Konami suing Roxor Games

imported_Andrew · 05-11-2005, 04:44 PM

http://www.konami.co.jp/en/news/topics/050511/

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On May 9, 2005, Konami Corporation (Konami) filed a complaint against Roxor Games, Inc., Austin, TX., with the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, asking the court to grant an injunction and damages against Roxor's "In The Groove" dance simulation game. The complaint is based upon that game's and Roxor's infringement of Konami's patent and trademark rights in its Dance Dance Revolution® arcade game, as well as upon unfair competition law.

Dance Dance Revolution® ("DDR") is a dance simulation game in which game players are evaluated based on their success in dancing in time with music of their own selection. Their movements consist of stepping on foot panels in time with graphical and musical queues from the DDR game. DDR was launched in Japan in October 1998 and thereafter became a worldwide success. With its launch, DDR actually created the entire category of dance simulation arcade games. The home-version DDR game has also become an international success.

The present lawsuit complains that Roxor Game's refitting of DDR arcade games has been done in an infringing and unfair way. Konami will continue to take any legal measures necessary to protect Konami's intellectual property rights in DDR and other Konami products.

It's not like Konami is ever going to make another arcade mix, though I don't blame them for being jealous of someone one-upping them.

I find it humorous though that basically what Konami is complaining about is people turning old DDR cabinets into ITG, by switching out the software. One, the people own the machines and can do whatever they want, and 2 it's technically illegal for the DDR machine to bei n the US anyway.

But still, I want my PS2 ITG.

[ May 11, 2005, 05:49 PM: Message edited by: PenguinMan ]

PenguinMan · 05-11-2005, 05:50 PM

Well, this will be interesting to see how it pans out. They tried suing AndaMiro, the guys who made Pump It Up, but I don't think they won. Konami might have a case this time, since the gameplay is so similar. I'm just surprised it took them that long.

***CaptHayfever*** · 05-11-2005, 06:02 PM

Who would name a company Roxor anyway?

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

imported_Andrew · 05-11-2005, 06:37 PM

I believe AndaMiro sued back and neither side won because both were in development at the same time, the pads are different and the music genres are a little different.

PenguinMan · 05-11-2005, 08:35 PM

^^ No idea. Spending too much time on the Internet, I guess.

^ I don't know about that, but apparently the lawsuit is more about ITG being run on DDR machines, nothing more.

imported_Andrew · 05-12-2005, 12:40 PM

I don't get it how it's different from upgrading a computer.

***CaptHayfever*** · 05-12-2005, 03:52 PM

^Licensing is the difference.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

***Cosmonautical*** · 05-13-2005, 08:04 PM

I don't suppose you'd recall the outcry from Atari when "General Computers" started retro-fitting older machines such as Missile Command with speedup chips and other modifications.

05-11-2005, 05:50 PM	#2
PenguinMan Spin the Disc Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: THE ARCTIC CIRCLE!!!!1 Gender: Posts: 10,731 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Well, this will be interesting to see how it pans out. They tried suing AndaMiro, the guys who made Pump It Up, but I don't think they won. Konami might have a case this time, since the gameplay is so similar. I'm just surprised it took them that long.

05-11-2005, 06:02 PM	#3
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Who would name a company Roxor anyway? And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

05-11-2005, 06:37 PM	#4
imported_Andrew Banned Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I believe AndaMiro sued back and neither side won because both were in development at the same time, the pads are different and the music genres are a little different.

05-11-2005, 08:35 PM	#5
PenguinMan Spin the Disc Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: THE ARCTIC CIRCLE!!!!1 Gender: Posts: 10,731 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	^^ No idea. Spending too much time on the Internet, I guess. ^ I don't know about that, but apparently the lawsuit is more about ITG being run on DDR machines, nothing more.

05-12-2005, 12:40 PM	#6
imported_Andrew Banned Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I don't get it how it's different from upgrading a computer.

05-12-2005, 03:52 PM	#7
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	^Licensing is the difference. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

05-13-2005, 08:04 PM	#8
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	I don't suppose you'd recall the outcry from Atari when "General Computers" started retro-fitting older machines such as Missile Command with speedup chips and other modifications.