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Tomita Technology, a company founded by a former Sony engineer, is accusing Nintendo of thieving technology to create its “glasses-free”3DS handheld. Naturally, Tomita is suing like a boss. According to the suit, Tomita holds U.S. Patent No. 7,417,664, which is a “Stereoscopic Image Picking Up and Display System Based Upon Optical Axes Cross-Point Information.” The patent covers technology that allows for “displaying stereoscopic images on-screen for viewing with the naked eye,” which indeed relates to the 3DS....

Before we could finish mourning theloss of our beloved NPD numbers, they weresomehow resurrectedand we’re nowreunitedin nerdy statistical bliss. Ah, this just feels right. October’s number show Microsoft’s absolute dominance in software, with the big winner beingHalo 3. Sure, this month’s numbers aren’t as strong as the millions of copies ofHalo 3sold in September, but the game has managed to stay on top for a second month with 433,800 units sold, which even beats out all console versions ofGuitar Hero III....

It took an entire day for Activision to get around to it, but the the publisher has issued an official statement on theCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2footage thatmade the rounds yesterday. Yes, it’s legit; but according to Activision, that’s not indicative of the full game experience. Their full statement: The leaked footage was taken from a copy of game that was obtained illegally and is not representative of the overall gameplay experience inModern Warfare 2....

The OFLC and Electronic Arts sure are getting sneaky, listing unannounced titles using codenames, leaving us grasping at speculative straws. Australia’s ratings board recently filed a rating for the mega-publisher’s “Project Red.” The title has received an MA 15+ rating, which means that it probably won’t be appropriate to play in front of your kids or grandparents. As Joystiq suggests, the title may have something to do withStarbreeze’s “Project Redlime” title....

Today, on what must obviously be an incredibly slow news day, Microsoft has come under fire forBLATANT THEFT, shamelessly stealing the music that was 100% totally invented forLittleBigPlanet. This incalculable controversy has swept up the gaming blogs in such a whirlwind of confusion that the videogame industry mayneverrecover. On a more serious note, Go Team’s “Get It Together” is a song that existed long beforeLittleBigPlanetcame along, and has been a staple in commercials and television trailers for years....

If you’ve been following along ourweek long series on Gaijin Games, the studio behind theBIT.TRIPseries for the Wii, you know that they have an interesting story to tell about how they came to be. Of course, for every creation story someone could tell, there is an equal story about the dreams and ambitions for the future. That is where we are today. Talking to the three devs from Gaijin Games, we final reached this point in out round table about two hours into discussion, and it was interesting to see where they see themselves in a few years time....

Industry analyst and professional sky pirate Michael Pachter has polished his crystal ballsto predict, shockingly, thatModern Warfare 2will sell a lot of copies when it launches. According to the soothsayer, Infinity Ward’s latest will rake in $500 million during launch week. That’s quite a bit of money. Pachter adds thatModern Warfare 2will “easily” sell 10 million copies before the year is out. He has previously gone on record as saying that, given the right marketing, the game’s sales could soar as high as 14 million....

Even the one-time king of the console makers, Sony, wasn’t able to do it, so why does Forbes think that the iPhone can do the impossible and dethrone Nintendo on the handheld front? Well, we don’t know either, but here’s what those “in the know” have to say about it in this excerpt from an article called ‘Why Apple Could Kill The Nintendo DS‘: Apple is the first to master a pair of tricks that have made Nintendo’s latest products so compelling–a touch-screen interface and the ability to pick up on motion....

What an awful man Wardrox is. Anyway, that grim time has rolled around once again, and this time we don’t have pseudo-lesbianism or madcap defense attorneys to make us sound impressive. Yep, Podcastle 12 records tonight and we have no cheap gimmicks, just cheap presenters — consisting ofme,WardroxandAtheistium. We will also be joined by the community guest who was going to be on the last episode but wasn’t,Insomniac.

While wandering the PAX 10 show floor, I bumped into Dtoid artist extraordinaireGrumpy Turtleas he was playing the newBonkgame. Luckily for me, the game supports co-op, so I dropped in see what condition the game’s condition was in. Yeah, yeah, oh yeah. Did I mention that I stayed up all night last night editing video? Because I did. My brain’s acting weird(er).

In a recent interview with Ryota Niitsuma, the producer ofTatsunoko Vs Capcom, I learned that Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney) and Ingrid (Capcom Fighting Evolution) still may weasel their way intoTatsunoko Vs Capcom. According to Niitsuma-san, it will be in part up to Nintendo if these character are made available via DLC. Since the advent of the Wii’s “SD Card memory solution”, a few developers have gone forward and applied DLC for Wii games, withGuitar Herobeing a major stand-out....

Yes, it’s back. After roughly a month and some change, Podtoid finally returns with a new episode and…could it be…a newhost? Incidentally, yes: Linde’s reign of Podtoid terror has come to an end, only to be superceded by an even more douchebaggy force — myself. Fret not, however, asLindeis still around to provide us with color commentary for this episode right alongside the lovelyTiffany Chow, and the even lovelierJoseph “Orcist” Leray....

There’s that little monologue where he gives his own biography and the characters were really well developed and it felt like a really dark, big-budget, blockbuster feature film and stuff. Watch it. I have dibs on David Tennant. This week (which will be pleasantly free of stereo and iTunes problems if all goes according to plan) featuresTiffany Chow,Brad Rice, andJim Sterling. So, it’s gotthatgoing for it. Which is nice. Highlights include:...