Nintendo suing Nyko over controller design

Follow THIS LINK to Gamespot for a story stating Nintendo is suing Nyko for the "Kama Wireless Nunchuk" controller (Above). Essentially, Nintendo claims this controller is too similar to their own standard Nunchuk (below), right down to the packaging.

Now, am I the only one who doesn't think this adds up? Third-party controllers are nothing new. I can remember owning one as far back as the Sega Genesis days (I had two first-party Genesis controllers, but one of them was found in the woods and the "C" button got stuck), and I would only guess there there were even one or two floating around toward the end of the Nintendo Entertainment System's lifespan. And they have always been pretty close to the shape of the first-party controllers with the same color — just like Nyko's Nunchuk.

So why throw up a fit now, Nintendo? Besides, you have no case. Nyko's controller is head-and-shoulders a different product than the first-party Nunchuk, since their's is wireless and Nintendo's is not.

Ah, but there you go. Could it be that Nintendo has a Wireless Nunchuk of their own they wanted to release soon? Maybe they're looking to eliminate the competition early. Or, maybe they've always had plans to release a wireless nunchuk, but didn't want to until everyone bought plenty of wired nunchuks so they could milk your wallets again.

I'm not sure, time will tell. All I know for now is third-party controllers have been around forever, and I don't see Nyko — or any other third-party company — getting into any trouble anytime soon.