press release

Nintendo Wins Patent Case Brought against Mii Characters

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