PERIPHERAL WARS
February 21, 2001

NYKO Technologies today announced it has filed a lawsuit against two competitors, Mad Catz and NUBY, who manufacture products similar to NYKO's patented Worm Light accessory, which led the NPD's Video Games Accessory list for a year. NYKO has already won five cases against infringing manufacturers and distributors.

"The Worm Light has seen unprecedented success as a video game peripheral, increasing our unit share in the accessory market an incredible 650%, taking NYKO from the number seven company to number two in its category," said NYKO President Herschel Naghi. "It is not surprising that other manufacturers are trying to benefit from that kind of success. We fully expect the Worm Light to remain the top selling product among accessories and platforms for months to come. As the best selling NYKO product ever, we promise to protect it, letting our patents strengthen our position as the innovator of this type of accessory."

The lawsuit alleges that the technologies used in NUBY's Cobra Light, as well as the Bone Light, Mech Light, and Wild Thing, all manufactured by Mad Catz, are too similar to those protected under NYKO's patents.

"With this new patent, we have doubled our defense in our battle against patent infringement," said NYKO Legal Counsel Eric Hanscom. "Companies producing knock-offs will quickly discover that NYKO is serious about protecting its products."